珠江

　　珠江是華南一大河系，流經(jīng)廣州市，是中國第三長的河流，僅次于長江和黃河。珠江三角洲(delta)是中國最發(fā)達(dá)的地區(qū)之一，面積約11,000平方公里。它在面積和人口方面也是世界上最大的城市聚集區(qū)。珠江三角洲九個最大城市共有5,700多萬人口。上世紀(jì)70年代末中國改革開放以來，珠江三角洲已成為中國和世界主要經(jīng)濟(jì)區(qū)域和制造中心之一。

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　　The Pearl River, an extensiveriver systeminsouthern China, flows through Guangzhou City. Itis China’s third-longestriver, only after theYangtze Riverand theYellow River. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) is one of the most developed regions in China with an area of about 11,000 square kilometers. It is the largest urban area in the world in both size and population.The nine largest cities of PRDhave a combined population of over 57 million.Since the reform and opening up (economic liberalization) was adopted by the Chinese governmentin the late 1970s, the Delta has become one of the leading economic regions and a major manufacturing center of China and the world.