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Maoming, is located in southwestern Guangdong province, China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming city neighbors Zhanjiang in the west and is 362 kilometers from Guangzhou and 121 kilometers from Zhanjiang. In remote ages, aboriginal people were living in this region, and those aboriginal ethnics in Xia (21st - 16th century) and Shang (16th - 11th century) dynasties were called Baiyue ethnic group, an integration of the ancient Yue minority and many other minorities. According to historical records, Maoming belonged to two shires in the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). The Maoming County was established in the Sui Dynasty (581-618). Mountains and hills constitute the general landform of the city, concurrently including plains and coastal beach. It also has a coastline of more than 220 kilometers. On the whole, the local terrain is higher in the north and lower in the south.