东莞市简介

东(dong)莞市位(wei)于广(guang)东(dong)省中南(nan)部(bu)、珠江三角洲东(dong)北(bei)部(bu)，北(bei)距广(guang)州50公(gong)里，南(nan)离(li)深(shen)圳90公(gong)里，水路至香港47海(hai)里，至澳门48海(hai)里，处(chu)于穗港经济走(zou)廊(lang)中间(jian)，是广(guang)州与香港之间(jian)水陆交通的必经之地。

东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)历(li)(li)(li)史(shi)源远流(liu)长。据历(li)(li)(li)史(shi)记载：新(xin)(xin)石器(qi)时(shi)代，其境内东(dong)(dong)(dong)江沿岸已有原始人(ren)群聚居。公元前(qian)20世纪的夏代，东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)属(shu)(shu)南交址。春秋战(zhan)(zhan)国时(shi)，东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)属(shu)(shu)"百粤地(di)"。公元前(qian)214年，秦始皇(huang)统一中(zhong)国，东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)属(shu)(shu)南海郡(jun)番禺县(xian)地(di)。东(dong)(dong)(dong)汉顺帝(di)时(shi)，分(fen)番禺立增(zeng)(zeng)城，东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)属(shu)(shu)增(zeng)(zeng)城。公元222-228年中(zhong)，分(fen)增(zeng)(zeng)城立东(dong)(dong)(dong)官(guan)郡(jun)。进入晋代，废东(dong)(dong)(dong)官(guan)郡(jun)，东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)分(fen)属(shu)(shu)番禺、增(zeng)(zeng)城。莞(guan)市(shi)是(shi)(shi)(shi)广(guang)东(dong)(dong)(dong)省(sheng)历(li)(li)(li)史(shi)文(wen)化名(ming)城，名(ming)胜(sheng)古迹甚多，旅游资源丰富。东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)博物馆(guan)珍(zhen)藏(zang)有村头(tou)遗址等(deng)新(xin)(xin)石器(qi)时(shi)代以来的出(chu)土文(wen)物。东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)是(shi)(shi)(shi)英雄的土地(di)，鸦片战(zhan)(zhan)争(zheng)揭(jie)开中(zhong)国近(jin)代史(shi)第一页，有中(zhong)外闻名(ming)的林则(ze)徐销(xiao)烟池、水质角炮(pao)台、威(wei)远炮(pao)台等(deng)抗(kang)(kang)英古战(zhan)(zhan)场遗址，有鸦片战(zhan)(zhan)争(zheng)博物馆(guan)、海战(zhan)(zhan)馆(guan)等(deng)爱国主义教育基地(di)；抗(kang)(kang)日(ri)战(zhan)(zhan)争(zheng)时(shi)期(qi)这里是(shi)(shi)(shi)东(dong)(dong)(dong)江众(zhong)人(ren)民的根据地(di)，大岭山抗(kang)(kang)日(ri)史(shi)实陈列馆(guan)和榴花抗(kang)(kang)日(ri)纪念亭，吸引不少游客瞻(zhan)仰。

东莞(guan)濒临南海，地(di)处(chu)北回归线以南，属亚热带(dai)海洋性气(qi)候，这里气(qi)候温和，年平(ping)均气(qi)温23.3摄氏度，年均降水量2042.6毫米。

景观：有(you)中外(wai)闻名(ming)的林(lin)则徐销(xiao)烟池、沙(sha)角炮台、威远炮台等抗(kang)(kang)英古战场遗址，有(you)鸦片战争博物馆(guan)、海战馆(guan)等爱国主(zhu)义教(jiao)育基地(di)；抗(kang)(kang)日(ri)战争时(shi)期这里(li)是(shi)东江人民的根(gen)据地(di)，大岭(ling)山抗(kang)(kang)日(ri)史实陈列馆(guan)和榴花抗(kang)(kang)日(ri)纪念亭(ting)，吸引不少游客(ke)瞻仰。