Zengcheng

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Location of Zengcheng within the sub-provincial city of Guangzhou

Zengcheng ( Chinese  增 城区 , Pinyin Zēngchéng Qū ) is a municipality in the sub-provincial city of Guangzhou in the Chinese province of Guangdong . In 1999 it had 785,265 inhabitants. Zengcheng is known as a production base for jeans; In 2007, 50% of national production was made there.

In mid-June 2011, civil unrest broke out in Zengcheng and there were numerous arrests by security forces.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.people.fas.harvard.edu
  2. ↑ 南方周末:: 增城 余 痛 ： “牛仔 服 之 都” 开春 招工 难 , February 16, 2012 (Chinese)
  3. ↑ Johannes Korge: Storm of protest makes China's powerful tremble. In: Spiegel Online. June 14, 2011, accessed December 4, 2014 .

Coordinates: 23 ° 17 '  N , 113 ° 50'  E