珠江是華南一大河系，流經(jīng)廣州市，是中國(guó)第三長(zhǎng)的河流，僅次于長(zhǎng)江和黃河。珠江三角洲是中國(guó)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(gè)最大城市共有5,700多萬(wàn)人口。上世紀(jì)70年代末中國(guó)改革開(kāi)放以來(lái)，珠江三角洲已成為中國(guó)和世界主要經(jīng)濟(jì)區(qū)域和制造中心之一。

The Pearl River, an extensive river system in southern China, flows through Guangzhou City. It is China’s third-longest river, only behind the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. The Pearl River Delta 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 Pearl River Delta have a combined population of over 57 million. Since the reform and opening up in the late 1970s, the Delta has become one of the major economic regions and manufacturing centers of both China and the world.