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	Leizhou Peninsula: definition, usage and pronunciation - YourDictionary.com
		Leizhou Peninsula: definition, usage and pronunciation - YourDictionary.com
		A peninsula of southern China between the Gulf of Tonkin and the South China Sea.
		A narrow strait separates it from the island of Hainan.
	www.yourdictionary.com /ahd/l/l0113600.html (33 words)

	Leizhou Peninsula
		The Leizhou Peninsula (雷州半岛; leizhou bandao; Liuchow) is a peninsula in southern Guangdong province of southern China.
		Leizhou Peninsula is located on the southwestern end of Guangdong, with the Gulf of Tonkin to the west and the 30 km wide Qiongzhou Strait to the south, separating the peninsula from Hainan Island/Province.
		Leizhou Peninsula is dotted with a few inactive volcanoes, beaches and low-lying diluvial plains.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/le/leizhou_peninsula.html (209 words)

	China’s Mangrove Forests of the Leizhou Peninsula
		The Leizhou Peninsula is located in the southernmost part of SE China, and forms the stepping-stone to Hainan Island.
		Leizhou’s 1,500 km coastline and 12,500 km2 land area is sub-tropical, containing many bays and estuaries where long stretches of diverse mangrove forests and mudflats are found.
		Teunissen had lamented the fact that the Ramsar sites on Leizhou Peninsula were being rapidly degraded, while both flora and fauna, including mangroves and shorebirds, were being lost to mismanagement, expanding shrimp farms and over-exploitation, combined with a lack of proper monitoring, enforcement and long range managing capabilities.
	www.wrm.org.uy /deforestation/mangroves/China.html (0 words)

	Dry Slopes in Guangdong Leizhou Peninsula Are Covered With Crops
		Dry Slopes in Guangdong Leizhou Peninsula Are Covered With Crops
		The Baoxiyang demonstration spot in Jiaowei Township, Xuwen County, Guangdong Province which was used to be arid, cracked farmland, has now become a stretch of 5,000 mu (15 mu = one hectare) of fields planted to onions which are growing exuberantly, after wells were sunk to pump water for irrigation.
		By the end of February, the city has invested 169.22 million yuan in building 78 anti-drought projects, sinking 101 large and 6576 small, motor-pumped wells, and 18 conical pan-shaped wells.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /english/200003/17/eng20000317X105.html (0 words)

	Guangxi « China « East Asia « Hotelrates.com Directory of hotels, Cities, ...
		Leizhou Peninsula is on the southwestern end of the province.
		There are a few inactive volcanoes on Leizhou Peninsula.
		Hainan province is offshore across from the Leizhou Peninsula.
	hotelrates.com /directory/east-asia/china/guangxi (256 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Peninsula
		Kamchatka Peninsula Peninsula in e Siberia, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk (w) from the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean (e).
		Peninsula on the northern shore of Molokai island, Hawaii, U.S. Occupying a 5-sq-mi (13-sq-km) plateau, it is isolated from the rest of the island by 2,000-ft (600-m) cliffs.
		Peninsula, western Alaska, U.S. Its tip, Cape Prince of Wales, on the Bering Strait, is the most westerly point of North America.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Peninsula&StartAt=11 (463 words)

	Peninsula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A peninsula (from Latin "paene insula", almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides.
		Iberian Peninsula, continental Spain and Portugal, Andorra and the British dependency of Gibraltar.
		The whole land mass encompassing North and South Korea is a peninsula.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peninsula (262 words)

	Leizhou Peninsula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Leizhou Peninsula is a peninsula in the southernmost part of Guangdong province in southern China.
		Leizhou Peninsula is located on the southwestern end of Guangdong, with the Gulf of Tonkin to the west and the 30 km wide Qiongzhou Strait to the south, separating the peninsula from Hainan Island/Province.
		Geologically, basalt terraces account for 43% of the peninsula's area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leizhou_Peninsula (156 words)

	Peninsulas All Over the World quiz -- free game
		This peninsula was invaded by the Tatars in the 13th century.
		This peninsula is situated on the east coast of New Guinea Island, Papua New Guinea.
		This peninsula is situated in Gujarat, on the west coast of India.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=120535 (410 words)

	Search Results for "peninsula"
		Mountainous and heavily wooded, the peninsula is known for its...
		It is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac....
		...A peninsula of southern China between the Gulf of Tonkin and the South China Sea.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col61&x=10&y=12&query=peninsula (341 words)

	Stone Dogs in Leizhou Peninsula (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Leizhou ancestors placed the carved stone dogs along the roadside, at village entrances, or other exits protecting the borders of their villages to ensure the safety of the people.
		Although the stone dogs of the Leizhou Peninsula are now considered precious cultural relics left behind by local ancestors and unique folk art creations, many of them were demolished during the Cultural Revolution (May 1966-October 1976).
		However, the stone dogs in Leizhou go far beyond this general relationship: The unique, lifelike stone dogs are actually the epitome of human civilization of different periods.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_artqa/2004-06/02/content_47248_2.htm (254 words)

	Stone Dogs in Leizhou Peninsula (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is said that the name "Leizhou" is also associated with the stone dog.
		Since Chen Wenyu had both ability and moral integrity, he was designated as the first governor of Leizhou.
		To show their respect, people of later generations built a temple containing his statue in his honor, calling him "Lei Ancestor"; the dog was also deified and worshiped by the people.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_artqa/2004-06/02/content_47248_3.htm (371 words)

	Leizhou Peninsula - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Leizhou Peninsula - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		- peninsula in Guangdong Province, southeastern China, stretching from Guangdong Bay in the east to the Gulf of Tonkin in the west
		It is located on the eastern coast of the Leizhou Peninsula and is connected...
	encarta.msn.com /Leizhou_Peninsula.html (150 words)

	[Leizhou Peninsula] \| [All the best Leizhou Peninsula resources at karaoke.velocityincome.com] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mac Clan (Leizhou, Guangdong to Ha Tien, Vietnam)currently researching the Mac Clan who left the Leizhou peninsula, Guangdong, and settled in Ha Picture/Photo: Sunrise.
		The Leizhou Peninsula is a peninsula in the southernmost part of Guangdong province in southern China.
		Leizhou Peninsula External link External link Stone dogs in Leizhou Peninsula  This Guangdong location article is a stub.
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	Global Volcanism Program \| Leizhou Bandao \| Summary
		The Leizhou Bandao volcanic field is a group of 25 cones, including 9 Holocene basaltic volcanoes, on the Leizhou (Liuchow) Peninsula in SE China, north of Hainan Dao Island.
		Leizhou Bandao is the northern part of the Qionglei volcano group, a 7300 sq km basaltic-to-basanitic plateau that covers the southern Liuchow Peninsula and extends across a broad area of northern Hainan Dao.
		Volcanic rocks of the Leizhou Peninsula are of Pliocene-to-Holocene age, and there are unconfirmed reports of historical activity.
	www.volcano.si.edu /world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0705-01- (169 words)

	Stone Dogs in Leizhou Peninsula (2) - GD Special - Culture & Education - Newsgd
		Leizhou ancestors placed the carved stone dogs along the roadside, at village entrances, or other exits protecting the borders of their villages to ensure the safety of the people.
		Although the stone dogs of the Leizhou Peninsula are now considered precious cultural relics left behind by local ancestors and unique folk art creations, many of them were demolished during the Cultural Revolution (May 1966-October 1976).
		However, the stone dogs in Leizhou go far beyond this general relationship: The unique, lifelike stone dogs are actually the epitome of human civilization of different periods.
	www.newsgd.com /culture/special/200409020034.htm (360 words)

	--Stone Dogs in Leizhou Peninsula - Other Cities Info - Cities & Towns - Newsgd
		In the Leizhou Peninsula, at the southernmost tip of the Chinese mainland, various stone dogs can be spotted at village entrances, ancient roads and ancient gates.
		At the time, since Leizhou ancestors were very vulnerable to natural disasters and natural phenomena, they had to depend on certain objects as totems to pray for protection.
		The stone dog is a unique form of art and culture belonging to the Leizhou Peninsula, which is rarely seen in other places in China and the world.
	www.newsgd.com /citiesandtowns/other/info/200409020044.htm (457 words)

	Ramsar Sites Database
		The Nature Reserve is located at the southernmost tip of mainland China on the Leizhou peninsula.
		The Leizhou peninsula is flat with a winding coastline and many small islands.
		This project is aimed at comprehensive management of the mangrove forest in the Leizhou peninsula and the protection of coastal forest belts.
	www.wetlands.org /RSIS/_COP9Directory/Directory/2CN021.html (593 words)

	Min Nan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Southern Fujian province; the Chaozhou-Shantou (Chaoshan) area and Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong province; extreme south of Zhejiang province; most of Taiwan; much of Hainan (if Hainanese or Qiong Wen is included)
		Min Nan is spoken in the southern part of Fujian province, two southern counties of Zhejiang province, the Zhoushan archipelago off Ningbo in Zhejiang, and the eastern part of Guangdong province (Chaoshan region).
		The Qiong Wen variant spoken in the Leizhou peninsula of Guangdong province, as well as Hainan province, is classified in some schemes as part of Min Nan and in other schemes as separate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Min_Nan (1353 words)

	Zhanjiang City (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Zhanjiang City is situated in the south-west of Guangdong, comprising the whole Leizhou Peninsula and some northern part of the Peninsula, bordering on South China Sea in the east, looking toward Hainan Provinve across the Qiongzhou Strait, with Beibu Gulf to its west.
		Zhanjiang Port and more than 20 other ports along the shoreline of Leizhou Peninsula have formed a port group, which have 170 quay berths and an annual discharge capacity of 31.64 million tons.
		With twenty-four quay berths for vessels with tonnage of 10,000T -50,000 T and an annual discharge capacity of 18 million tons, Zhanjiang Port is a national grade hub port and one of the ten biggest ports of China.
	www.getgd.net /gd_city/zj_gaikuang_e.html (710 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Min Nan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Southern Fujian province; the Chaozhou-Shantou area in Guangdong province; extreme south of Zhejiang province; most of Taiwan; much of Hainan (if Qiong Wen is included); Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong province
		Min Nan is mutually intelligible with neither Northern Min, Cantonese, nor Mandarin, the official Chinese language, spoken (at least as a second language) by the majority of those in mainland China and Taiwan, as well as large numbers of overseas Chinese throughout the world.
		Min Nan is spoken in the southern part of the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian by the Hoklo as well as their descendants who migrated from this province to Taiwan, Guangdong (around Chaozhou-Swatou, and Leizhou peninsula), Hainan, two counties in southern Zhejiang and Zhoushan archipelago offshore Ningbo.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Min_Nan (713 words)

	ACIAR - Project Summary for: FST/1997/077 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Australia’s eucalypt plantation industry would also benefit.The main aim of the project was to address the problems of falling yields, soil erosion and suspected groundwater depletion in eucalypt plantations on Leizhou Peninsula in southern China.
		Models of stand growth (3PG) and local hydrological processes (Topog) developed in Australia were parameterised and validated for the Leizhou Peninsula.
		Successful parameterization of the process-based 3PG model to predict growth of the eucalypt stands on the Leizhou Peninsula has encouraged acceptance of 3PG and of modelling in general as a tool for forest management.
	www.aciar.gov.au /web.nsf/projectprint/ACIA-6SF24W?opendocument (808 words)

	New Data on Indochinite Tektites in China
		At Leizhou, people can get some fl rocks after heavy rains, called Lei-gong-mo, sounding like metals when hit, shining and lovely.
		During the first few years, it was very easy to find tektites in Leizhou Peninsula, Hainan Island, Zhanjiang and Maoming cities of Guangdong province.
		Several of my co-workers collected bags of tektites while teaching a geological field course in Leizhou Peninsula.
	www.greatwallct.com /tekar.htm (0 words)

	Welcome to Chinapaperonline.com - Content (Site not responding. Last check: )
		(Chinapaperonline.com-15/10/04):, In south of Guangdong Province, China, Leizhou City has planted 80,000 hectares of eucalyptus, taking about 25% of the total city area and now the city owns the largest eucalyptus plantation in China.Leizhou began to plant eucalyptus since 1950s, and has planted over 200 different species of eucalyptus.
		Statistics from Leizhou Forestry Administration showed that 2,043 individuals in Leizhou invested in eucalyptus plantation and non-state timberland accounts 70-80% of the local forest land.
		It is pretty sure that in the future, Leizhou Peninsula will become a paper production base of Chin.
	www.chinapaperonline.com /en/content.asp?id=5150 (123 words)

	Leizhou Peninsula definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		Leizhou Peninsula definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		Search for "Leizhou Peninsula" in all of MSN Encarta
		Lei·zhou Pen·in·su·la peninsula in Guangdong Province, southeastern China, stretching from Guangdong Bay in the east to the Gulf of Tonkin in the west
	ca.encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861696124/Leizhou_Peninsula.html (79 words)

	Amazon.com: "Leizhou Peninsula": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The coastal belt, largely the Leizhou Peninsula, contains considerable lowlands drained by short rivers flowing into the South China Sea or the Gulf of Tonkin.
		Measurements of tree and stand growth, biomass relationships and water use from plantations on the Leizhou Peninsula of western Guangdong Province have been used to...
		Topographically, Leizhou Peninsula is mainly a terrace with the highest elevation less...
	amazon.com /phrase/Leizhou-Peninsula (581 words)

	Zhanjiang makes great progress
		Zhanjiang is located in the southwest of Guangdong Province at the southernmost point of China's mainland, comprising the whole Leizhou Peninsula, facing the South China Sea in the east, neighbouring Hainan Province across the Qiongzhou Strait in the south and linking the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the west.
		Being a major hub port in the country, Zhanjiang Port is one of the three major national strategic ports.
		Zhanjiang Port has more than 20 berths for vessels with tonnage between 10,000 and 50,000 tons, the first land oil products berth in the nation with a tonnage of 300,000 tons, the first ore berth with a tonnage of 200,000 tons and the deepest-water harbour in South China.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /cndy/2006-10/31/content_720430.htm (488 words)

	Persistent drought hits Guangdong
		A farmer herds his buffalo to graze on the dried-up bed of a reservoir in Xuwen County, south China's Guangdong Province February 21, 2006.
		A farmer measures the width of a crack on the dried-up bed of a reservoir in Xuwen County, south China's Guangdong Province February 21, 2006.
		Due to persistent drought plaguing the Leizhou Peninsula, many farmers have difficulty in getting drinking water, and they use buckets to fetch water from other places.
	en.ce.cn /National/pic-news/200602/23/t20060223_6173066.shtml (235 words)

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