东莞市简介

东(dong)(dong)莞市(shi)位于广(guang)(guang)东(dong)(dong)省中南(nan)部、珠江三角洲东(dong)(dong)北(bei)部，北(bei)距广(guang)(guang)州(zhou)50公里(li)，南(nan)离深(shen)圳90公里(li)，水路至(zhi)香港47海(hai)里(li)，至(zhi)澳门(men)48海(hai)里(li)，处于穗港经济(ji)走廊(lang)中间，是广(guang)(guang)州(zhou)与香港之(zhi)间水陆交(jiao)通(tong)的(de)必(bi)经之(zhi)地。

东莞历史源远流长。据历史记载：新石器(qi)时(shi)(shi)代(dai)，其境内(nei)东(dong)(dong)(dong)江沿岸(an)已(yi)有(you)(you)原(yuan)始(shi)(shi)人(ren)群(qun)聚居。公(gong)元前20世纪(ji)的(de)夏代(dai)，东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)属(shu)南(nan)交址(zhi)。春秋战国时(shi)(shi)，东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)属(shu)"百粤地(di)"。公(gong)元前214年(nian)，秦始(shi)(shi)皇统(tong)一中国，东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)属(shu)南(nan)海(hai)郡番禺(yu)县地(di)。东(dong)(dong)(dong)汉顺(shun)帝时(shi)(shi)，分(fen)番禺(yu)立增城(cheng)(cheng)，东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)属(shu)增城(cheng)(cheng)。公(gong)元222-228年(nian)中，分(fen)增城(cheng)(cheng)立东(dong)(dong)(dong)官(guan)郡。进入(ru)晋代(dai)，废(fei)东(dong)(dong)(dong)官(guan)郡，东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)分(fen)属(shu)番禺(yu)、增城(cheng)(cheng)。莞(guan)市(shi)是(shi)(shi)广东(dong)(dong)(dong)省历史文(wen)化(hua)名城(cheng)(cheng)，名胜古迹甚多，旅(lv)游(you)资源丰富。东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)博(bo)物馆珍(zhen)藏有(you)(you)村头遗址(zhi)等(deng)新石器(qi)时(shi)(shi)代(dai)以来的(de)出(chu)土(tu)(tu)文(wen)物。东(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)是(shi)(shi)英雄的(de)土(tu)(tu)地(di)，鸦片(pian)战争(zheng)揭开中国近代(dai)史第一页(ye)，有(you)(you)中外闻名的(de)林则(ze)徐销烟池、水(shui)质角(jiao)炮(pao)台、威远炮(pao)台等(deng)抗英古战场遗址(zhi)，有(you)(you)鸦片(pian)战争(zheng)博(bo)物馆、海(hai)战馆等(deng)爱国主义教(jiao)育(yu)基(ji)地(di)；抗日战争(zheng)时(shi)(shi)期(qi)这里是(shi)(shi)东(dong)(dong)(dong)江众人(ren)民的(de)根据地(di)，大岭山抗日史实陈列馆和榴花抗日纪(ji)念亭，吸引不(bu)少游(you)客瞻仰。

东莞濒临(lin)南海，地处北回(hui)归(gui)线以南，属亚热带海洋(yang)性气候，这(zhei)里气候温和，年平均(jun)气温23.3摄氏(shi)度(du)，年均(jun)降(jiang)水量2042.6毫米(mi)。

景观：有中外闻名的林则(ze)徐销烟池、沙角炮台(tai)、威远(yuan)炮台(tai)等抗英(ying)古战(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)场遗址，有鸦片战(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)争博物(wu)馆(guan)(guan)(guan)、海战(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)馆(guan)(guan)(guan)等爱国主义教(jiao)育基地；抗日战(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)争时期这(zhei)里是东(dong)江(jiang)人民(min)的根据地，大(da)岭(ling)山抗日史实陈列馆(guan)(guan)(guan)和榴(liu)花抗日纪(ji)念亭，吸引不少游客瞻仰。