South China
South China | |
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| 華南 (Chinese) | |
Marina in Macau | |
The three southernmost provinces of China—Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan—commonly defined as South China
Expanded definition of South China based on the 1945–1949 classification, including additional southern provinces
Broad concept of Southern China encompassing a wider geographical and cultural region | |
| Country | China |
| Provinces & SARs | |
| Major cities | |
| Population | |
• Total | 195.5 million |
| Demonym | South Chinese |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
South China (pinyin: Huá'nán; Jyutping: jyut6 naam4) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China proper is that most of its citizens are not native speakers of Standard Chinese.