Baitang, Guangdong

Baitang 柏塘镇
Town
Goddess of Mercy Hall (平安山观音殿)
Baitang Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°23′37″N 114°21′59″E / 23.39361°N 114.36639°ECoordinates: 23°23′37″N 114°21′59″E / 23.39361°N 114.36639°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Huizhou
County	Boluo
Government
• CCP Secretary	Liang Xiaoming (梁晓明)
• Mayor	Luo Yaosheng (罗耀生)
Area
• Town	264.24 km^2 (102.02 sq mi)
• Urban	4 km^2 (2 sq mi)
Highest elevation	901 m (2,956 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Town	56,700
• Density	210/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	(+86)752
Website	bt.boluo.gov.cn

Baitang (Chinese: 柏塘; pinyin: Bǎitáng; Hakka: būgtŏng) is a town in northeastern Guangdong province, China, and is part of the Pearl River Delta. It is under the administration of Boluo County. The ancient beautiful town, one of the old revolutionary base areas, attracts foreign vacationers and investors.^{[1][nb 1]}

Local residents of Baitang are generally Hakka originally from Meizhou.^[1]

Education

• Baitang Middle School (柏塘中学)
• Baitang Central Primary School (柏塘中心小学)

Notes

1. Since the revolution the old quarter has become a tourist destination. (革命老区，旅游圣地)

References

1. County annals of Boluo: Baitang Incident(柏塘教案), Zhonghua Book Company, 2001.

External links

• Government website of Baitang