Lufeng, Guangdong

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Lufeng
陆丰市
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The entrance to Xuanwu Mountain in Jieshi
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Lufeng
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°55′08″N115°39′08″E / 22.9188°N 115.6521°E / 22.9188; 115.6521
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Shanwei
Area
  Total1,681 km2 (649 sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
  1. The Postal Map spelling was based on the name's local Cantonese pronunciation. Other romanizations include Lu-feng, [1] Luh-fung, [2] and Luh Fung. [3]

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References

Citations

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Bibliography

Lufeng
Simplified Chinese 陆丰
Traditional Chinese 陸豐
Hanyu Pinyin Lùfēng
Cantonese Yale Luhkfūng
Postal Lukfung
Literal meaningContinent Abundance[ clarification needed ]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Lùfēng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh Luhfeng
Wade–Giles Lu4-fêng1
IPA [lû.fə́ŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Luhkfūng
Jyutping Luk6fung1
IPA [lʊk̚˨.fʊŋ˥]