Zhangmutou

Town in Guangdong, People's Republic of China

Zhangmutou 22°54′54″N 114°05′00″E / 22.9149°N 114.0833°E / 22.9149; 114.0833
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Dongguan
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	dgzmt.gov.cn

Zhangmutou

Simplified Chinese

樟木头

Traditional Chinese

樟木頭

Hakka

Zong¹muk⁵tiu² (Meixian)
Chông-muk-thèu (Sixian)

Literal meaning

Head of (a) camphor tree(s)

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāngmùtóu
Bopomofo	ㄓㄤㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Jangmuhtour
Wade–Giles	Chang¹mu⁴tʻou²
Tongyong Pinyin	Jhangmùtóu
Yale Romanization	Jāngmùtóu
MPS2	Jāng mù tóu^[a]
IPA	[ʈʂáŋ.mû tʰǒʊ]
Hakka
Romanization	Zong¹muk⁵tiu² (Meixian) Chông-muk-thèu (Sixian)
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jēungmuhktàuh^[b]
Jyutping	Zoeng1muk6tau4
Canton Romanization	Zêng¹mug⁶teo⁴
Hong Kong Romanisation	Tseung Muk Tau^[c]
IPA	[tsœːŋ˥.mok̚˨.tʰɐu˩]

Zhangmutou is a town under the direct jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Dongguan in Guangdong province, China.

Overview

It is named for the abundant camphor trees (Chinese: 樟木; pinyin: zhāngmù) which existed at one time. It has many flats built and tailored toward expats. It is also a favorite retirement destination and attracts Hong Kong residents as the price is much lower than nearby Hong Kong. The predominant spoken languages are Hakka, Mandarin and Cantonese.