Shunde

alternative Shun-te · alternative Shun-tê

1. A district of Foshan, Guangdong, China.

   Sifu was born in 1899 in the village of Lungsan in Shunte county of Kwangtung. She had an older brother and a younger brother.

   [1984, Andrea Sankar, “Spinster Sisterhoods: Jing Yih Sifu: Spinster-Domestic-Nun”, in Mary Sheridan, Janet W. Salaff, editors, Lives: Chinese Working Women, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 53

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   Because it is less reliant on Hong Kong capital, Shunde's industrial product mix differs significantly from that of Dongguan. It is less involved with textiles, toys, and plastics destined for re-export through Hong Kong. Shunde is known throughout China for its high quality domestic appliances, such as fans, refrigerators, rice cookers, sterilizers, washing machines, and air conditioners. China's domestic market is in fact more significant than the world market in Shunde's industrial development.

   1998, Graham E. Johnson, Yuen-fong Woon, “Social Values and Development Patterns in South China: The Case of the Pearl River Delta Region in the 1900s”, in Harold Coward, editor, Traditional and Modern Approaches to the Environment on the Pacific Rim: Tensions and Values, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 224

   Chow Tai Fook has a gold crafting plant in Shunde, a city in Guangdong Province, with six artists producing designs rendered by 3,000 craftsmen working with simple tools such as torches, small chisels and picks.

   2015 November 22, Desiree Au, “The Glow of 24-Karat Gold Jewelry”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2015, FASHION & STYLE

   Synonyms: Shun Tak, Shuntak