Lianzhou
Lianzhou
连州市 | |
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Lianzhou in Qingyuan | |
| Coordinates: 24°46′52″N 112°22′37″E / 24.781°N 112.377°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Qingyuan |
| Townships | 12 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,663.33 km2 (1,028.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
• Total | 367,859 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Lianzhou (simplified Chinese: 连州; traditional Chinese: 連州; pinyin: Liánzhōu), formerly Lian County or Lianxian (postal: Linhsien; 连县; 連縣; Lián Xiàn), is a county-level city in northern Guangdong Province, China, and is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Qingyuan. It is known as the host city of the Lianzhou International Photography Festival (LIPF) and as a historic and cultural landmark of Guangdong Province.