Five Counties in Guangdong

Five Counties in Guangdong

Five Counties (五邑) belongs to the five counties of Jiangmen City (江門市) in Guangdong, China. They are Enping (恩平), Kaiping (開平), Xinhui (新會), Taishan (台山) and Heshan (鶴山). Sometimes, four of the counties are called "Four Counties" (四邑), except Heshan which has been managed by Jiangmen since 1983.


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