广东省古时候一直是“百越之族”居住的地域，清政府在这里设置了广东省，于是广东的名称沿用至今。 这里自古就是我国的富庶之地，早在秦汉时代已经有对外贸易和文化交流活动，到近代，广东更是成为商业发达的地区。由于地理条件及历史渊源，这里也是华侨之乡，许多侨民出于对家乡的眷恋之情都会经常回乡，促进了广东省旅游业的发展。 广东省聚集最多奇特景观的地区在粤北，粤北包括韶关和清远，那些山地的自然景观非常美丽，有以丹霞山和金鸡岭为代表的丹霞地貌，有喀斯特地貌的连南、阳山、英德山群及溶洞；粤西则有着漫长而曲折的海岸线，拥有为数众多的优质海滩；粤东的梅州、河源、潮汕和惠州地区一向以其独特的客家文化而在广东自成体系，民风古雅，古文化遗存丰富，近年来也成为旅游热点。
Guangdong Province ancient times always is “hundred races” the housing region, the Qing government has established Guangdong Province in here, therefore Guangdong's name continues to use until now. Here was our country's rich and populous place since old times, as early as already had the foreign trade and cultural exchange in the the Qin and Han Dynasty time, to the modern times, Guangdong becomes the commercial developed area.As a result of the geography condition and the historical origin, here also is township of the overseas Chinese, many aliens stemming from could return to home village to the hometown sentiment of attachment, to promote the Guangdong Province tourism development frequently. Guangdong Province gathers most unusual landscapes the area in north Kwangtung, north Kwangtung including Shaoguan and Qingyuan, these mountainous region natural landscape is extremely beautiful, has take Danxia Mountain and the golden rooster range as representative's Dan rosy cloud landform, has karst landform Liennan, Yangshan, the English Germany mountain group and the limestone cave; Yuexi has long and the winding coastline, has the numerous high quality beach; But Guangdong Province's Meizhou, the river source, Chaoxian and the Huizhou area always from becomes the system by its unique Hakkas culture in Guangdong, the common social practice is classically elegant, the ancient civilization remains richly, in recent years also became the traveling hot spot.