Maoming, alternately romanized as Mowming,[a] is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guangdong province, China.

As of the 2020 census, Maoming had a population of 6,174,050 inhabitants, 2,539,148 of whom live in the built-up (or metro) area, which includes 2 urban districts (Maonan and Dianbai) largely being conurbated.

[6] The city is named after Jin dynasty Taoist scholar and doctor Pan Maoming [zh] (290–371), born in Gaozhou.

During the early development of Chinese civilization in the Wei and Yellow River valleys and across the North China Plain, the area around Maoming was held by the Baiyue.

After the Qin invaded in the late 3rd century BC, the area was divided into Nanhai, Xiang, and Guilin.

[3] Following the Chinese Civil War, Maoming became the primary community in the area and was raised to county-level city status in 1959.

In 2014, the city was the site of popular protests against p-Xylene, a chemical based on benzene that was being produced by local industry.

[9] The former Communist Party Secretary of Maoming, Zhou Zhenhong, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption in relation to the p-Xylene scandal.

Two other former party secretaries, Liang Yimin and Luo Yinguo, were removed from office and sentenced to prison, respectively.

The No.1 Shoal of China Vacation Area is 25 kilometers (16 mi) from the downtown Maoming, in the Maogang District.

With miles of fine beach outside the shelter belt, tourists can enjoy parachute gliding and sailboarding.