GUANGZHOU - The gross domestic product (GDP) of South China's Guangdong province surpassed 13 trillion yuan ($1.83 trillion) in 2023, topping the country for 35 consecutive years, Guangdong's governor Wang Weizhong said Tuesday.

The economic powerhouse saw its GDP grow 4.8 percent year-on-year in 2023, said Wang as he delivered the government work report at the annual session of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress.

A manufacturing heartland and leading foreign trade player in the country, Guangdong accounted for about one-tenth of China's GDP in 2023.