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Dongguan is mocked as China's "Sex Capital" after prostitution busts and media exposure on Sunday, but the city is more than just that. [file photo]

When a recent sex trade crackdown brought the Chinese city of Dongguan under spotlight, netizens launched another online campaign featuring the city's glories.

On microblogs and online forums, people have uploaded and forwarded photos on Dongguan, "The Factory of the World," in the booming southern province of Guangdong, plotting its history from a fishing village to a manufacturing and logistics behemoth.

"Dongguan You May Not Know" called for local residents to be more proud of their city, and to tell the world about it.

"We produced one fifth of the world's digital products; we destroyed the country's opium here; we topped the Chinese Basketball Association league eight times; we attracted 10 million migrants..." said captions of the photos uploaded when the city was mocked as China's "Sex Capital" after prostitution busts and media exposure on Sunday.

By Wednesday, a total of 920 suspects had been apprehended and police had swooped on more than 18,000 entertainment venues in Guangdong, including karaoke bars, saunas, and massage parlors.

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