Cuiheng

Cuiheng (Chinese: 翠亨村; pinyin: Cuìhéngcūn; Jyutping: ceoi3 hang1 cyun1) is a village of the town of Nanlang, Zhongshan, Guangdong province.[1][2] Cuiheng is best known as the birthplace of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the "Father of the Nation" of the Republic of China.[3] Cuiheng is 17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi) southeast of downtown Zhongshan, and 26 km (16 mi) north of Macau. The whole village is designated a special economic district, as Cuiheng New Area.

Cuiheng 翠亨新区
New Area
Former residence of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Cuiheng
Cuiheng Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°26′40.80″N 113°32′12.25″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Zhongshan
Town	Nanlang
Elevation	2.7 m (9 ft)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s)	0760

History

The village was established in the latter half of the 17th century during the reign of Kangxi Emperor by the Feng and Mai families, who were later joined by the Yang and Lu (陸) families. The Lu surname became most numerous. At the time of Sun Yat-sen's birth in the 1860s, there were about sixty households with ten surnames. In addition to Sun, Lu Muzhen, Sun's first wife and Lu Haodong (1868–1895), an early revolutionary martyr, were also born in Cuiheng.

Administration

Cuiheng is administrated by Nanlang Township. For a time, Cuiheng village was elevated to the township level and became the town of Cuiheng Village (翠亨村镇). However, in 1998 it was downgraded and reintegrated inside the town of Nanlang. On 31 March 2013 Cuiheng was upgraded into a "New Area" and a co-operation pilot zone with Macau.

Tourism

Cuiheng is home to the Former Residence of Dr Sun Yat-sen (孙中山故居}) and the Sun Yat-sen Residence Memorial Museum (孙中山故居纪念馆), which was built next to the residence in 1956.[3] The residence and museum complex was classified as a Major Site Protected at the National Level of China in 1986 by the State Council of China. There is also a Polaris Temple (北极殿) dedicated to the Polaris Emperor (北极帝君).

Transportation

Cuiheng can be accessed by Zhongshan Bus 12 and 212. The village is a 30–40 minutes by bus from Zhongshan city centre on Bus 12, and 50-minutes from the Zhongshan Passenger Ferry Dock on Bus 212. The township of Nanlang, about 10 minutes to the north by bus on both routes, has a station on the Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway.

References

1. 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：南朗镇 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Nanlang Town] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018. 442000113204 220 翠亨村民委员会
2. 南朗镇 [Nanlang Town]. 行政区划网站 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). 行政区划网站/区划地名网站 (Administrative Divisions Web/District Geographic Names Web). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2018. 【2010年代码及城乡分类】442000113：{...}～204 220翠亨村{...}
3. "China's well-known historical and cultural village—Cuiheng Village". China: Government of Zhongshan. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)