Yuexiu District

Yuexiu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China, located west of the Tianhe District and east of the Liwan District. It is the commercial, political and cultural centre of Guangdong[2] and noted for its high quality education.[3][4] The Guangdong provincial government and the Guangzhou city government are both located in the Yuexiu District. Established in 1960, the district absorbed the former Dongshan District in May 2005 along with several former subdistricts of the Baiyun and Tianhe district[5]

Yuexiu

越秀区
District
  Yuexiu in Guangzhou
Coordinates: 23.137°N 113.258°E / 23.137; 113.258
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Sub-provincial cityGuangzhou
Area
 • Total32.82 km2 (12.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2014[1])
 • Total1,146,500
 • Density35,000/km2 (90,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
510030
Area code(s)020
Websitewww.yuexiu.gov.cn
Yuexiu District
Simplified Chinese越秀区
Traditional Chinese越秀區
Guangdong Romanizationyud6 seo3 kêu1
Hanyu PinyinYuèxiù Qū
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese越秀
Guangdong Romanizationyud6 seo3
Hanyu PinyinYuèxiù
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese东山
Traditional Chinese東山
Guangdong Romanizationdung1 san1
Hanyu PinyinDōngshān

History

Yuexiu is the historic center of the capital of the Nanyue Kingdom. Thirty-three years after the unification of Lingnan under Qin Shi Huang forced most of the Yue tribes out of Guangzhou, Yuexiu came under the administration of Panyu County in the Nanhai Commandery. Yuexiu District is named after Yuexiu Hill. Yuexiu was originally the seat of Panyu County until 15 February 1921 when Guangzhou was formally established carving parts of northern Panyu County to create Yuexiu along with Liwan which was eastern part of Nanhai County.

Dongshan in the eastern part of Yuexiu was a former suburb of Guangzhou. It was established as "Dongshan District" in 1960. On 28 April 2005, it was withdrawn and merged with Yuexiu.

Administrative subdivisions

Yuexiu has administrative jurisdiction over the following 18 subdistricts

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinCanton RomanizationPopulation (2010)[6]Area (km2)
Baiyun Subdistrict白云街道Báiyún Jiēdàobag6 wen4 gai1 dou646,7683.08
Beijing Subdistrict北京街道Běijīng Jiēdàobeg1 ging1 gai1 dou653,1350.51
Dadong Subdistrict大东街道Dàdōng Jiēdàodai6 dung1 gai1 dou683,4911.02
Datang Subdistrict大塘街道Dàtáng Jiēdàodai6 tong4 gai1 dou646,1241.06
Dengfeng Subdistrict登峰街道Dēngfēng Jiēdàodeng1 fung1 gai1 dou692,2184.98
Dongshan Subdistrict东山街道Dōngshān Jiēdàodung1 san1 gai1 dou674,2992.30
Guangta Subdistrict光塔街道Guāngtǎ Jiēdàoguong1 tab3 gai1 dou668,1280.44
Hongqiao Subdistrict洪桥街道Hóngqiáo Jiēdàohung4 kiu4 gai1 dou642,2581.52
Huale Subdistrict华乐街道Huálè Jiēdàowa4 log6 gai1 dou647,1261.28
Huanghuagang Subdistrict黄花岗街道Huánghuāgāng Jiēdàowong4 fa1 gong1 gai1 dou699,5694.43
Jianshe Subdistrict建设街道Jiànshè Jiēdàogin3 qid3 gai1 dou652,1100.93
Kuangquan Subdistrict矿泉街道Kuàngquán Jiēdàokong3 qun4 gai1 dou690,0363.01
Liuhua Subdistrict流花街道Liúhuā Jiēdàoleo4 fa1 gai1 dou617,2531.81
Liurong Subdistrict六榕街道Liùróng Jiēdàolug6 yung4 gai1 dou683,9960.87
Meihuacun Subdistrict梅花村街道Méihuācūn Jiēdàomui4 fa1 qun1 gai1 dou685,4001.73
Nonglin Subdistrict农林街道Nónglín Jiēdàonung4 lem4 gai1 dou650,1521.08
Renmin Subdistrict人民街道Rénmín Jiēdàoyen4 men4 gai1 dou669,2741.51
Zhuguang Subdistrict珠光街道Zhūguāng Jiēdàoju1 guong1 gai1 dou656,3290.93

Government

The Guangdong Department of Education is headquartered in Yuexiu District.[7]

Economy

Creative Power Entertaining is headquartered in the Wuzi Building [note 1] in the Yuexiu District.[8][9]

The Mainland China offices of Dairy Farm Group are located at the Guangdong Mechanical Sub-Building [note 2] in the district.[10]

Transportation

Metro

Yuexiu is currently served by four metro lines operated by the Guangzhou Metro:

  •      Line 1 - Yangji ( 5 ), Dongshankou ( 6 ), Martyrs' Park, Peasant Movement Institute, Gongyuanqian ( 2 ), Ximenkou
  •      Line 2 - Guangzhou Station ( 5 ), Yuexiu Park, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Gongyuanqian ( 1 ), Haizhu Square ( 6 )
  •      Line 5 - Guangzhou Station ( 2 ), Xiaobei, Taojin, Ouzhuang ( 6 ), Zoo, Yangji ( 1 ), Wuyangcun
  •      Line 6 - Yide Lu, Haizhu Square ( 2 ), Beijing Lu, Tuanyida Square, Donghu, Dongshankou ( 1 ), Ouzhuang ( 5 ), Huanghuagang

Education

The American International School of Guangzhou elementary school campus is on Ersha Island in the district.[11]

Previously the École Française Internationale de Canton, the French international school of Guangzhou, was located at the GoldArch Riverdale[note 3] development on Ersha Island.[12]

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See also

Notes
  1. 物资大厦; 物資大廈; Wùzī Dàshà; mat6 zi1 daai6 haa6
  2. 广东机械大厦; 廣東機械大廈; Guǎngdōng Jīxiè Dàshà; gwong2 dung1 gei1 haai6 daai6 haa6
  3. 金亚花园; 金亞花園; Jīnyà Huāyuán; gam1 aa3 faa1 jyun4*2

References
  1. 2014年广州市人口规模及分布情况 (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. Dongshan
  3. (in Chinese)
  4. Introduction of Education in Guangzhou in 2003
  5. Three new districts established
  6. shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  7. "关于我们". Guangdong Province Department of Education. Retrieved 10 July 2019. 地址：广州市东风东路723号 邮编：510080
  8. "Contact Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Creative Power Entertaining. Retrieved on 12 November 2012. "13A No.12 Wuzi Block, Beijiaochangheng Road,guangzhou, GD China Zip: 510050"
  9. "联系我们 Archived 4 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Creative Power Entertaining. Retrieved on 12 November 2012. "中国广州市越秀区北较场横路12号物资大厦13A"
  10. "Our Offices." Dairy Farm International. Retrieved on 2 October 2016. "Guangdong Sai Yi Convenience Stores Ltd (7-Eleven South China)3/F Guangdong Mechanical Sub-Building, 185 Yue Hua Road, Yue Xiu District, Guangzhou 510030[...]Mannings Guangdong Retail Company Ltd2/F Guangdong Mechanical Main-Building, 185 Yue Hua Road, Yue Xiu District, Guangzhou 510030" - Address in Traditional Chinese: "廣東賽壹便利店有限公司(華南七 ‧ 十一)廣州市越秀區越華路185號 廣東機械大廈副樓3樓[...]廣東萬寧連鎖商業有限公司廣州市越秀區越華路185號 廣東機械大廈主樓2樓" Address in Simplified Chinese: "广东赛壹便利店有限公司(华南七 ‧ 十一)广州市越秀区越华路185号 广东机械大厦副楼3楼[...]广东万宁连锁商业有限公司广州市越秀区越华路185号 广东机械大厦主楼2楼"
  11. "Contact Us." American International School of Guangzhou. Retrieved on 16 September 2016. "Ersha Island Campus (Preschool-Gr.5): Address: No. 3 Yan Yu Street South, Ersha Island, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, PR China, 510105 广州市越秀区二沙岛烟雨南街3号" - Detailed map (Archive)
  12. Home. École Française Internationale de Canton. 26 May 2003. Retrieved on 16 September 2016. "-Adresse: GoldArch Riverdale - Île d'Er Sha - GUANGZHOU/P.R.C " - Chinese address at the Wayback Machine (archive index): "中国广州二沙岛金亚花园内"
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