Gaoyao District

Gaoyao, alternately romanized as Koyiu, is an urban district of Zhaoqing in western Guangdong, China. Population: 706,000.

Gaoyao 高要区 Koyiu
District
Location of Gaoyao (red) within Zhaoqing City and Guangdong province
Gaoyao Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°02′N 112°27′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Zhaoqing
Area
• Total	2,206 km^2 (852 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Gaoyao District
Chinese	高要
Postal	Koyiu
Literal meaning	Lingyang Gorge
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gāoyào Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gou1-jiu3

Name

Gaoyao—literally "high-&-wanting"—is a former name of the Lingyang Gorge on the Xi River. It was originally the name of the surrounding land but came to be used for the area's seat of government. Gaoyao is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name, based on its Mandarin pronunciation; the former Chinese Postal Map spelling was based on the local Cantonese pronunciation of the same name. Gaoyao has also sometimes been romanized as Kaou Yaou.[1]

Geography

Gaoyao is located on the southern bank of the Xi River, opposite central Zhaoqing. Both are about 100 kilometers (62 mi) away from Guangzhou, the provincial capital.

History

Gaoyao was a county of the Qin and Han and its eponymous county seat was the principal settlement of the area. Under the Sui, the administration relocated across the river to Duanzhou, which was renamed Zhaoqing under the Song. Gaoyao continued as a separate county in Zhaoqing Commandery.[1] It was promoted to a county-level city in 1993 and later to urban district status.

Tourism

Places of interest include the Red Mansion and Gaoyao Xuegong Pavilion. There are also 3 pagodas that can be seen in Gaoyao.

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Administrative divisions

Gaoyao has jurisdiction over one subdistrict and several towns:

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)[2]	Area (km^2)
Nan'an Subdistrict	南岸街道	Nán'àn Jiēdào	81,886	36.5
Hetai town	河台镇	Hétái Zhèn	33,660	150
Lecheng town	乐城镇	Lèchéng Zhèn	24,337	94
Shuinan town	水南镇	Shuǐnán Zhèn	11,598	126
Lubu town (Lukpo)	禄步镇	Lùbù Zhèn	63,488	254
Xiaoxiang town	小湘镇	Xiǎoxiāng Zhèn	30,964	200
Dawan town	大湾镇	Dàwān Zhèn	34,535	108
Xinqiao town	新桥镇	Xīnqiáo Zhèn	39,265	41.8
Baizhu town	白诸镇	Báizhū Zhèn	36,977	128
Liantang town	莲塘镇	Liántáng Zhèn	58,429	125
Huodao town	活道镇	Huódào Zhèn	41,358	228
Jiaotang town	蛟塘镇	Jiāotáng Zhèn	33,060	130
Huilong town	回龙镇	Huílóng Zhèn	25,426	124.25
Baitu town	白土镇	Báitǔ Zhèn	71,430	108.4
Jindu town	金渡镇	Jīndù Zhèn	43,623	101.23
Jinli town	金利镇	Jīnlì Zhèn	93,792	141.3
Xiangang town	蚬岗镇	Xiǎngǎng Zhèn	29,292	96.6

Miscellaneous

• Gaoyao is closely connected with the Duanzhou District of Zhaoqing City, geographically as well as culturally. The two urban districts are connected by two road bridges and a railway bridge.
• Gaoyao is also a known hometown for many Overseas Chinese. There is a large community from Gaoyao in Sydney, Australia.[3][4]

References

Citations

1. Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
2. 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.
3. Heritage Council of NSW: Yiu Ming Temple
4. Choi, C.Y., , Sydney University Press, Sydney, 1975

Bibliography

• Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, reprinted 2000.
• Choi, C.Y. (1975), Chinese Migration and Settlement in Australia, Sydney: Sydney University Press

External links

• http://www.gaoyao.gov.cn (in Chinese)