Zengcheng, Guangzhou
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Zengcheng District (alternately romanized as Tsengshing)Template:Efn is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China.
History
Zengcheng County was established under the Qin following their conquest of the area, formerly held by the Baiyue tribes. Under the Ming, the northern area of the county was separated to form Longmen County, administered from Huizhou. The county was promoted to city status in 1993. In 2006, a western section of Zengcheng was severed to form Guangzhou's Luogang District, which was renamed Huangpu in 2014. On 12 February of the same year, Zengcheng was annexed to Guangzhou as a district.[1] A riot of migrant workers occurred in Zengcheng in 2011.
Climate
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Administrative divisions
There are currently 6 subdistricts and 7 towns.
On 28 August 2012 one new subdistrict (Yongning) and one new town (Xiancun) were established from carving out of Xintang.[2]
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Canton Romanization | Population (2010)[3] | Area (km2) |
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| Licheng Subdistrict | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Lìchéng Jiēdào | lei6 séng4 gai1 dou6 | 191,777 | 132.27 |
| Lihu Subdistrict | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Lìhú Jiēdào | lei6 wu4 gai1 dou6 | ||
| Zengjiang Subdistrict | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Zēngjiāng Jiēdào | zeng1 gong1 gai1 dou6 | 78,072 | 86.18 |
| Zhucun Subdistrict | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Zhūcūn Jiēdào | ju1 qun1 gai1 dou6 | 43,557 | 93.90 |
| Yongning Subdistrict | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Yǒngníng Jiēdào | wing5 ning4 gai1 dou6 | 391,287 | 104.14 |
| Ningxi Subdistrict | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Níngxī Jiēdào | ning4 ség6 gai1 dou6 | ||
| Xintang town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Xīntáng Zhèn | sen1 tong4 zen3 | 85.09 | |
| Xiancun town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Xiāncūn Zhèn | xin1 qun1 zen3 | 56.65 | |
| Zhengguo town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Zhèngguǒ Zhèn | zéng3 guo2 zen3 | 40,387 | 236.40 |
| Shitan town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Shítān Zhèn | ség6 tan1 zen3 | 121,674 | 184.00 |
| Zhongxin town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Zhōngxīn Zhèn | zung1 sen1 zen3 | 78,293 | 236.00 |
| Paitan town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Pàitán Zhèn | pai3 tam4 zen3 | 58,337 | 289.50 |
| Xiaolou town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Xiǎolóu Zhèn | xiu2 leo4 zen3 | 33,725 | 136.00 |
Demography
Owing to the distance from Guangzhou's city center, many locals consider themselves distinct from the other Guangzhounese. They also speak separate Yue and Hakka dialects.[4]
Transportation
Metro
Zengcheng is currently serviced by two metro lines operated by Guangzhou Metro:
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Education
Colleges
- Guangdong University of Technology Huali College
- Guangzhou University Songtian College
- Guangdong University of Finance & Economics Huashang College
- Guangzhou Kangda Vocational Technical College
International schools
Notable people:
- Zhan Ruo Shui (湛若水)：male philosopher of Ming dynasty
- Leung kwok Hung (梁國雄)：Hong Kong male politician
- Hélène Wong (黃喜蓮)：female Chinese New Zealand writer, her publishing includes being Chinese: My Own Story
Notes
References
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- ↑ The official history record of Zengcheng 增城县志
- ↑ "Contact." Utahloy International School Zengcheng. Retrieved on September 28, 2015. "Address: Guangshan Highway, Sanjiang Town, Zengcheng Guangdong, PRC 511325 增城誉德莱国际学校 - 中国广东省广州市增城市广汕公路三江镇" - See map in the last page of the "UISZ School Booklet."
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External links
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