Queshi Scenic Area

Queshi (; Chaozhou dialect: Kak-tsio̍h) is a town-level sub-district under the jurisdiction of Haojiang District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China.
According to the census in 2020, Queshe has a population of 47,119 and a total area of 38.50 km², with the population density of 1,224/km².

Administrative division

Queshi Subdistrict has the following village-level administrative divisions:

*Queshi Community (),
*Hongguang Community (),
*Hongqi Community (),
*Hongxing Community (),
*Leikou Community (),
*Songshan Community (),
*Mianhua Community (),
*Aotou Community (),
*Zhupu community (),
*Gechen community (),
*Gezhu community (),
*Maobei community (),
*Maonan community (),
*Toucun community (),
*Zhongcun community (),
*Weicun community ().

Queshi Scenic Area

Queshi Scenic Area covers an area of 20.77 square kilometers. It is located on the south bank of Queshi Sea, facing the old Shantou city on the other side. Originally the scenic area was an island, later became a peninsula due to the construction of a bridge to the southwest.https://dxs.sg.gov.cn/ztzl/sjyczl/zgdx/content/post_62619.html 广东省汕头市礐石风景名胜区简介 （Introduction to Queshi Scenic Area, Shantou City, Guangdong Province）

Queshi Scenic Area is among the first batch of provincial-level scenic spots in Guangdong Province and the first batch of national AAAA-level tourist areas in Chaoshan region, and it is the first of the eight scenic spots in Shantou.

Shantou Jinshan Middle School

Shantou Jinshan Middle School is located in Queshi Scenic Area, covering an area of 107,000 square meters. There are approximately 3,600 students and 210 full-time teachers. https://www.stjszx.net/ 汕头市金山中学 (Shantou Jinshan Middle School)

Founded in 1877 of the Qing Dynasty on the Jinshan Mountain in Chaozhou, the school has a history of over one hundred years.

In 1952, the school moved from Jinshan of Chaozhou to Queshi, Shantou City, and merged with the private Queguang Middle School (founded in 1927, a merger of Queshi Middle School and Zhengguang Girls' School). It was one of the 16 provincial key middle schools in Guangdong Province.

In 2007, Jinshan Middle School was identified as one of the first batch of national model high schools in Guangdong Province.

Queshi Bridge

The ''Queshi Bridge'' () is 2,402 m long, with a deck width of 30.35 m and 6 lanes. The long span of ranks it among the largest cable-stayed bridges in the world.

Cultural relic protection units

Queshi Church

Queshi Church, also known as Ling Tung Baptist Church, is located in the Queshi Scenic Area. It is a rare large church in mainland China that combines Chinese and Western architectural styles, and has been listed among the provincial-level cultural relics protection units.

Former site of the British consulate

Founded in 1862, the former site of the British Consulate is located at No. 5, Shihai Bypass Road, Queshi Community. It is a provincial cultural relic protection unit announced by the provincial government on April 2019.

Yishi Hospital

Yishi Hospital () was founded in Queshi Scenic Area in 1878. At that time, an American female doctor lived here for a long time, treating local people and living in harmony with them. Therefore, this place is called Doctor's Peak () by the Queshi people. Yishi Hospital is the predecessor of the present Shantou Third People's Hospital in Queshi.

See also

* Queshi Church
*Shantou

References

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