Shiqi Subdistrict, also known as Shiqiqu Subdistrict, is a

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located in the center of Zhongshan city, covering an area of , and a population of about 227,200. The subdistrict administers 19 residential communities, and is home to major industrial and commercial activity. Shiqi was historically spelled Shekki in English, and is nicknamed Tiecheng (). Local people mainly speak the Shiqi dialect, a

Yue dialect Yue () is a group of similar Sinitic languages spoken in Southern China, particularly in Liangguang (the Guangdong and Guangxi provinces). The name Cantonese is often used for the whole group, but linguists prefer to reserve that name for th ...

related to Standard Cantonese.

Geography

The subdistrict is located at the foot of Yandun Mountain (). The Qi River () is the primary river in the subdistrict.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2020, Shiqi has administrative jurisdiction over the following 19 residential communities ():

Demographics

The subdistrict has a permanent population of about 227,200. As of 2006, Shiqi Subdistrict had a permanent population of 169,400 and migrant population of 40,900.

Economy

In recent years, Shiqi Subdistrict has attracted a number of national firms involves with

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and information services. The subdistrict is also home to a nationally-significant industrial park, the Guangdong Zhongshan Industrial Park. In 2019, the subdistrict's gross domestic product grew 1.4%. As of 2019, retail sales in the subdistrict totaled ¥31.164 billion, tax revenue in the subdistrict totaled ¥4.534 billion, and foreign trade in the subdistrict totaled ¥17.695 billion. Shiqi's retail sales ranks first among township-level divisions in Zhongshan. Statistics from 2006 report that the subdistrict hosts 11,767 unique enterprises.

Education

The Zhongshan Institute of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China is located in Shiqi Subdistrict.

Transportation

Located in the Pearl River Delta, Shiqi Subdistrict lies in close proximity to a number of major cities. The subdistrict is south of Guangzhou, and north of Macau.

Road

Both

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and the pass through the western parts of Shiqi Subdistrict. Shiqi Subdistrict is currently served by the following bus lines operated by the Zhongshan Public Transportation Group Co.:Zhongshan Public Transportation
accessed 16 June 2014Zhongshan Bus Lines
accessed 16 June 2014

Rail

The subdistrict is served by the

Zhongshan North railway station Zhongshan North railway station (), formerly Shiqi railway station () during planning, is an elevated station on the Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway. The station is located on Minke West Road (), Shiqi Subdistrict, Zhongshan, Guangdong Provi ...

, located on the Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway. The station is located on Minke West Road () in Shiqi Subistrict. It is the station nearest to the city centre of Zhongshan.

Water

Shiqi Subdistrict is located just over west of .

Tourist sites

* * Yueshan Park () *

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() * Baiyi Ancient Temple () *

Notable people

* , Ming dynasty politician and scholar *

Xiao Youmei Xiao Youmei (, ; 7 January 1884 – 31 December 1940, styled as and ; formerly transliterated Shio Yiu-mei) was a noted Chinese music educator and composer. Life Xiao was born in Zhongshan County, Guangdong to a musical family. From an early ag ...

, composer *

Lü Wencheng Lü Wencheng (wikt:吕, 吕wikt:文, 文wikt:成, 成, pinyin: Lǚ Wénchéng, or ''Lui Man Sing'' in Cantonese) (1898 in Zhongshan - 1981 in Hong Kong) was a Chinese composer and musician. He composed ''Autumn Moon Over Calm Lake'' () in the 1930 ...

, composer

Others

* Shiqi dialect

References

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