Shiqi Subdistrict, also known as Shiqiqu Subdistrict, is a subdistrict located in the center of

Zhongshan Zhongshan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China. As of the 2020 census, the whole city with 4,418,060 inhabitants is now part of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen conurbation with 65,565,622 ...

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 The Shiqi dialect is a dialect of Yue Chinese. It is spoken by roughly 160,000 people in Zhongshan, Guangdong's Shiqi District, Shiqi urban district. It differs slightly from Standard Cantonese, mainly in its pronunciation and lexicon. Shiqi ...

, a Yue dialect related to

Standard Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

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 financial 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 Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is oft ...

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 The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...

. 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 The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) is a national public research university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It was founded in 1956 instructed by the Premier Zhou Enlai. UESTC was established on the basis of the incorp ...

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 Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

, and north of

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Road

Both National Highway 105 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, located on the

Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway or Guangzhu intercity railway () is a dedicated, grade-separated regional railway linking Guangzhou South railway station in Panyu, Guangzhou, Jiangmen railway station in Xinhui, Jiangmen,and Zhuhai J ...

. The station is located on Minke West Road () in Shiqi Subistrict. It is the station nearest to the city centre of

Water

Shiqi Subdistrict is located just over west of .

Tourist sites

* * Yueshan Park () * Sanshan Ancient Temple () * Baiyi Ancient Temple () *

Notable people

* ,

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...

politician and scholar * Xiao Youmei, composer * Lü Wencheng, composer

Others

References

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