Yuexiu District is one of 11 urban

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

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 ...

, the capital of

Guangdong Province Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, located west of the

Tianhe District Tianhe District () is one of the eleven districts of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. In Chinese, the name Tianhe literally means "a river in the sky/heavens", which is also a Chinese name for the Milky Way. It is bordered by Yuexi ...

and east of the

Liwan District Liwan District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. The district is split into two parts by the Pearl River: Xiguan in the northeast and Fangcun in the southwest. ...

. It is the commercial, political and cultural centre of Guangdong and noted for its high-quality education. The Guangdong provincial government and the Guangzhou city government are both located in the Yuexiu District. Established in 1960, the district absorbed the former Dongshan District in May 2005 along with several former subdistricts of the

Baiyun Baiyun (generally ) may refer to: Guangzhou * Baiyun District, Guangzhou *Baiyun Mountain (Guangdong) * Baiyun New Town * Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, in Huadu District *Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former), closed down in 20 ...

and Tianhe district. Yuexiu District has 18 streets under its jurisdiction. The total area is 33.8 square kilometers. According to the seventh census data, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Yuexiu District was 1,038,643.

History

Yuexiu is the historic center of the capital of the

Nanyue Nanyue (), was an ancient kingdom ruled by Chinese monarchs of the Zhao family that covered the modern Chinese subdivisions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macau, southern Fujian and central to northern Vietnam. Nanyue was establish ...

Kingdom. Little was known of yuexiu district before Qin dynasty ( 秦代）.However, according to archaeological discoveries, we are now confirmed there were inhabitants settled in Guangzhou region at least three thousand to four thousand years ago. Thirty-three years after the unification of

Lingnan Lingnan (; Vietnamese: Lĩnh Nam) is a geographic area referring to the lands in the south of the Nanling Mountains. The region covers the modern Chinese subdivisions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as modern northe ...

under

Qin Shi Huang Qin Shi Huang (, ; 259–210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of a unified China. Rather than maintain the title of "king" ( ''wáng'') borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he ruled as the First Emperor ( ...

forced most of the Yue tribes out of Guangzhou and assimilated the rest remaining, Yuexiu came under the administration of Panyu County in the

Nanhai Commandery Nanhai Commandery ( zh, 南海郡) was a Chinese commandery that existed from Qin dynasty to Tang dynasty. At the greatest extent, Nanhai's territories covered present-day Guangdong, Hainan, southeastern Guangxi and the southern tip of Fujian. The s ...

. Yuexiu District is named after

Yuexiu Hill Yuexiu Hill, also known as Yut Sau Shan , Yut Sau Hill or Mount Yuexiu, is located in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. It once formed the northern end of the old walled city, though most of the walls have been dismantled and the city has now expanded f ...

. Yuexiu was originally the seat of

Panyu County Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 200 ...

until 15 February 1921 when Guangzhou was formally established carving parts of northern Panyu County to create Yuexiu along with

Liwan Liwan ( ar, ليوان, , from Persian ) is a long narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal in ancient and modern Levantine homes that is often open to the outside.Abercrombie, 1910, p. 266.Davey, 1993, p. 29. An Arabic loanword to English, it is u ...

which was eastern part of

Nanhai County Nanhai County was a former county in Guangdong Province, China, named after the South China Sea. Its former area now makes up Nanhai District in Foshan and Liwan District in Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and C ...

. Dongshan in the eastern part of Yuexiu was a former suburb of Guangzhou. It was established as " Dongshan District" in 1960. On 28 April 2005, it was withdrawn and merged with Yuexiu.

Geography

Yuexiu District starts from Guangzhou Avenue in the east and borders

; it faces the

Pearl River The Pearl River, also known by its Chinese name Zhujiang or Zhu Jiang in Mandarin pinyin or Chu Kiang and formerly often known as the , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name "Pearl River" is also often used as a catch-a ...

in the south and faces

Haizhu District Haizhu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. Geography Haizhu District is located in the southern part of Guangzhou city. After the adjustment of Guangzhou' ...

across the river; it extends to Renmin Road in the west and is adjacent to

; it reaches the foot of

Baiyun Mountain Baiyun (generally ) may refer to: Guangzhou *Baiyun District, Guangzhou *Baiyun Mountain (Guangdong) *Baiyun New Town *Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, in Huadu District *Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former), closed down in 2004 ...

in the north and is adjacent to Baiyun District and

. It is the old central city of Guangzhou. The total area of Yuexiu District is 33.8 square kilometers.

Administrative subdivisions

Yuexiu has administrative jurisdiction over the following 18

subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, Indon ...

* On 15 March 2013 Dongfeng Subdistrict merged into Liurong Subdistrict, Shishu Subdistrict merged into Guangta Subdistrict,

Daxin Subdistrict Daxin Subdistrict () is a township-level division situated in Jimo District Jimo District (), formerly Jimo City (), is a District of Qingdao, Shandong. Location Jimo is located in the southwest of the Shandong Peninsula, bordered by the ...

merged into Renmin Subdistrict, and Guangwei Subdistrict merged into Beijing Subdistrict.

Government

The Guangdong Department of Education is headquartered in Yuexiu District.

Economy

Creative Power Entertaining is headquartered in the Wuzi Building in the Yuexiu District. The Mainland China offices of Dairy Farm Group are located at the Guangdong Mechanical Sub-Building in the district.

Transportation

Metro

Yuexiu is currently served by four metro lines operated by the

Guangzhou Metro The Guangzhou Metro () ( and ) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, af ...

: * - Yangji (), Dongshankou (), Martyrs' Park, Peasant Movement Institute, Gongyuanqian (), Ximenkou * - Guangzhou Station (), Yuexiu Park, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Gongyuanqian (), Haizhu Square () * - Guangzhou Station (), Xiaobei, Taojin, Ouzhuang (),

Zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for Conservation biology, conservation purposes. The term ''zoological g ...

, Yangji (), Wuyangcun * -

Yide Lu Li Chongrun (; 682 – October 8, 701), né Li Chongzhao (), formally Crown Prince Yide ( ), was an imperial prince of the Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty. He was the only son of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Emperor Zhongzong (Li Zhe/Li X ...

, Haizhu Square (), Beijing Lu, Tuanyida Square, Donghu, Dongshankou (), Ouzhuang (), Huanghuagang

Education

The American International School of Guangzhou elementary school campus is on

Ersha Island Ersha Island, formerly Napier Island in English, is an island in the Yuexiu District of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. It houses the American International School of Guangzhou elementary school campus, several apartment complexes, a badmin ...

in the district. Previously the

École Française Internationale de Canton The École Française Internationale de Canton(EFIC; ) is a French international school located in "the paradiso", Baiyun District, Guangzhou. It serves levels ''maternelle'' (preschool) until ''lycée'' (senior high school). It was established ...

, the French international school of Guangzhou, was located at the GoldArch Riverdale development on Ersha Island.Home

. 26 May 2003. Retrieved on 16 September 2016. "-Adresse: GoldArch Riverdale - Île d'Er Sha - GUANGZHOU/P.R.C " - : "中国广州二沙岛金亚花园内"

Notes

References

External links

Official website of Yuexiu District government
{{Authority control Districts of Guangzhou