Yuexiu District is one of 11 urban

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of the

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Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, sou ...

, the capital of

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, 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 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 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

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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 Empero ...

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. Yuexiu District is named after Yuexiu Hill. Yuexiu was originally the seat of Panyu County until 15 February 1921 when Guangzhou was formally established carving parts of northern Panyu County to create Yuexiu along with

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which was eastern part of Nanhai County. 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 in the south and faces Haizhu District across the river; it extends to Renmin Road in the west and is adjacent to

; it reaches the foot of Baiyun Mountain 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 * On 15 March 2013 Dongfeng Subdistrict merged into Liurong Subdistrict, Shishu Subdistrict merged into Guangta Subdistrict,

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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

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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 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 ...

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall The National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall () is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a memorial to the Republic of China's National Father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and was completed in 1972. The total building area covers in an open space ...

, Gongyuanqian (),

Haizhu Square Haizhu Square () is a public square located in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, China. It is located on the riverfront. Its centrepiece is the Guangzhou Liberation Statue, erected in 1959. In 1963 the square and its environs were named as one of the Ei ...

() * - Guangzhou Station (), Xiaobei, Taojin, Ouzhuang (),

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, Yangji (), Wuyangcun * - Yide Lu,

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

Education

The

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elementary school campus is on Ersha Island in the district. Previously the École Française Internationale de Canton, the French international school of Guangzhou, was located at the GoldArch Riverdale development on Ersha Island.Home
École Française Internationale de Canton. 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