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Dongcheng Subdistrict () is one of the four
As of 2019, the subdistrict's
The Liuhua Park () was first built in the Ming dynasty, and it reopened in 1999. It has an area of 0.32 square kilometers, and is near the intersection of Guanlong Highway () and Guanjie Highway (). The park is open all day and has free admission. It is a key unit of Dongguan's cultural relics protection.
The primary tourist attraction in the Liuhua Park is the , which was built in the
subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
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of Dongguan
Dongguan,; pinyin: alternately romanized via Cantonese as Tungkun, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou t ...
, Guangdong Province
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
, China.
The subdistrict has an area of 105.9 square kilometers, and, as of 2019, has a permanent population of around 500,000, and a registered
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population of around 99,500. Dongcheng Subdistrict's GDP
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as of 2019 is ¥58.656 billion.
History
In 1958, Fucheng Commune () was established. The commune existed until 1983, when it was changed to adistrict
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. The district was revoked in 1988 for Fucheng Subdistrict. In March 2000, Dongguan renamed Fucheng Subdistrict to Dongcheng Subdistrict.
Administrative divisions
Dongcheng is divided into 23 residential communities and 2 living districts ().Economy
As of 2019, the subdistrict's GDP
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was ¥58.656 billion, retail sales totaled ¥16.916 billion, fixed asset
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investment was ¥9.617 billion, international trade
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In most countries, such trade represents a significan ...
totaled ¥50.74 billion, and the subdistrict's tax revenue totaled ¥13.535 billion.
Major enterprises with a presence within Dongcheng Subdistrict include Hsu Fu Chi
Hsu Fu Chi (徐福记) is a Chinese company, based in Dongguan, China, that manufactures various confectionaries, biscuits, chocolates, jellies, sachima, and snacks. The company is owned by Nestlé.
History
Beginnings and independent growth
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, Rohm and Haas
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, Wanshida LCD (), CR Snow, Meiwei Circuits (), Guangrun Furniture (), Tecsun, and CYG Insulator Co. LTD ().
Major retail and office centers within Dongcheng Subdistrict include Dongcheng Wanda Square (), Dongcheng Shibo Square (), Xinghe City (), Junhao Business Center (), and Yujing New Time Square ().
Transport
Road
There are four main highways in Dongcheng Subdistrict. Two expressways, the Dongguan-Shenzhen Expressway and the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway, go through the Dongcheng Subdistrict. 16 buses go through the center of the Dongcheng Subdistrict.Metro
Line 2 of the Dongguan Rail Transit opened to the public on May 27, 2016, one of the four planned lines to be open as of 2020. Four stations on Line 2 are located within Dongcheng Subdistrict: Qifeng Park, Dongcheng, Xiaqiao, and Lihua Park. Line 2 is connected to the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail and the Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity Rail via Humen Station.Tourist attractions
Qifeng Park
Qifeng City Park () is a prominent park in Dongguan, covering an area of 1,600 mu. Well known attractions within the park include Huangqi Mountain (), Huangqi Guanyin Temple (), and the Huangqi Mountain lanterns. The park is a popular hiking spot for residents of Dongguan. Huangqi Mountain rises 189 meters above sea level. Huangqi Guanyin Temple, which was built in theSong dynasty
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, is located at the foot of the hill. During Chinese New Year
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and other major festivals, tourists come to the park to pray. It is also tradition that people climb Huangqi Mountain during Chinese New Year.
The park is 800 meters away from the Qifeng Park Station, and is 1,800 meters away from Dongcheng Station.
Huying Country Park
Huying Country Park (), located in southeast Dongcheng Subdistrict and formerly known as Huying Tree Farm (), is a large park covering an area of 2,979 mu. The park, which opened at the end of 2000, is largely hilly and forested, with its highest point reaching 152 meters in altitude. Popular attractions in the park include Huying Pavilion (), Qingyou Gorge (), the island within the lake (), Yunyu Bridge (), Roman Pillar Forest (), and Huanhu Road (). Huying Country Park also contains the Shaokaochang Sculpture Park (), which has areas of sculptures devoted to important military and scientific figures. Sculptures which depict other matters, like famous ancient and modern figures and animals, can be found scattered throughout the park.Liuhua Park
The Liuhua Park () was first built in the Ming dynasty, and it reopened in 1999. It has an area of 0.32 square kilometers, and is near the intersection of Guanlong Highway () and Guanjie Highway (). The park is open all day and has free admission. It is a key unit of Dongguan's cultural relics protection.
The primary tourist attraction in the Liuhua Park is the , which was built in the Ming dynasty
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. In 1938, the first armed resistance to the Japanese occupation of China
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in Dongguan
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happened near the Liuhua Pagoda, and a memorial pavilion near the pagoda has been erected to commemorate it.
Others attractions within the park include Honghua Temple, Huaxi Yintang, and Qiniang Lake.
Dongcheng Culture Square
The Dongcheng Culture Square () is a multi-functional entertainment venue, is located on Dongcheng Road, with an area of 40,000 square meters. The complex including a 1,300-seat theatre, a gym, a library and an open-air music fountain.Education
Notable schools within Dongcheng Substrict include Dongcheng Junior Middle School (), Dongcheng No. 1 Middle School (), Dongcheng Lingnan School (), Dongcheng Primary School (), Dongcheng No. 5 Primary School (), Primary School attached to Dongguan Normal University (), and Dongguan Chaotian Experimental Primary School ().Healthcare
There are 655 medical institutions in Dongcheng Subdistrict. The subdistrict's hospitals include Donghua Hospital attached to Sun Yat-sen University (), Dongcheng People's Hospital (), Dongguan No. 6 People's Hospital (), and Dongguan Taixin Hospital ().References