Dongchong () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

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Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

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 ...

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Geography

Dongchong is located in the center of the

Pearl River Delta The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Referred to as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in official documents, ...

. It is 18 kilometers from the centre of Nansha.

Communities and villages

Within Dongchong there are several communities and villages, including: *Dawen Village *Dongchong community *Shiji *Nanchong *Dongdao *Guantan *Shipai *Qingsheng *Sansha *Shagongbao * Taishi Image:A_housing_complex_in_dongchong_town.jpg, A housing complex Image:Street_in_dongchong_town.jpg, A street in the center of Dongchong Town

Economy

The economy of Dongchong is rapidly changing from agricultural based to industrial. Located in the

and close to

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, the area has attracted manufacturers from

and abroad.

Transportation

Residents of Dongchong usually commute by motorcycle or public transit.

Guangzhou Metro The Guangzhou Metro ( zh, s=广州地铁, labels=no) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be b ...

's Dongchong Station serves the area and connects it with the rest of

. Panyu Public Transport operates public buses that run through major roads in Dongchong using an RFID card system or cash. Private bus operators and taxis are used by visitors and non-local residents from Nansha Ferry Terminal. Dongchong is conveniently linked to other parts of Guangzhou and Pearl River Delta through Nansha Port Expressway, G4W Guangzhou–Macau Expressway and Guangzhou South Second Ring Expressway. Humen Second Bridge which linked Dongchong to Dongguang is under construction and is expected to complete by 2018. The Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong express rail link is under construction, passing through Dongchong; the high-speed

Shiziyang tunnel The Shiziyang Tunnel is a high-speed railway tunnel under Shiziyang, the northern part of the Pearl River estuary in China. Route The 10.8 km long tunnel is part of a -long high-speed line from Guangzhou to Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It is d ...

links Dongchong to

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

on the other side of the

Pearl River The Pearl River (, or ) is an extensive river system in southern China. "Pearl River" is often also used as a catch-all for the watersheds of the Pearl tributaries within Guangdong, specifically the Xi ('west'), Bei ('north'), and Dong ( ...

. The Qingsheng station opened on 26 December 2011. From there it travels south to Dongguan and Shenzhen North Station and travels north to Guangzhou South Railway Station.

Tourism

A list of attractions in Dongchong: * Dongchong Greenway * Dawen Greenway-upon-Water * Dongchong Fortress * Jixiangwei Museum * Dongchong Cultural Centre

Education

Schools include the Dongchong Middle School and Dongchong First Primary School. The Dongchong Middle School is one of the two dedicated sites in Nansha for running the National Entrance Examination. The Dongchong Central Kindergarten is one of the around 150 provincial-level public kindergartens in Guangdong. Students biking on tree lined road in dongchong town clip

Students biking on tree lined road in dongchong town clip

Real Estate

*Wanxing Garden *Jinxiu New Town *Dongfa Second Avenue *Austin Villa: Austin Villa (名苑別墅) is a residential development in Dongchong (东涌) in

Panyu District Panyu, Postal Map Romanization, formerly romanized as Punyü, is one of 11 District (China), urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, Guangdong Province, China. Since January 1975, Panyu County has bee ...

. The development consists of a mix of flats and houses built in the mid 1990s to 2001. Situated within Austin Villa are more than 1,000 homes (villas), most of them are owned by

Hongkongers Hongkongers (), Hong Kongers, Hong Kong citizens and Hong Kong people are demonyms that refer to a resident of Hong Kong, although they may also refer to others who were born and/or raised in the territory. The earliest inhabitants of Hon ...

or overseas Chinese. There are 2 major clubhouses with basic facilities and a restaurant. Also located towards the front of the development is a small shopping arcade for residents to buy their necessities here. A shuttle runs in the development to transport residents around the development and to the main gate. Panyu Public Transport route 11 bus also stops at Austin Villa.

External links

Dongchong government websiteInvest DongchongDongchong Chamber of CommerceDongchong Central KindergartenDongchong First Primary SchoolDongchong Middle School
{{Towns in Guangzhou Nansha District Towns in Guangdong