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Zengcheng, Guangzhou

Zengcheng District (alternately romanized as Tsengshing) is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China.

History

was established under the Qin following their conquest of the area, formerly held by the Baiyue tribes. Under the Ming, the northern area of the county was separated to form Longmen County, administered from Huizhou. The county was promoted to city status in 1993. In 2006, a western section of Zengcheng was severed to form Guangzhou's Luogang District, which was renamed Huangpu in 2014. On 12 February of the same year, Zengcheng was annexed to Guangzhou as a district. A riot of migrant workers occurred in Zengcheng in 2011.

Climate

Zengcheng's mild climate, fertile land, annual average temperature of 22.02 degrees and average yearly rainfall of make it suitable for tropical and subtropical crop growth. The district is noted for production of the lychee.

Administrative divisions

There are currently 6 subdistricts and 7 towns.

On 28 August 2012 one new subdistrict (Yongning) and one new town (Xiancun) were established from carving out of Xintang.

Demography

Owing to the distance from Guangzhou's city center, many locals consider themselves distinct from the other Guangzhounese. They also speak separate Yue and Hakka dialects.

Transportation

Metro

Zengcheng is currently serviced by two metro lines operated by Guangzhou Metro:

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Education

Colleges

  • Guangdong University of Technology Huali College
  • Guangzhou University Songtian College
  • Guangdong University of Finance & Economics Huashang College
  • Guangzhou Kangda Vocational Technical College

International schools

Notable people

  • Zhan Ruo Shui (湛若水): male philosopher of Ming dynasty
  • Leung kwok Hung (梁國雄): Hong Kong male politician
  • Hélène Wong (黃喜蓮): female Chinese New Zealand writer, her publishing includes being Chinese: My Own Story

Notes

References

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