PünJyu District / 番禺區
番禺区
Pun Yu District
— District —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Chinese 番禺区 / 番禺區
- Pinyin Pānyú Qū
Panyu District in Guangzhou
Country China
Province Guangdong
City Guangzhou
Population (2006)
- Total 947,607
- Density 770.13/km2 (1,994.6/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 511400
Area code(s) 020
Panyu District or Pun Yue District (simplified Chinese: wikt:番禺区; traditional Chinese: wikt:番禺區; Mandarin Pinyin: Pānyú;; Jyutping: Pun1 Jyu4) is a district in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It used to be a county-level city before it was incorporated in the administration of Guangzhou. The name of Panyu dates back to the completion of the conquest of Guangdong by Qin Shi Huang. It was the old name of present-day Guangzhou. It covers an area of about 661.88 km².
Contents
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1 Geography
2 Administrative divisions
2.1 Towns
2.2 Abolished Towns
2.3 Townships
2.4 Official Villages
3 History
4 Economy
5 Transportation
6 Tourist attractions
7 Major educational institutions
8 Celebrities
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
[edit] Geography
Panyu lies at the heart of the Pearl River Delta (珠江三角洲), its boundary straddles from latitudes 22.26' to 23.05', and sprawls from longitudes 113.14' to 113.42'. Facing the Lion Sea in the east and the estuary of the Pearl River in the south, its eastern border is separated from the Dongguan by a strip of water, and the western border of Panyu is adjacent to the cities of Nanhai, Shunde and Zhongshan, while it abuts the downtown of Guangzhou in the north. The site of the People's government of Panyu is Shiqiao which is 17 kilometers from Guangzhou and 38 and 42 nautical miles (78 km) from the cities of Hong Kong and Macao respectively.
[edit] Administrative divisions
Panyu district has seven Street committees (街道). The district executive, legislature and judiciary are in Shiqiao (市桥街), together with the CPC and PSB branches. The other street committees are :
Qiaonan (桥南街)
Donghuan (东环街)
Shatou (沙头街)
Luopu (洛浦街)
Dashi (大石街)
Xiaoguwei (小谷围街)
Shibi (石壁街)
[edit] Towns
There are now ten towns :
Shilou (石楼镇)
Nancun (南村镇)
Shawan (沙湾镇) - formerly Shawan Street committee
Dagang (大岗镇)
Hualong (化龙镇)
Shiji (石碁镇)
Zhongcun (钟村镇) - formerly Zhongcun Street committee
Xinzao (新造镇)
Lanhe (榄核镇)
Dongchong (东涌镇)
[edit] Abolished Towns
The following towns have been abolished, some by absorption into the Development zone of Nansha District, which see for details.
Lianhuashan (莲花山)
Xinken (新垦镇)
Tanzhou (潭洲镇)
Yuwotou (鱼窝头)
Huangge (黄阁镇)
Hengli (横沥镇)
Wanqingsha (万顷沙镇)
[edit] Townships
Panyu District has no Townships (xiang, 乡).
[edit] Official Villages
Under its various Street committees and Towns (and in the one Development zone), Panyu has 305 administration villages - i.e. 305 village governments. There are other 'natural villages' (自然村) which administratively count as being in one or another of the official villages.
[edit] History
There are at least 11 speculations on the etymology of the name [1]. Established in the Qin Dynasty in 214 BC, Panyu is one of the oldest cities in China. It became the capital of Nanyue in 204 BC.
As of April 28, 2005, the new district of Nansha (南沙) was established out of parts of Panyu.
[edit] Economy
Statistics shows that in the year of 1998, the GDP in the district was 33.25 billion yuan, an increase of 13% over the previous year, and the GDP per capita was 35.5 thousand Yuan, an increase of 11%, compared with the previous year.
[edit] Transportation
Guangzhou Metro Lines 2 and 3 serve parts of Panyu District. Line 2 was extended into the district in Sept. 2010.
Panyu Public Transport operates buses in the district.
[edit] Tourist attractions
Yuyin Mount Garden：One of the four famous gardens in Guangdong Province in the Qing Dynasty.[2]
Baomo Garden[3]
Lianhuashan Wonderland
Changlong Night Zoo[4]
Xiangjiang Wildlife World[5]
Chime-Long Paradise
[edit] Major educational institutions
Guangdong Zhongyuan High School[6]
[edit] Celebrities
People born or have family links to Panyu:
Xian Xinghai
Deng Shichang
Wang Jingwei
He Shanhe
Henry Fok
Wong Jim
Patrick Tse
Nicholas Tse
Cass Pang
Francis Ng
Sandra Ng
Lawrence Ng
Nick Cheung Ka Fai
Edmund Ho
Frankie Lam
Hu Hanmin
Selina Chow
Michael Hui
Samuel Hui
Ricky Hui
Shih Kien
[edit] See also
Hung Shing
[edit] References
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http://www.gdzyzx.cn[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Panyu
Panyu Municipality
Photos of Panyu, courtesy of Vince K. Chan
Panyu Travel Guide
'Red Diamond', on Panyu's diamond processing industry, by Venkatesan Vembu, Daily News & Analysis, 11 March 2007
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