Heshan (Chinese: 鹤山) , formerly romanized as Hokshan, is a county-level city of Jiangmen City in the southern part of Guangdong Province, China with a total land area of 1,081 square kilometres (417 sq mi) and a population of 530,684 inhabitants as of 2020 census and some 200,000 internal migrants.[2] The city is now being conurbated with Jiangmen and so included in the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River conurbation with more than 65,57 million inhabitants. There are approximately 360,000 people of Heshan origin or descent living in other parts of the world, particularly in the Americas such as Chile, Peru and the United States.
Heshan
鹤山市 | |
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.png) Location of Heshan City (pink) in Jiangmen City (yellow), Guangdong province, and the PRC | |
  Heshan Location of the city centre in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 22°46′N 112°57′E / 22.767°N 112.950°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiangmen |
| County seat | Shaping |
| Area | |
| 1,081 km2 (417 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020 census[1]) | |
| 530,684 | |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 65,565,622 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 529700 |
| Area code | 0750 |
| Heshan | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 鹤山 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鶴山 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Hokshan | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Crane Mountain | ||||||||||
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Situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south west of the provincial capital, Guangzhou, Heshan occupies a strategic location on the Pearl River Delta, commanding the northern gateway to Jiangmen's five prefectures. Along the opposite bank of the same river, lie the two municipalities of Nanhai and Shunde. Heshan is around three hours from Hong Kong and one hour from Macau by road. The city's harbour can accommodate vessels of up to 3,000 long tons (3,050 t). Ships ply from here to Hong Kong directly.
Name
editHeshan—one of several places in China whose name means "Mount Crane"—takes its name from a nearby mountain thought to resemble the shape of the bird. The spelling Heshan derives from the pinyin romanization of the name's Mandarin pronunciation. The Postal Map spelling Hokshan was a combination of the local Cantonese pronunciation of the first character and the Mandarin pronunciation of the second. Heshan has also been romanized as Ho Shan[3] and Ho-shan.[4]
History
editHeshan was made a prefecture in 1732 during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing.[citation needed] By the 19th century, Heshan County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[3] In 1993, it was promoted to a county-level city.
Administrative divisions
editHeshan Municipality administers ten towns:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaping Subdistrict | 沙坪街道 | Shāpíng Jiēdào | 197,155 |
| Longkou town | 龙口镇 | Lóngkǒu Zhèn | 36,625 |
| Yayao town | 雅瑶镇 | Yǎyáo Zhèn | 38,851 |
| Gulao town | 古劳镇 | Gǔláo Zhèn | 35,606 |
| Taoyuan town | 桃源镇 | Táoyuán Zhèn | 25,902 |
| Hecheng town | 鹤城镇 | Hèchéng Zhèn | 32,170 |
| Gonghe town | 共和镇 | Gònghé Zhèn | 41,338 |
| Zhishan town | 址山镇 | Zhǐshān Zhèn | 32,009 |
| Zhaiwu town | 宅梧镇 | Zháiwú Zhèn | 26,254 |
| Yunxiang town | 云乡镇 | Yúnxiāng Zhèn | 12,453 |
| Shuanghe town | 双合镇 | Shuānghé Zhèn | 16,575 |
Industry
editHeshan is located at the center of one of China's largest furniture producing areas, with approximately 10% of the world's furniture produced on its outskirts.
Culture
editHeshan is the birthplace of the Southern lion dance style known as the Hok San lion dance.
Notable individuals
editHeshan is the birthplace of NBA player Yi Jianlian.
Singaporean community leader and businessman, Yam Kok Yuen (任國源), was born in Ha Lok Village (下六村) in Heshan. He was a founding member of the Malayan Chinese Association in Singapore and was Chairman of the Nanyang Hok San Association and Siew Heng Association in the 1950s. His grandson, Alex Yam, is a current Member of Parliament and Mayor of North West District in Singapore.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Heshan (1991–2014 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
38.1 (100.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
22.5 (72.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.7 (2.07) |
52.4 (2.06) |
89.8 (3.54) |
164.9 (6.49) |
279.6 (11.01) |
312.3 (12.30) |
239.8 (9.44) |
275.6 (10.85) |
206.0 (8.11) |
80.8 (3.18) |
40.4 (1.59) |
36.0 (1.42) |
1,830.3 (72.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.3 | 9.9 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 147 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.5 | 83.0 | 68.7 | 88.4 | 137.3 | 161.0 | 210.2 | 190.0 | 178.7 | 192.4 | 160.7 | 147.0 | 1,729.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References
editCitations
edit- ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ a b Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
- ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
- ^ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
Bibliography
edit- Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, ISBN 9780415243971, reprinted 2000.