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Haizhu 海珠区Honam
District
Skyline of Chigang Subdistrict with the Canton Tower visible
Haizhu in Guangzhou
Coordinates: 23°05′34″N 113°21′18″E / 23.092681°N 113.354874°E / 23.092681; 113.354874
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Sub-provincial city	Guangzhou
Area
• Total	90.4 km (34.9 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,819,037
• Density	20,000/km (52,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	510220
Area code	020
Website	www.haizhu.gov.cn

Haizhu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China.

Geography

Haizhu District is located in the southern part of Guangzhou city. After the adjustment of Guangzhou's administrative regional planning in 2005, the northern part of Haizhu District is adjacent to Liwan District, Yuexiu District and Tianhe District across the Pearl River, and the eastern, western and southern parts are adjacent to Huangpu District, Liwan District and Panyu District respectively. The main parts of the area are Haizhu Island and Henan Island. In addition, there are Guanzhou Island and Yajisha Island. Haizhu District is located between 113°14' to 113°23' east longitude and 23°3' to 23°16' north latitude, surrounded by the front and rear waterways of the Guangzhou section of the Pearl River. The area includes Haizhu Island, Henan Island, Guanzhou Island in the southeast and Yajisha Island in the south, with a total area of 90.40 square kilometers.

History

Haizhu District originally consisted of Henan or Honam Island ("South of the River"), across the Pearl River from the old city of Guangzhou (then known as "Canton"). Its main community was also known by the same name and surrounded the Hoi Tong Monastery.

According to archaeological discoveries, there were inhabitants settled in the district around three thousand years to four thousand years ago. Western Han dynasty tombs and Eastern han dynasty tombs were often found in the region. From 1856 to 1859, trading companies associated with foreign traders under the Canton System temporarily relocated to the district after the Thirteen Factories site was destroyed in a fire.

Haizhu was once the largest district in Guangzhou, its southernmost and its least dense. With the expansion of Guangzhou, it no longer holds any of these titles. Although less built-up than Liwan and Yuexiu Districts, Haizhu now has some of the most expensive real estate in the city. Its riverfront now has some of the tallest and most expensive residential buildings in Guangzhou.

Administrative divisions

Economy

7 Days Inn has its corporate headquarters in the Creative Industry Zone in Haizhu.

The headquarters of Zhujiang Beer is in Haizhu District.

Education

The main campus of Sun Yat-Sen University is located in Haizhu, as well as the Guangzhou Fine Arts Academy. Right across the street from the Sun Yat-Sen University is the South Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The Guangzhou No.6 High School alongside the university is one of the best in the city, containing programs that follow the American curriculum.

Transportation

Guangzhou's Metro Line 8's eastern end is in Haizhu. Metro Lines 3 runs from north to south through the District, while line 5, currently under construction, will also have stations in it. Another metro line, the Guangfo Line, connects Guangzhou and Foshan, a city just west of Guangzhou.It is currently the only metro line connecting two cities in China.

Metro

Haizhu is currently serviced by six metro lines operated by Guangzhou Metro:

•      Line 2 - The 2nd Workers' Cultural Palace, Jiangnan West, Changgang ( 8 ), Jiangtai Road, Dongxiao South, Nanzhou ( Guangfo )
•      Line 3 - Canton Tower ( APM ), Kecun ( 8 ), Datang, Lijiao ( Guangfo )
•      Line 4 - Wanshengwei ( 8 ), Guanzhou
•      Line 8 - Tongfu West, Fenghuang Xincun, Shayuan ( Guangfo ), Baogang Dadao, Changgang ( 2 ), Xiaogang, Sun Yat-sen University, Lujiang, Kecun ( 3 ), Chigang, Modiesha, Xingang East, Pazhou, Wanshengwei ( 4 )
•      Guangfo line - Shayuan ( 8 ), Yangang, Shixi, Nanzhou ( 2 ), Lijiao ( 3 )
•      APM line - Canton Tower ( 3 )

Arts

The artists cooperative Park19 has facilities on Haizhu.

See also

• Xinjiao Town, a town under the administration of Haizhu.
• Yingzhou Ecological Park

Notes

1. 创意园; 創意園; Chuàngyìyuán; cong3 ji3 jyun4

References

1. "基本概况 广州市海珠区人民政府门户网站". www.haizhu.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
2. "Haizhu District". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
3. 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)
4. "Company Profile Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine." 7 Days Inn. Retrieved on October 24, 2012. "5C-11 Creative Industry Zone, 397 XinGangZhong Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510310, People’s Republic of China"
5. "about_building.html Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine." (Select the "联系方式" tab) 7 Days Inn. Retrieved on October 24, 2012. "【总部】广州市海珠区新港中路397号TIT创意园5C大道11号"
6. "联系我们". Zhujiang Beer. Retrieved 2021-08-25. 广东省广州市新港东路磨碟沙大街118号

External links

• Official website

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