Guancheng Subdistrict

For a district in Zhengzhou, Henan, see Guancheng Hui District.
Guancheng
莞城街道
Subdistrict

Ying'en Gate in Guancheng Subdistrict
Country China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture Dongguan
Area
 • Total 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Population (2013 census:[1]) 165,800
GDP
 • Total ¥ 7.358 billion (2015 Data)[2]
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website 文化莞城 guancheng.dg.gov.cn/index.php/c.html
Guancheng in Chinese. It means "City of Scirpus".

Guancheng Subdistrict (Chinese:莞城街道; pinyin: Guǎnchéng Jiēdào) is a subdistrict in Guangdong Province, China under the administration of Dongguan City. It has an area of 13.5 square kilometres and a residential population of 230,000, of which 152,000 are new residents. Guancheng was the old political and cultural centre of Dongguan, before the government moved to the new centre in the Nancheng Subdistrict.[3]

Basic Information

Item Simplified Chinese Content
Chinese Name 中文名称 莞城街道
English Name 外文名称 Guancheng Subdistrict
Type of Administrative division 行政区类别 Subdistrict
City 所属地区 Dongguan City
Subnational 下属地区 Dongzheng，Shiqiao，Xingtang Community etc.
Address of Government 政府驻地 No.1, Gaodi Street, Shiqiao Community,Guancheng Subdistrict, Dongguan City
Area Code 电话区号 0769
Postal Code 邮政区码 523001-523008
Location 地理位置 Central North of Dongguan City
Area 面积 13.5 square kilometer
Population 人口 26，000，000
Dialect 方言 Cantonese-Guancheng Dialect
Climate 气候 Subtropics monsoon climate
License Plate Codes 车牌代码 Yue S(粤S)

Introduction

Ke Yuan(可园)

Guancheng Subdistrict in Dongguan City has a history of some 1700 years, stretching back to 757 AD in the Tang Dynasty. Many culture relics remain. There is the Ke Yuan(可园), the most famous Chinese garden in Guangdong; The gate tower, Ying'en Men(迎恩门), which was built in the Ming Dynasty, has a history of more than 600 years. The Quejin Stele(却金碑) is a good scenic spot in Dongguan City, which bears testament to the Chinese people's sense of justice and probity when they had trade relations with Thailand in Ming Dynasty.

Guancheng Subdistrict gathers talented people, fortune and information together. It's a subdistrict connected with both traditional and modern trade, which provides a stage for the secondary industry. It is located on the Midwest of Dongguan City and the northeast of the Pearl River Delta. It's necessary to come and go from Guangdong and Hong Kong.[4]

Members of Leaders

Guancheng Subdistrict used to be the political center of Dongguan City. Here is the list of the politics of Guancheng Sbudistrict[5]

Name Position Division of Work
Liu Linhong(刘林宏) Party secretary, Director of the Liaison Committee of the NPC All of the work
Chen Huizhen(陈慧贞) Vice party secretary, Director of the Office Responsible for the economic work
Zhang Ruijun(张锐均) Vice party secretary In charge of political science and law, social security and social stability
Ma Xiaoqi(马小其) Member of the Party Committee, Secretary of Commission for DIscipline Inspecition In charge of discipline and supervision, auditing work
Wu Zhi'en(吴志恩) Member of the Party Committee, NPC deputy director of the Liaison Committee In charge of construction of the party, organization, personnel, Office of the NPC
Ye Haodian(叶浩钿) Member of the Party Committee Adjunct director of the Public Security Bureau
Zhang Junhua(张俊华) Member of the Party Committee In charge of business circulation and urban construction
Peng Lei(彭 雷) Member of the Party Committee In charge of health and family planning
Zhang Kaiqiang(张凯强) Member of the Party Committee In charge of finance, banking and asset management
Ye Xiaomin(叶小敏) Member of the Party Committee In charge of community work,social affairs and be responsible for daily work and Social Work Committee
Li Hangxu(李航旭) Member of the Party Committee In charge of safety production, trade, science and technology
Chen Yudong(陈玉东) Member of the Party Committee Served as armed forces minister, in charge of environmental protection work
Liang Feng(梁 丰) Deputy Director of the Office In charge of urban management, utilities, and three defenses and agricultural work
Yu Haihua(余海花) Deputy Director of the Office In charge of education and the work of the Women's Federation
Chen Haorong(陈浩荣) Deputy Director of the Office In charge of the construction of spiritual civilization, publicity, culture, sports and tourism
Kuang Hanqiang(邝汉强) Deputy Director of the Office In charge of private enterprises, Chamber of Commerce and the Food and Drug Supervision and Management Bureau
Yan Zheng(严 正) Deputy Director of the Office In charge of Party and government office, planning project and urban planning work
Chen Jinrong(陈金荣) NPC deputy director of the liaison Committee In charge of poverty alleviation and trade union work

Infrastructure

The night view of Ying'en Men in West Gate Avenue of Guancheng Subdistrict.

CBD

Guancheng Subdistrict forces to develop its business. There are 3 important CBD:

Medical and Health

Dongguan People's Hospital in Guancheng Subdistrict（东莞人民医院莞城旧址）

Guancheng Subdistrict is the center of medical and health in the whole city.There are many large integrated medical institutions, such as:

The schoolgate of DGUT.

Education

Guancheng Subdistrict locates in the center of downtown, which is an educational, political and economic area. It has long history of cultural deposits. This is the most outstanding advantage of education. There are a university, 3 senior high schools, 3 technical secondary schools, 8 primary schools and 19 kindergartens. Among these different kinds of schools, there is the best senior high school with hundreds years. Also, the only one university with high level science and engineering university locates in Guancheng Subdistrict.[6]

Here are some famous schools in Guancheng Subdistrict:

Cultural Relic

See also: Ke Yuan

This stele locates in Guangming Road outside the North Gate of Guancheng Subdistrict. It was established from 1541, Ming Dynasty Jiajing 21 Years. It is well-preserved. Quejin Stele recorded Li Kai, the Yin(县尹) of Panyu County(番禺县), dealings with the businessmen from Siam(Thailand now) without any payment during Ming Jiajing. This stele was made from bluestone and it was hard texture. The stele is 143cm long, 30cm wide and 20cm high with a red sandstone tectangular base.[7]

Daosheng Park（莞城道生园）

Ouge Arbours lies in west site of Yu Mountain in Dongguan People's Park. It was established from 1921. The arbours sitting southeast to northwest. It's 7.7 m wide, 6.5 m deep and 7.8 m high. Ouge Arbours was in honour of Huang Chunlin, the head of Dongguan County. He did so many good things for the local people that people built this arbours to mark what he did. In 2008, the managers of the park repaired the arbours according to its original sample and set some stone tables and stools for the tourists.[8]

See also: Ju Chao and Ju Lian

Daosheng Park was built by Zhang Jiamo, who was the nephew of Zhang Jingxiu, the founder of Ke Yuan. It stands in Daofu Alley of Guancheng Subdistrict. The whole park sat northwest towards the southeast. Ju Chao(居巢) and Ju Lian(居廉), who were the originators of Ling-nan School of painters, have lived in this park for about 10 years. Daosheng Park became the place of origin of Ling-nan School of painters because of their living. The original area of Daosheng Park was about 750 kilometers. However, after hundreds of years, there was only several old houses, old and shabby.

Gallery

Guancheng Subdistrict is the Old Town of Dongguan City. Here are some beautiful sitghts of Guancheng Subdistrict:

References

  1. ↑ "莞城街道人口普查 Population: How Many People Live In Guancheng Subdistrict / 东莞市莞城区". Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "东莞32镇区最新GDP排行榜 The Latest GDP Ranking of 32 Townships in Dongguan (2015) / 东莞市莞城区". Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. ↑ 莞城街道简介 Introduction of Guancheng Substrict Retrieved December 2,2015
  4. ↑ 莞城概览 Brief Summary of Guancheng Substrict Retrieved December 2,2015
  5. ↑ 莞城街道领导班子 The List of Politics of Guancheng Subdistrict Retrieved December 22,2015
  6. ↑ 莞城教育概览 List of Schools in Guancheng Subdistrict Retrieved December 16,2015
  7. ↑ 却金碑简介—莞城古迹 Introduction of Quejin Stele Retrieved January 7,2016
  8. ↑ 讴歌亭简介—莞城古迹 Introduction of Ouge Arbours Retrieved January 7,2016

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