Zengcheng District

Zengcheng 增城区
District
Gualv Square in Zengcheng
Zengcheng in Guangzhou
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Sub-provincial city	Guangzhou
Area
• Total	1,741.4 km^2 (672.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	810,554
• Density	470/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	511300
Area code(s)	020
Website	http://www.zengcheng.gov.cn/

Zengcheng District
Simplified Chinese	增城区
Traditional Chinese	增城區
Canton Romanization	zeng1 xing4 kêu1
Hanyu Pinyin	Zēngchéng Qū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zēngchéng Qū Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zang1 sing4 keoi1 Yale Romanization Jāngsìhng Kēui Canton Romanization zeng1 xing4 kêu1
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	增城
Canton Romanization	zeng1 xing4
Hanyu Pinyin	Zēngchéng
Postal	Tsengshing
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zēngchéng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zang1 sing4 Yale Romanization Jāngsìhng Canton Romanization zeng1 xing4

Zengcheng District, is a district of Guangzhou in the People's Republic of China. It was became part of Guangzhou on 12 February 2014.^[1]

Known for the production of blue jeans, in June 2011 Zengcheng was the scene of a riot by migrant workers.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Canton Romanization	Population (2010)[3]
Licheng Subdistrict	荔城街道	Lìchéng Jiēdào	lei6 séng4 gai1 dou6	191,777
Zengjiang Subdistrict	增江街道	Zēngjiāng Jiēdào	zeng1 gong1 gai1 dou6	78,072
Zhucun Subdistrict	朱村街道	Zhūcūn Jiēdào	ju1 qun1 gai1 dou6	43,557
Yongning Subdistrict	永宁街道	Yǒngníng Jiēdào	wing5 ning4 gai1 dou6
Zhengguo Town	正果镇	Zhèngguǒ Zhèn	zéng3 guo2 zen3	40,387
Shitan Town	石滩镇	Shítān Zhèn	ség6 tan1 zen3	121,674
Xintang Town	新塘镇	Xīntáng Zhèn	sen1 tong4 zen3	391,287
Zhongxin Town	中新镇	Zhōngxīn Zhèn	zung1 sen1 zen3	78,293
Paitan Town	派潭镇	Pàitán Zhèn	pai3 tam4 zen3	58,337
Xiaolou Town	小楼镇	Xiǎolóu Zhèn	xiu2 leo4 zen3	33,725
Xiancun Town	仙村镇	Xiāncūn Zhèn	xin1 qun1 zen3

History

Zengcheng was a county and it was established in Qin Dynasty, having a history of more than 2100 years. During the Ming Dynasty, because the area of Zengcheng county was too big for the empire to control, the emperor cut the north part out of the county to form Longmen county, which then was administered from to Huizhou city.

In 1993 the central Chinese government promoted Zengcheng county to Zengcheng city. In 2006 The small west part of Zengcheng became the Luogang district of Guangzhou City, which was then renamed to Huangpu district in 2014. Despite this status as a district, the people of Zengcheng district consider themselves as part of Zengcheng, rather than part of Guangzhou; this is in part because of the great distance between Zengcheng and downtown Guangzhou (100km). Moreover, before the 20th century, many people from Zengcheng had never even visited Guangzhou^[4] Moreover, those from Zengcheng speak a different Yue dialect or Hakka than those of Guangzhou.

Climate

Zengcheng's mild climate, fertile land, annual average temperature of 22.2 degrees and average yearly rainfall of 1,869 millimetres (73.6 in) make it suitable for tropical and subtropical crop growth. The district is noted for production of the lychee.

Tourist Attractions

Twin Dragon Resort opened to public in December 2014. The resort has a total area of 163 acres, and it consists of two theme parks, East Village and West Village. Located in the heart of Erlongshan subtropical rainforest, Twin Dragon Resort is blessed with exceptional natural resources and marvelous landscapes. To experience traditional Chinese culture, Twin Dragon Resort also offers a variety of family activities and events, suitable for visitors of all ages to participate.

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

• Utahloy International School Zengcheng^[5]

References

1. "Huangpu and Luogang Districts merge, Zengcheng becomes a District (黄埔萝岗合二为一 增城从化撤市改区)" (in Chinese). Nandu （南都网）. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
2. Beijing worries as sense of injustice deepens, Financial Times
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.
4. The official history record of Zengcheng 增城县志
5. "Contact." Utahloy International School Zengcheng. Retrieved on September 28, 2015. "Address: Guangshan Highway, Sanjiang Town, Zengcheng Guangdong, PRC 511325 增城誉德莱国际学校 - 中国广东省广州市增城市广汕公路三江镇" - See map in the last page of the "UISZ School Booklet."

External links

• Official website of Zengcheng Government
• Weather-forecast in Zengcheng

Coordinates: 23°17′17″N 113°49′41″E / 23.28806°N 113.82806°E