Kaiping is located in the middle of Wuyi overseas Chinese, with a total area of about 1,659 square kilometers and a population of about 680,000 (2004 statistics), with the jurisdiction of 2 streets and 13 towns. *** There are 2 urban areas, namely Sanbu and Changsha two streets, with an area of about 108 square kilometers and a population of about 210,000 people. The town of Sanbu, the former county town of Kaiping County, is divided by the Tanjiang River into three areas, namely Changsha, Xinchang and Dihai, which are similar to the three towns of Wuhan, and is therefore called "Little Wuhan". Kaiping is the country's famous hometown of overseas Chinese, living overseas Chinese and Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, about 750,000 people, are distributed in 68 countries and regions.
Name of the year
The first year of Zhu Wen, the Great Ancestor of Later Liang, *** counted 5 years (April 907-April 911)
Tai Zu Qian of Wu Yue, the Great Ancestor of Gold, the Great Ancestor of Fujian, Wang Shenzhi, the King of Jingnan, Gao Jixing, the King of Jingnan, Ma Yin, the King of Chu Wumu, used the same year
Years of the regimes in the same period: Tian Bao, the year of Sun Quan, the year of Sun Quan's great ancestor, Ch'ang Kung, the year of 904 -932 (this year is circulated only in Wu Yue)
The year of the regime in existence during the same period.
Tianyou Wu Liezong Yang Wo 905-908
Wu Gaozu Yang Longyin 908-919
Wucheng Former Gaozu Wang Jian of Shu 908-910
City Names
Basic Facts Kaiping is located in the southwestern part of the Pearl River Delta. The total area is 1,659 square kilometers. The total population is 680,000 (2003) Municipal People's Government in Changsha Street, Changsha Guanghua Road No. 1, Zip Code: 529300. code: 440783. area code: 0750. pinyin: kāi pínɡ shì. Kaiping is China's famous Hometown of Overseas Chinese, Hometown of Architecture and the Hometown of the Arts, the National Garden City, is also known as the hometown of the towers.
Location - Area Located in the south-central Guangdong Province, southwest of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, 110 kilometers north of Guangzhou. Across the longitude 112 ° 13 ' ~ 112 ° 48 ', latitude 21 ° 56 ' ~ 22 ° 39 '; northeast even Xinhui, due north by Heshan, southeast near Taishan, southwest of Enping, northwest of neighboring Xinxing. The city's total area of 1,659 square kilometers, the territory of the north and south of the western part of the low hills, the east and central part of the hilly plains, the Tam River from west to east across the city's hinterland, the terrain from the north and south of the Tam River around the belt tilted at an elevation of 50 meters above sea level below the plains accounted for the area of the city's 69%, hilly area accounted for 29%, the mountainous area accounted for 2%. Tanjiang, Cangjiang meet, through the flow, deep river width, beautiful environment, pleasant scenery, known as "small Wuhan", has always been an important commercial port and the distribution of goods.
EthnicityThe city's ethnic groups are mainly Han Chinese, accounting for 98.18% of the city's total population (2000 census data), and the rest are Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans, Hmongs, Bunyi, Manchus, Yao, Tujia, Li and Gaoshan.
LanguageThe main language of the Kaiping people is Kaiping (a category of Taishanese), and most people understand and listen to Cantonese, but speaking Cantonese may vary. In addition, the dialects of different parts of Kaiping are quite different, for example, the accents of Dasha, Magang and Longsheng within Kaiping may not be clearly understood by those who speak Kaiping.
Overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots in Kaiping City is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. Overseas Chinese, Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots living abroad **** 750,000 people, distributed in 67 countries and regions in the world. Over the years, the majority of overseas folks living abroad enthusiastically support the construction of their hometowns, and organize education, health, charity and public welfare, culture and welfare and other public welfare undertakings, for the construction of their hometowns and economic development to make great contributions.
Sights and attractions of Kaiping City is a southern subtropical monsoon maritime climate zone, the average annual temperature of 21.5 degrees, annual rainfall of 1700-2400 millimeters, is a tourist resort. Kaiping City, the sights and attractions of sightseeing attractions are Kaiping Watchtower, Li Park, Chikan Continental Style Street, Nanlou Memorial Park, Liang Jinshan Scenic Tourist Area, Peacock Lake Tourist Area, Kaiyuan Tower Park, the style of the Hall, shopping street, Canada Village, Zhou Wenyong Chen Tiejun Martyrs' Mausoleum, and so on.
Specialties Lou Gang dog meat, Magang goose, Shui Kou cabbage, Tan Bi winter melon, Shui Kou curd, golden chicken kudzu, Jinshan fire garlic, Jinshan Ganoderma lucidum, Peitou cinnamon lychee, and so on.
Transportation Kaiping City, land and water transportation is convenient, Kaiyang high-speed, 325 National Highway across the territory, the city's through the cement highway more than 800 kilometers, the city through the rural town of all the roads hydration. Three ports listed as a national port, there are passenger and cargo ships directly to Hong Kong, Guangzhou coastal areas, including two luxury passenger ships to and from Hong Kong, 5 hours to reach their destinations, 200 cabs, bus routes 1-10, 13 Road. The city has realized the urban and rural telephone programmed.
Mineral resources Kaiping City is rich in mineral resources, iron, manganese, copper, tin, gold, uranium, monazite, lithium mica, coal, refractory stone, potassium feldspar and other 33 kinds. Agriculture is dominated by rice, which is one of the 18 key grain-producing areas in Guangdong.
Celebrities Red Thread Daughter Famous Cantonese Opera Artist Situ Meitang Overseas Chinese leader in the United States, famous for organizing donations from overseas Chinese during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Kwan Chi-bun, Siu-fat (Tsui Chi-yung), Wong Suk-yee, Hong Kong artistes.
Top Ten Dishes Kaiping BBQ Pork Golden in color, crispy in the mouth but not greasy, with a unique sauce flavor. Golden Eel Dance Barbecued eel, golden color, rich flavor, aroma, line to swim in the dragon, just like the line, dynamic. Hometown tofu corner using local tofu as raw materials, precision production, nutrition is very rich, beautiful appearance, like a peacock open screen, fresh color and taste, long aftertaste. The pork knuckle is made from moderately fat and thin pork knuckle with a variety of precious Chinese medicines, which makes the skin and meat smooth, leaving a sweet aftertaste on the teeth and cheeks. Wushan five-spice meat is specially selected from farm-raised meat dogs, with a unique system, smooth meat, rich flavor and aroma. Sweet potato and taro boiled with mustard, using fresh sweet potato, taro and mustard cooked into a refreshing, fresh taste, appetizing, is a green health food. Sand ginger cut chicken selected local ground castrated chicken, with the top soup carefully cooked, crispy skin, smooth meat, chicken flavor. The secret white cut sheep selected sheep, secret method of production, fresh meat, skin crisp, fragrant, smooth. It does not contain cholesterol, and has a variety of tonic functions for the human body. Taro and Goose Stewed Makang Goose is made with local taro and the famous Makang Goose, which is uniquely cooked with delicious taste and has the effect of strengthening the spleen and benefiting the energy, appetizing and eliminating food. Tambey White Jade with Round Fish is made with Cangcheng Tambey's local winter melon and round fish, with original juice and flavor, smooth and fragrant meat, which is nourishing and nourishing to the skin.
Kaiping specialties
Guanghe curd Kaiping Guanghe curd using high-quality soybeans as the main raw material, coupled with a variety of traditional auxiliary materials pickled and made of both family meals, but also teahouses, restaurants, hotels, cooking excellent ingredients, with a golden color, salty and light to taste, fresh, tender and smooth, and melting in the mouth and other characteristics. The products have been awarded the national gold medal many times, sold all over the country, and exported to the United States, Britain and other 30 countries and regions.
Jinshan Fire Garlic Jinshan Fire Garlic was first planted in Qing Guangxu year in the Qing Dynasty in the Qing Longli of Shukou Shuxia, and then gradually spread to the temple before the new house, Jinshan large-scale planting, and became the main export of agricultural products in Kaiping, due to the large number of exports in the Jinshan Terminal, so it is known as the "Jinshan Fire Garlic". Characterized by porcelain white flesh, thick, high oil content, rich flavor, rich gelatin, cut surface for bead-like vein-like body.
Shukou Cabbage Shukou Cabbage is a famous traditional special product of Shukou Town, Kaiping City, which has a history of more than 300 years and is characterized by short feet, fat stems, spoon-shaped leaves, white stems and dark green leaves, similar to a vase, chlorophyll, vitamin-rich, sweet and refreshing. In addition to being sold domestically, Shukou dried cabbage is also exported to Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia. Shukou Cabbage is cultivated by screening and purifying mutated cabbages and keeping its own seeds. It can be planted in all seasons of the year, with a short growth cycle, wide adaptability, strong resistance to adversity, easy to plant and easy to manage, and high yield.
Peitou cinnamon flavor lychee Peitou cinnamon flavor lychee produced in Magang Town, Peitou Mouth Village, for the Canadian overseas Chinese Wu Wenxi transplanted from Zengcheng in 1915. Characterized by thick and crispy flesh, cinnamon flavor, near the shoulder of the fruit has dark green patches, so it is called duck head green cinnamon flavor. Many overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots like to organize groups to Peitou mouth to eat lychee, Peitou mouth cinnamon flavor lychee in the province, Hong Kong and Macao are famous.
Lianzhu Fruit Sugar Cane Lianzhu Fruit Sugar Cane is produced in Lianzhu of Shagang Street Office, which is a famous specialty of Kaiping. The area around Lianzhu is near the Tanjiang River and the soil is fertile. More than a hundred years ago, the townspeople here cultivated a kind of sugarcane with a slender appearance, fat cane knuckles and light yellow skin color, which is called La Cane. Later on, this kind of sugarcane was commonly called "fruit cane" because it has a very sweet and fruity flavor, and it is also cool and does not cause fire. Fruit cane is usually planted in February to March every year and harvested in December, now almost every villager in the area of Lianzhu has a sugar cane field, and every household has to plant 1-2 acres of fruit cane, and the fruit cane on the market in the area of Wuyi is Jinji Pango, formerly known as Tugua, also known as Shagua, which got its name due to the production of dry Jinji Town, and it is a famous local specialty of Kaiping. Jinji kudzu has been planted since 1891, and has the characteristics of thin skin, white color, sweet and crispy, juicy and smooth texture, which can be eaten raw or cooked, with the best taste in cooked food. Jinji kudzu attracts a large number of merchants to purchase every year, with the most abundant production and outstanding quality in the area of Tiantian Village and Gaoxi Village. Longsheng popcorn Longsheng sweet orange began planting in 1969, characterized by thin skin and good color, sweet and less nuclear, rich in vitamins and fruit acids, varieties of Yangshan orange, October orange, orange. And poplar, guava, stone fruit are planted in Taiwan, which poplar fruit meat tender, sweet and tasty; guava formerly known as bar hand, also known as barbecue, sweet and crisp, varieties of the century bar, four seasons bar, pearl bar, crystal bar, no son of bar, etc.; stone fruit for the drinks on the spices, but also can be freshly eaten, the flesh of the golden and has a fragrance.
Kingsley cookies produced by Kaiping City, Kingsley Biscuit Company, which a number of cookie series was named the national quality products. Such as mandarin duck sandwich biscuits in 1994 won the title of China's famous brand products, nutritional breakfast cake, "B" word cake, fancy wafers, etc. won the province's light industry in 1994, the excellent "four new" product awards, fresh onion soda crackers in 1997 won the Ministry of Quality Product Award. Now the cookies are exported to the United States, Canada, the Middle East and Hong Kong and other countries and regions, and ranked first among the national counterparts.
Ajisai Soy Sauce Ajisai Soy Sauce is produced by Ajisai Da (Group) Seasoning Products Co. The product selection of high-quality soybeans and flour as the main raw material, the traditional technology and combined with modern processing methods refined from its bright red color, black beans fresh and rich, and has a rich nutritional value. Xinxinxiang Egg Products Produced by Kaiping Xinxinxiang Egg Company, its leather eggs, salted eggs and other egg products, the selection of local high-quality fresh egg sources, from the traditional process into the modern technology, thus becoming an excellent choice for today's green recipes.
Dongshan Honey is produced in Dongshan Township, which has a wide area of mountains and forests and is rich in honey, making it an excellent place to brew honey. The honey produced by the town is of the best quality, and is produced in abundance during the winter months. There are nearly 300 professional beekeeping households in the town, accounting for about 9% of all farms in the town. Due to the excellent quality of Dongshan honey, so the majority of overseas Chinese and Hong Kong and Macao compatriots love, they often travel to Dongshan procurement.
Makang goose Guangdong Province, one of the local fine goose species. Species originated in Kaiping City, Makang Town, so the name "Makang Goose", characterized by: medium-sized, head, mouth, feet are black, gray-black feathers, head, neck thick, chest wide, feet high, thin skin, thin flesh, meat grain, good meat quality, moderate fat, delicious flavor. In addition, Magang goose disease resistance, roughage early maturity, easy to grow, more eggs, best-selling at home and abroad.
Tambi winter melon The Tambi winter melon produced in Cangcheng Township has a history of more than 200 years of cultivation. Tan Bi winter melon is characterized by: slightly smaller than the average winter melon, a single melon weight of about 3 kg, thick flesh flesh less, solid flesh, sweet and crisp, resistant to storage, long storage does not lose water, do not mold, there is the effect of summer heat relief.
Administrative divisions
Kaiping City, the jurisdiction of the district from the beginning of the Changsha and Hsinchang two districts to the development of today's nine districts (Changsha, Hsinchang, runway, Dihai, port, punch orange, Lechong, Xianglong), 13 towns (Yue Shan, Shui Kou, Chishui, Jinji, Shell Gon, Lily, Chikan, Tangkou, Dasha, Magang, Longsheng, Cangcheng, Shatang, Lougang, Sanbu) as well as the Cuishan Lake Industrial Zone and Cangcheng Industrial Zone.
History
Kaiping County was established in the Ming Dynasty, and was named after Kaiping Tun, where the county seat was located.
On January 5, 1993, the Ministry of Civil Affairs approved (Civil Affairs Approval [1993] No. 1) the abolition of Kaiping County and the establishment of Kaiping City.
On June 21, 1999, the Ministry of Civil Affairs approved (Minfa [1999] No. 45) the relocation of the residence of the Kaiping Municipal People's Government from No. 135, Yanjiang East Road, Changsha, Sanbu Street, to No. 1, Guanghua Road, Changsha, Changsha Street.
In 2000, Kaiping City governed 3 streets and 15 towns. The total population of 668,692 people, the population of the towns: three port district streets 145900 Changsha district streets 84558 Shagang district streets 36542 Shui Jing Town 5262 Yue Shan Town 36071 Shui Kou Town 35735 Shatang Town 28371 Cangcheng Town 31114 Longsheng Town 31681 Dasha Town 27335 Ma Gang Town 36914 Tangkou Town 26065 Chikan Town 45525 Lily Town 23664 Sheungang Town 16700 Jinji Town 19546 Chishui Town 27029 Dongshan Town 10680 (according to the fifth population census data; unit: people)
In 2002, Kaiping City has jurisdiction over 3 streets (Sanbu, Changsha, Shagang), 15 towns (Shuijing, Yueshan, Shukou, Chishui, Dongshan, Jinji, Sheungang, Lily, Chikan, Tangkou, Dasha, Magang, Longsheng Longsheng, Cangcheng, and Shatang).
In 2004, Shuijing Town was merged into Yuishan Town, and Dongshan Town was merged into Chishui Town. After the zoning adjustment, Kaiping City has jurisdiction over: Sanbu Street Changsha Street Shagang Street Yue Shan Town Shuikou Town Shatang Town Cangcheng Town Longsheng Town Magang Town Dasha Town Tongkou Town Chikan Town Lily Shell Gunn Town Chichijin Town Chishui Town
May 2005, Kaiping City has jurisdiction over 3 streets (Changsha, Sanbu, Shagang), 13 towns (Yue Shan, Shuikou, Chishui, Chichijin, Shell Gunn, Lily, Chikan, Tongkou, Dasha, Magang , Longsheng, Cangcheng, and Shatang).
July 28, 2005, Guangdong Provincial Department of Civil Affairs "on the agreement to adjust the administrative division of Kaiping City, Shukou Town approval" (Guangdong Min District [2005] No. 38) agreed to abolish the Kaiping City, Shagang Street Office, and merged into Shukou Town. The new ShuiKou town town total area of 80.5 square kilometers, with a total population of 84,000 people, and another 20,000 foreign population.
As of December 31, 2005, Kaiping City has 2 streets (Changsha, Sanbu) and 13 towns (Yue Shan, Shukou, Chishui, Jinji, Sheungang, Baihe, Chikan, Tangkou, Dasha, Magang, Longsheng, Cangcheng, Shatang).
World Cultural Heritage - Kaiping Watchtower and village
June 2007, declared towers and villages successful! And held a grand party in the city square! And invited the famous Hunan program "Happy Camp" to participate in hosting! Zhongyuan Memorial Middle School and Changshi attached elementary school to attend the party! Mayor Wu Pingchao in the evening at 7:00 pm to officially light up the Kaiping Watchtower and the village to apply for the success of the World Heritage sign! And invited many stars to join!
June 28, Beijing time, UNESCO's thirty-first session of the World Heritage General Assembly, "Guangdong's Kaiping Watchtower and Villages" successfully passed the vote, becoming China's thirty-fifth World Heritage Site, but also the first World Heritage Site in Guangdong Province.
There are many types of towers in Kaiping, if you look at the building materials, can be divided into four types: stone buildings, rammed earth buildings, brick buildings, concrete buildings.