Heshan ()<!--Chinese in infoboxes-->, 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 and a population of 530,684 inhabitants as of 2020 census and some 200,000 internal migrants.

History

Heshan was made a prefecture in 1732 during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing. By the 19th century, made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing. In 1993, it was promoted to a county-level city.

Administrative divisions

Heshan Municipality administers ten towns:

{| class="wikitable"

! Name !! Chinese (S) !! Hanyu Pinyin !! Population (2010)

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| 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

Heshan 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

Heshan is the birthplace of the Southern lion dance style known as the Hok San lion dance.

Notable individuals

  • , winner of 1986 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.

Climate

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • , reprinted 2000.