Statue of Sun Yat-sen in Sunwen Memorial Park.

Zhongshan (Chinese: 中山; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngshān) is a city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province in southern China. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1688x1932, 312 KB) Statue of Sun Yat-sen in Sunwen Memorial Park, Zhongshan, May 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1688x1932, 312 KB) Statue of Sun Yat-sen in Sunwen Memorial Park, Zhongshan, May 2005. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Sydney, Australia at Night. ... Map of Pearl River Delta (details) The Pearl River Delta (PRD, Chinese: 珠江三角洲; Mandarin Pinyin: ZhÅ« Jiāng SānjiÇŽozhōu; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: zyu1 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1), China, occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River estuary where the river flows into the South China Sea. ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... For other province-level divisions, see Political divisions of China. ...

The city was originally a county renamed in honour of Dr. Sun Zhongshan, who is also known as Sun Yat-sen and considered by many to be the "Father of modern China". Dr. Sun was born in Cuiheng town just outside Zhongshan. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866–March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader who had a significant role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. ... The village of Cuiheng (Chinese: 翠亨村; Pinyin: Cuìhéngcūn) is the birthplace of Sun Yat-sen, the Father of the Nation of the Republic of China. ...

Prior to the name change, the city was called Xiangshan County (香山縣 "Fragrant Mountain") and was part of Yuehai Circuit (粵海道). Circuits in the common law In law, a circuit is an appellate judicial district commonly seen in the court systems of many nations. ...

Cityscape

Sunwen Road West at dusk.

Zhongshan is a city of numerous leafy parks, wide boulevards and various monuments. Notable sights include: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1207 KB) Sunwen Road West at night, Zhongshan, May 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1207 KB) Sunwen Road West at night, Zhongshan, May 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ... Boulevard has two generally accepted meanings. ... The Taj Mahal in Agra (Uttar Pradesh, India) Monuments are usually created for the dual function of commemorating an important event or person while also creating an artistic object that will improve the appearance of a city or location. ...

• Sunwen Road West (or Sunwen Xilu) in Zhongshan Old Town, a pedestrian mall lined with dozens of restored buildings from the colonial period in treaty port style. The seven story Fufeng Pagoda, built in 1608, which is visible from all over the city, is located on a hill in Zhongshan Park, which abuts the western end of Sunwen Road West immediately to its north.

• Sunwen Memorial Park, at the southern end of Xingshong Road, is the site of the largest bronze sculpture of Sun Yat-sen in the world.

Fufeng pagoda in Zhongshan Park.

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Administration

Zhongshan contains 24 towns, five district offices and a development zone. Banfu Town (板芙镇), Cuifengcun Town (翠亨村镇), Dachong Town (大涌镇), Dongfeng Town (东凤镇), Dongsheng Town (东升镇), Fusha Town (阜沙镇), Gangkou Town (港口镇), Guzhen Town (古镇镇), Henglan Town (横栏镇), Hengmen Town (横门镇), Huangpu Town (黄圃镇), Langwang Town (浪网镇), Minzhong Town (民众镇), Nanlang Town (南朗镇), Nantou Town (南头镇), Sanjiao Town (三角镇), Sanxiang Town (三乡镇), Shalang Town (沙朗镇), Shaxi Town (沙溪镇), Shengwang Town (神湾镇), Shiqi Town (石岐）, Tanbei Town (坦背镇), Tanzhou Town (坦洲镇), Wuguishan Town (五桂山镇), Xiaolan Town (小榄镇), Central District Office (中区办事处), East District Office (东区办事处), North District Office (北区办事处). The village of Cuiheng (Chinese: 翠亨村; Pinyin: Cuìhéngcūn) is the birthplace of Sun Yat-sen, the Father of the Nation of the Republic of China. ... Dachong Town (Chinese: 大涌鎮Pinyin: DàyÇ’ng Zhèn) was once known as Longdu(Chinese language: 隆都Pinyin: Lóng-dÅ« ) in Qing Dynasty. ... Guzhen Town (Chinese: 古鎮鎮Pinyin: GÇ”zhèn Zhèn) is situated at the northwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan with a distance of 23km from the city. ... Nantou is the name of several places: Nantou County (南投縣) of Taiwan Nantou City (南投市) a city in Nantou County Nantou, Guangdong (南头镇) a town in the Guangdong province This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Xiaolan Town (Chinese: 小欖鎮Pinyin: XǐaolÇŽn Zhèn) is a Chinese city situated at the northwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan. ...

• South District Office (南区办事处)
• West District Office (西区办事处)

Economics

Primary Industries

Primary productions are agricultural, such as rice, lychee, banana, and sugar cane. Added to this, horticulture in Xiaolan Town is famous throughout southern China for its blooming chrysanthemum. Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia and to Africa. ... Binomial name Litchi chinensis Sonn. ... Species Hybrid origin; see text A banana plant is a herb in the genus, Musa, which because of its size and structure, is often mistaken for a tree. ... Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... Xiaolan Town (Chinese: 小欖鎮Pinyin: XǐaolÇŽn Zhèn) is a Chinese city situated at the northwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan. ... Species - tricolor daisy - pyrethrum - pyrethum daisy - crown daisy - marguerite - daisy - florists           chrysanthemum C. segetum - corndaisy Ref: ITIS 35791 See also Daisy (disambiguation) The chrysanthemum, also known as the mum, is a flowering perennial plant of the genus Chrysanthemum in the daisy family (Asteraceae). ...

Manufacturing Industries

Zhongshan, together with Dongguan, Nanhai and Shunde, are dubbed as Four Little Tigers in Guangdong. The proximity of Zhongshan to Hong Kong and Macao is an advantage to its economic development, especially on the manufacturing industries. Dongguan (Simplified Chinese: 东莞; Traditional Chinese: 東莞; pinyin: Dōngguān) is an important industrial prefecture-level city in the Pearl River Delta, in the Guangdong Province of southern China. ... Shunde (顺德) is a county town (and a county) in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong province, southeast China. ...

In the 1980s, Zhongshan has a relatively developed State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) sector that was used to stimulate the TVE development in the countryside. Currently, the SOE sector is much weaker and the economy is dominated by foreign investment and TVEs, and also by various specialized manufacturing towns. Each of these towns is specialized in making a particular product. Most of the towns are so successful that they earn a reputation as a leading manufacturer in their own pillar industries. Indeed, "One Industry in One Town" has become a unique economic feature in Zhongshan.

Pillar industries in various specialized manufacturing towns in Zhongshan include:

• Dachong Town for mahogany furniture industry,
• Dongfeng Town for electric houshold appliance industry,
• Guzhen Town for lighting fitting products,
• Huangpu Town for food industry,
• Shaxi Town for causal wear manufacturing,
• Xiaolan Town for locks and hardware industry, as well as for electronic acoustics products

The government of Zhongshan encourages "Research and Design" in the region by setting up national level research centre and specialized industrial regions. For example, the Zhongshan National Torch High-Tech Industrial Development Zone (中山國家級火炬高技術產業開發區) was established in 1990 in the east of the city by Ministry of Science and Technology and the governments of Guangdong province and Zhongshan. Since 2001, it has contained Zhongshan Electronic Base of China(中国电子中山基地) for its reputation on the electronic acoustics industries. Following the possible development in Nansha, the city considers its eastern part, which 400km² land available, as a focus of development. Dachong Town (Chinese: 大涌鎮Pinyin: DàyÇ’ng Zhèn) was once known as Longdu(Chinese language: 隆都Pinyin: Lóng-dÅ« ) in Qing Dynasty. ... Guzhen Town (Chinese: 古鎮鎮Pinyin: GÇ”zhèn Zhèn) is situated at the northwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan with a distance of 23km from the city. ... Xiaolan Town (Chinese: 小欖鎮Pinyin: XǐaolÇŽn Zhèn) is a Chinese city situated at the northwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan. ... Acoustics is a branch of physics and is the study of sound, mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids. ...

Currently, the city is trying to re-organizing the fragmented industrialization. Meanwhile, the light and labour intensive industry characteristic of Zhongshan's economy imposes problem on shortage of land in Zhongshan.

Education

Colleges and universities

• Sun Yet-sen University of Medical Sciences
• Zhongshan College

Sun Yet-sen University or Zhongshan University (中山大学, pinyin: Zhōngshān Dàxué) is a prominent university in Guangdong, China. ...

External links

• Zhongshan government website
• Zhongshan Wiki

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