Zengcheng District (alternately romanized as Tsengshing) is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China.
History was established under the Qin following their conquest of the area, formerly held by the Baiyue tribes. Under the Ming, the northern area of the county was separated to form Longmen County, administered from Huizhou. The county was promoted to city status in 1993. In 2006, a western section of Zengcheng was severed to form Guangzhou's Luogang District, which was renamed Huangpu in 2014. On 12 February of the same year, Zengcheng was annexed to Guangzhou as a district. A riot of migrant workers occurred in Zengcheng in 2011.
Climate Zengcheng's mild climate, fertile land, annual average temperature of 22.02 degrees and average yearly rainfall of make it suitable for tropical and subtropical crop growth. The district is noted for production of the lychee.
Administrative divisions There are currently 6 subdistricts and 7 towns.
On 28 August 2012 one new subdistrict (Yongning) and one new town (Xiancun) were established from carving out of Xintang.
Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Canton Romanization Population (2010) Area (km2) Licheng Subdistrict Lìchéng Jiēdào lei6 séng4 gai1 dou6 191,777 132.27 Lihu Subdistrict Lìhú Jiēdào lei6 wu4 gai1 dou6 Zengjiang Subdistrict Zēngjiāng Jiēdào zeng1 gong1 gai1 dou6 78,072 86.18 Zhucun Subdistrict Zhūcūn Jiēdào ju1 qun1 gai1 dou6 43,557 93.90 Yongning Subdistrict Yǒngníng Jiēdào wing5 ning4 gai1 dou6 391,287 104.14 Ningxi Subdistrict Níngxī Jiēdào ning4 ség6 gai1 dou6 Xintang town Xīntáng Zhèn sen1 tong4 zen3 85.09 Xiancun town Xiāncūn Zhèn xin1 qun1 zen3 56.65 Zhengguo town Zhèngguǒ Zhèn zéng3 guo2 zen3 40,387 236.40 Shitan town Shítān Zhèn ség6 tan1 zen3 121,674 184.00 Zhongxin town Zhōngxīn Zhèn zung1 sen1 zen3 78,293 236.00 Paitan town Pàitán Zhèn pai3 tam4 zen3 58,337 289.50 Xiaolou town Xiǎolóu Zhèn xiu2 leo4 zen3 33,725 136.00
Demography Owing to the distance from Guangzhou's city center, many locals consider themselves distinct from the other Guangzhounese. They also speak separate Yue and Hakka dialects.The official history record of Zengcheng 增城县志
Transportation
Metro Zengcheng is currently serviced by two metro lines operated by Guangzhou Metro:
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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"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." Fettes College Guangzhou
Notable people Zhan Ruo Shui (湛若水): male philosopher of Ming dynasty Leung Kwok Hung (梁國雄): Hong Kong male politician Hélène Wong (黃喜蓮): female Chinese New Zealand writer, her publishing includes being Chinese: My Own Story
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References
External links Official website of Zengcheng Government Weather-forecast in Zengcheng