Heshan (), 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. The city is now being conurbated with Jiangmen and therefore is included in the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River conurbation with more than 65,57 million inhabitants. As an important qiao'xiang (侨乡) of Guangdong province, there are approximately 360,000 people of Heshan origin or descent living in other parts of the world, particularly in the Americas such as Chile, Peru and the United States.
Situated about south west of the provincial capital, Guangzhou, Heshan occupies a strategic location on the Pearl River Delta, commanding the northern gateway to Jiangmen's five administrative divisions. Along the opposite bank of the same river, lie the two municipalities of Nanhai and Shunde. Heshan is around three hours from Hong Kong and one hour from Macau by road. The city's harbour can accommodate vessels of up to . Ships ply from here to Hong Kong directly.
Name Heshan—one of several places in China whose name means "Mount Crane"—takes its name from a nearby mountain thought to resemble the shape of the bird. The spelling Heshan derives from the pinyin romanization of the name's Mandarin pronunciation. The Postal Map spelling Hokshan was a combination of the local Cantonese pronunciation of the first character and the Mandarin pronunciation of the second. Heshan has also been romanized as Ho Shan and Ho-shan.
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:
Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010) 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.
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References Citations
Bibliography , reprinted 2000.