Chancheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province

Chancheng District is subordinate to Foshan City, Guangdong Province. It is one of the five administrative districts of Foshan City. It ranks 16th among the top 100 districts in China. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Foshan City. It is located in the central part of Guangdong Province and the downtown area of Foshan City. Chancheng District is surrounded by Nanhai District of Foshan City on three sides, and adjacent to Shunde District in the southeast and south. It is about 30 kilometers away from Liwan District, Yuexiu District, Tianhe District, Haizhu District and Panyu District of Guangzhou. It is close to Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other famous cities in the Pearl River Delta. It is the "center" of politics, economy, science, education, culture and health of Foshan, the third city in Guangdong.

As of 2018, Chancheng District has three streets, 145 villages (communities), Nanzhuang Town and zumiao, Shiwan Town and Zhangcha, with a permanent population of 1.23 million and a total area of 154.09 square kilometers.

Zumiao street in Chancheng District, formerly known as Foshan Town, is one of the four famous towns in ancient China, one of the four gathering places in the world, one of the birthplaces of Lingnan culture and a national historical and cultural city. It is a famous town of martial arts, patent medicine and folk art, with eight historical and cultural street areas densely preserved. Chancheng is the political, financial, cultural, transportation and information center of Foshan City. The tertiary industry is highly developed in Foshan. Foshan Chancheng, the largest commodity distribution center in southern China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, was listed as one of the "four major gatherings" (Beijing, Foshan, Suzhou and Hankou). Chancheng District is the birthplace of Cantonese Opera and one of the birthplaces of Lingnan culture.

In October 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 investment potential areas, top 100 science and technology innovation areas and top 100 green development areas in 2018. In November 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 industrial districts in 2018. In October 2019, it became the 16th in the list of top 100 districts in China's comprehensive strength (top 100 districts in China), and was rated as top 100 districts in China's investment potential in 2019, top 100 districts in China's science and technology innovation in 2019, and top 100 districts in China's green development in 2019. In 2019, the GDP of Chancheng District will reach 192.046 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%.

Evolution of organizational system

Foshan "originated in Jin Dynasty and got its name from Tang Dynasty". As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, handicraft industry, commerce and culture were very prosperous. By the Northern Song Dynasty, Foshan had developed into an important Lingnan town with a large number of merchants and developed industry and commerce. Together with Hankou town in Hubei Province, Jingdezhen town in Jiangxi Province and Zhuxian Town in Henan Province, Foshan was known as China's "four famous towns".

The pre Qin period belongs to Baiyue. In 222 B.C., after Ying Zheng, king of Qin, unified the six states, he sent Tu Sui to lead 500000 Qin troops to attack Lingnan because of the southern expedition to the king of Baiyue. In 214 B.C., the Qin troops basically occupied Lingnan. Then, the first emperor of Qin set up three prefectures, Guilin, Xiang and Nanhai. Chancheng belongs to Nanhai county.

In Jin Dynasty, Chan City was called "Jihua township". In the second year of Tang Zhenguan (628), Jihua township was called "Foshan", which means "mountain of Buddhism" and "Zen" for short.

In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Foshan Chancheng and Shunde belonged to Xianning County, which was merged into Nanhai County in the early Song Dynasty.

In 1452, Foshan was granted the title of "Zhongyi township", belonging to Nanhai county.

During the period of the Republic of China, Foshan successively established Foshan Town, Foshan City and Foshan town.

On October 31, 1949, Foshan Municipal People's government was established.

On July 1, 1950, Foshan was changed into a town under the jurisdiction of Nanhai county.

On June 26, 1951, Foshan town was changed into a city.

In June 1954, the CPC Central Guangdong district Party committee and central Guangdong administrative office moved from Jiangmen City to No. 10 Dafu Road, Foshan City.

In February 1956, Foshan Prefecture Committee of the CPC and Foshan special district were established

In 1958, Foshan and Jiangmen were transformed into county-level cities under the leadership of Foshan district.

In 1966, Foshan was upgraded to a prefecture level city under the dual leadership of Guangdong Province and Foshan district.

In 1970, Foshan district was renamed as Foshan area, and Foshan and Jiangmen were changed into county-level cities.

On June 1, 1983, the organizational system of Foshan was abolished and the system of city leading county was implemented.

In June 1984, Foshan City governed Fenjiang district (changed to urban area in 1986), Shiwan District, Nanhai, Shunde, Gaoming and Sanshui counties, and took charge of Zhongshan City. In 2000, there were six streets in the urban area, two streets and four towns in Shiwan District. According to the data of the fifth census, the total population of the urban area is 296706, including 48879 in Shengping street, 46746 in zumiao street, 43575 in Yong'an street, 62221 in pujun street, 36775 in Chengmentou street, 49530 in Tongji street and 8980 in Jingkou overseas Chinese Economic Zone virtual town; the total population of Shiwan District is 471950, including 40277 in Jiangwan street, 27530 in Chengnan street and 42 in Shiwan Town 017, 149982 in Zhangcha Town, 101033 in Lanshi town and 111111 in Huanshi town.

On December 8, 2002, the State Council approved (Guo Han No. 109) to adjust the administrative division of Foshan City: to abolish the urban area and Shiwan District of Foshan City and establish Chancheng District of Foshan City. The former administrative areas of Foshan City, Shiwan District and Nanzhuang Town of Nanhai city are the administrative areas of Chancheng District. The District People's government is located in Dafu South Road. On January 8, 2003, Chancheng District was officially listed. Before the adjustment of administrative divisions: the urban area is 19 square kilometers with a population of 320000 and a postcode of 528000; the Shiwan District is 71 square kilometers with a population of 170000 and a postcode of 528031.

In 2002, Chancheng District had jurisdiction over 8 streets (south of Jiangwan City, Mentou, Tongji City, Yongan pujun, Shengping ancestral temple) and 5 towns (Nanzhuang, Zhangcha ring city, Lanshi Shiwan).

On September 18, 2003, with the approval of the provincial people's government and the reply of the Provincial Department of civil affairs, it was agreed to abolish the organizational system of Zhangcha, Huanshi and Lanshi town in Chancheng District, and set up Zhangcha, Huanshi and Lanshi sub district offices respectively; to abolish Shiwan and Jiangwan sub district offices, and merge their administrative regions to set up Shiwan sub district office. With the approval of the Municipal People's government, the Chengmentou sub district office will be canceled and its administrative region will be merged into zumiao sub district office; Yong'an sub district office will be canceled and its administrative region will be merged into Shengping sub district office; Tongji sub district office will be canceled and its administrative region will be merged into pujun sub district office. After the adjustment, it has jurisdiction over 8 streets and 1 town: Zhangcha street, Huanshi street, Lanshi street, Chengnan street, Shiwan Town Street, Shengping street, zumiao street, pujun street and Nanzhuang Town.

administrative division

Division evolution

On December 8, 2002, Foshan City and Shiwan District were abolished and Chancheng District of Foshan City was established. The former administrative areas of Foshan City, Shiwan District and Nanzhuang Town of Nanhai city are the administrative areas of Chancheng District. The District People's government is located in Dafu South Road.

On January 8, 2003, Chancheng District was officially listed. Chancheng District has 8 streets (Shengping, zumiao, Yong'an, pujun, Tongji, Chengmentou, Jiangwan, Chengnan) and 5 towns (Lanshi, Shiwan, Zhangcha, Huanshi, Nanzhuang).

As of December 31, 2005, Chancheng District has jurisdiction over 8 streets (Shengping, zumiao, pujun, Shiwan, Chengnan, Zhangcha, Lanshi, Huanshi) and 1 town (Nanzhuang)

On June 29, 2006, Chancheng District adjusted the administrative divisions of the streets under its jurisdiction. After the adjustment of administrative divisions, Chancheng District has jurisdiction over three streets (zumiao, Shiwan, Zhangcha) and one town (Nanzhuang).

In April 2007, eight communities including Yongjin, Hongqiang and Liaoyuan were abolished in zumiao street, and their administrative divisions were merged into eight communities including Yong'an, Shidong and mamiao.

Zoning details

Chancheng District has three streets and one town: zumiao street, Shiwan street, Zhangcha street and Nanzhuang Town. District People's Government in zumiao Street Dafu South Road.

geographical environment

Location context

Chancheng District is located in 113 ° 0 ′ 41 ″ - 113 ° 05 ′ 40 ″ E and 22 ° 35 ′ 01 ″ - 23 ° 02 ′ 24 ″ n. It is located in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, southwest of Guangzhou and central of Foshan. It borders on the South China Sea in the East, West and North, and Shunde in the southeast and south. It is 15 kilometers long from north to South and 19 kilometers wide from east to west. It covers an area of 154.09 square kilometers.

Geology and geomorphology

The geology of Chancheng District belongs to Quaternary strata, mainly composed of clay, and other sand layers with different grain sizes, belonging to the seventh degree seismic area. The mineral resources are mainly non-metallic minerals, with wide distribution of gypsum stone, thick bed, wide bed, good quality and abundant reserves. It belongs to lacustrine evaporite gypsum salt deposit related to fault basin.

Chancheng District is a flat alluvial plain, most of which are 1.3-4.6 meters above sea level, with sporadic hills below 50 meters above sea level. The landform is dominated by accumulation series, with single type, belonging to delta plain. The delta plain is composed of sandy loam and silt, which is the top deposit of the Pearl River Delta. Most of the surface is covered by loose sediments, about 15-25m thick.

Climatic characteristics

Chancheng District is located in the south subtropical marine monsoon climate zone, with short spring and autumn, long summer, long sunshine, abundant heat and abundant rainfall. In winter, it is usually warm, with short frost period and little ice. In 2012, the average precipitation was 2036 mm, an increase of 759 mm over the previous year; the average temperature was 22.4 ℃, a decrease of 0.7 ℃. In April, there were three obvious heavy rainfall processes in Chancheng District, with the maximum rainfall in Shiwan (32.8 mm), Nanzhuang (77 mm) and Nanzhuang (69 mm). The city meteorological station issued two blue warning signals of thunderstorm and gale, one yellow warning signal of thunderstorm and gale, one orange warning signal of hail, three yellow warning signals of rainstorm and one orange warning signal of Rainstorm in Chancheng District. From the early morning of July 24, affected by Typhoon "Weisente", there was heavy rain in Chancheng District, local heavy rain, and gusts of 8-11. Average rainfall in Chancheng

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