Qiongshan
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Qiongshan District 琼山区 |
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 Qiongshan District
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| Coordinates: 20°0′18″N 110°21′29″E / 20.00500°N 110.35806°ECoordinates: 20°0′18″N 110°21′29″E / 20.00500°N 110.35806°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 360 sq mi (940 km2) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 360,000 |
| • Density | 990/sq mi (380/km2) |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
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| Postal | Kiungshan | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Jade Mountain | ||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Qióngshān |
| Wade–Giles | Ch‘iung-shan |
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| Qiongzhou | |||||||||
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| Postal | Kiungchow | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Jade Prefecture | ||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Qióngzhōu |
| Wade–Giles | Ch‘iung-chou |
Qiongshan District, formerly romanized as Kiungshan, is an urban district of Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province in the People's Republic of China.
As Qiongzhou, formerly romanized as Kiungchow, the district was formerly a separate city which served as the center of Chinese administration on Hainan Island when it formed a part of Guangdong Province.
Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve is located in the district and has an area of 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres). It includes six rivers, an irregular coastline, and a number of bays and tidewater gullies. The mangrove forest on the south coast provides a habitat for birds and other wildlife.
Mandarin is the official language of administration and education, but locals also speak the Qiongshan dialect of Lingao.
Qiongzhou University is located in this district.
Hai Rui, Ming official and namesake of Hai Rui Park, was from Qiongshan. Chen Yuyi, chairman of the CPPCC Hainan Provincial Committee, was born in Qiongshan in 1936.
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