Zhongshan
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Zhongshan 中山市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
From top down, left to right: Sunwen West Road; Former residence of Dr. Sun Yat-sen; Dongqu Subdistrict; Shiqi River (石岐河); Chen ancestral shrine in Chadong Village (茶东陈氏宗祠)
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 Location of Zhongshan in Guangdong |
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 Zhongshan
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| Coordinates: 22°32′N 113°21′E / 22.533°N 113.350°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| County-level divisions | None |
| Township-level divisions | 5 districts 18 towns 1 development zone |
| Government | |
| • CPC Committee Secretary | Xue Xiaofeng (薛晓峰) |
| • Mayor | Chen Liangxian (陈良贤) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,783.67 km2 (688.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 3,142,300 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 528400 |
| Area code(s) | 0760 |
| License plate prefixes | 粤T |
| GDP | ¥218.85 billion (2011) |
| GDP per capita | ¥92,154 (2011) |
| City flower | Chrysanthemum |
| Website | www.ZhongShan.gov.cn (Chinese) |
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"Zhongshan City", as written in Chinese
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| Chinese | 中山 | ||||||||||||||
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| Cantonese Yale | Jūngsāan | ||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Jyutping | Zung1 saan1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngshān ([ʈʂʊ́ŋʂán]) | ||||||||||||||
| Postal | Chungshan | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Central mountain (Named after Sun Yat-sen) |
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngshān ([ʈʂʊ́ŋʂán]) |
| Wade–Giles | Chung1-shan1 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Jūngsāan |
| Jyutping | Zung1 saan1 |
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| Chinese | 香山 | ||||||||||||||
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| Cantonese Yale | Hēungsāan | ||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Jyutping | Hoeng1 saan1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiāngshān | ||||||||||||||
| Postal | Heungshan | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Fragrant Mountain | ||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiāngshān |
| Wade–Giles | Hsiang1-shan1 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Hēungsāan |
| Jyutping | Hoeng1 saan1 |
Coordinates: 22°32′N 113°21′E / 22.533°N 113.350°E
Zhongshan ([ʈʂʊ́ŋ ʂán]; Chinese: 中山) is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China, with a population of over 3 million (2012). The city used to be called Shekki or Shiqi (石岐).
Zhongshan is one of a very few cities in China named after a person. It is named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925), who is known in Mandarin as Sun Zhongshan. Sun, the founding father of the Republic of China who is also regarded positively by the People's Republic, was born in Cuiheng village in Nanlang Township of what was then Xiangshan County. In 1925, the year after his death, Xiangshan was renamed Zhongshan in his honor.
Until 1925, Zhongshan was generally known as Xiangshan or Heung-san (Chinese: 香山; literally: "Fragrant Mountain"), in reference to the many flowers that grew in the mountains nearby. The city was renamed in honor of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who had adopted the name Zhongshan. Sun is considered by both the China and the Republic of China to be the "Father of Modern China", and was from Cuiheng village – now part of Nanlang Town in Zhongshan.
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