Yuexiu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China, located west of the Tianhe District and east of the Liwan District. It is the commercial, political and cultural centre of Guangdong and noted for its high-quality education. The Guangdong provincial government and the Guangzhou city government are both located in the Yuexiu District. Established in 1960, the district absorbed the former Dongshan District in May 2005 along with several former subdistricts of the Baiyun and Tianhe district. Yuexiu District has 18 streets under its jurisdiction. The total area is 33.8 square kilometers. According to the seventh census data, as of 0:00 on 1 November 2020, the resident population of Yuexiu District was 1,038,643.

History

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Yuexiu is the historic center of the capital of the Nanyue Kingdom. Little is known of the region before the Qin dynasty. However, according to archaeological discoveries, it has been confirmed that there were inhabitants settled in Guangzhou region at least three to four thousand years ago. Thirty-three years after the incorporation of Lingnan into the Qin Empire, Qin Shi Huang forced most of the Yue tribes out of Guangzhou and assimilated the rest. At this time, Yuexiu became the seat of the Panyu County in the Nanhai Commandery. Yuexiu remained Panyu County until 15 February 1921, when Guangzhou was formally established and parts of northern Panyu County, along with the eastern part of Nanhai County Liwan, were merged to create Yuexiu District. The name Yuexiu comes from Yuexiu Hill.

Dongshan in the eastern part of Yuexiu was a former suburb of Guangzhou. It was established as "Dongshan District" in 1960. On 28 April 2005, it was withdrawn and merged with Yuexiu.

Geography

Yuexiu District starts from Guangzhou Avenue in the east and borders Tianhe District; it faces the Pearl River in the south and faces Haizhu District across the river; it extends to Renmin Road in the west and is adjacent to Liwan District; it reaches the foot of Baiyun Mountain in the north and is adjacent to Baiyun District and Tianhe District. It is the old central city of Guangzhou. The total area of Yuexiu District is 33.8 square kilometers.

Administrative subdivisions

Yuexiu has administrative jurisdiction over the following 18 subdistricts

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Canton Romanization	Population (2010)	Area (km)
Baiyun Subdistrict	白云街道	Báiyún Jiēdào	bag6 wen4 gai1 dou6	46,768	3.08
Beijing Subdistrict	北京街道	Běijīng Jiēdào	beg1 ging1 gai1 dou6	53,135	0.51
Dadong Subdistrict	大东街道	Dàdōng Jiēdào	dai6 dung1 gai1 dou6	83,491	1.02
Datang Subdistrict	大塘街道	Dàtáng Jiēdào	dai6 tong4 gai1 dou6	46,124	1.06
Dengfeng Subdistrict	登峰街道	Dēngfēng Jiēdào	deng1 fung1 gai1 dou6	92,218	4.98
Dongshan Subdistrict	东山街道	Dōngshān Jiēdào	dung1 san1 gai1 dou6	74,299	2.30
Guangta Subdistrict	光塔街道	Guāngtǎ Jiēdào	guong1 tab3 gai1 dou6	68,128	0.44
Hongqiao Subdistrict	洪桥街道	Hóngqiáo Jiēdào	hung4 kiu4 gai1 dou6	42,258	1.52
Huale Subdistrict	华乐街道	Huálè Jiēdào	wa4 log6 gai1 dou6	47,126	1.28
Huanghuagang Subdistrict	黄花岗街道	Huánghuāgāng Jiēdào	wong4 fa1 gong1 gai1 dou6	99,569	4.43
Jianshe Subdistrict	建设街道	Jiànshè Jiēdào	gin3 qid3 gai1 dou6	52,110	0.93
Kuangquan Subdistrict	矿泉街道	Kuàngquán Jiēdào	kong3 qun4 gai1 dou6	90,036	3.01
Liuhua Subdistrict	流花街道	Liúhuā Jiēdào	leo4 fa1 gai1 dou6	17,253	1.81
Liurong Subdistrict	六榕街道	Liùróng Jiēdào	lug6 yung4 gai1 dou6	83,996	0.87
Meihuacun Subdistrict	梅花村街道	Méihuācūn Jiēdào	mui4 fa1 qun1 gai1 dou6	85,400	1.73
Nonglin Subdistrict	农林街道	Nónglín Jiēdào	nung4 lem4 gai1 dou6	50,152	1.08
Renmin Subdistrict	人民街道	Rénmín Jiēdào	yen4 men4 gai1 dou6	69,274	1.51
Zhuguang Subdistrict	珠光街道	Zhūguāng Jiēdào	ju1 guong1 gai1 dou6	56,329	0.93

• On 15 March 2013 Dongfeng Subdistrict merged into Liurong Subdistrict, Shishu Subdistrict merged into Guangta Subdistrict, Daxin Subdistrict merged into Renmin Subdistrict, and Guangwei Subdistrict merged into Beijing Subdistrict.

Government

The Guangdong Department of Education is headquartered in Yuexiu District.

Economy

Creative Power Entertaining is headquartered in the Wuzi Building in the Yuexiu District.

The Mainland China offices of Dairy Farm Group are located at the Guangdong Mechanical Sub-Building in the district.

Transportation

Metro

Yuexiu is currently served by four metro lines operated by the Guangzhou Metro:

•      Line 1 - Yangji ( 5 ), Dongshankou ( 6 ), Martyrs' Park, Peasant Movement Institute, Gongyuanqian ( 2 ), Ximenkou
•      Line 2 - Guangzhou Station ( 5 ), Yuexiu Park, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Gongyuanqian ( 1 ), Haizhu Square ( 6 )
•      Line 5 - Guangzhou Station ( 2 ), Xiaobei, Taojin, Ouzhuang ( 6 ), Zoo, Yangji ( 1 ), Wuyangcun
•      Line 6 - Yide Lu, Haizhu Square ( 2 ), Beijing Lu, Tuanyida Square, Donghu, Dongshankou ( 1 ), Ouzhuang ( 5 ), Huanghuagang

Education

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The American International School of Guangzhou elementary school campus is on Ersha Island in the district.

Previously the École Française Internationale de Canton, the French international school of Guangzhou, was located at the GoldArch Riverdale development on Ersha Island.

See also

• Africans in Guangzhou