Jiangmen
Jiangmen
江门市 Kongmoon; Chiangmen | ||
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License plate prefixes 粤J | | |
Website | www |
Jiangmen | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Jiāngmén | | |
Wade–Giles | Chiang¹-men² | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Yale Romanization | Gōngmùhn | |
Jyutping | Gong¹-mun⁴ |
Jiangmen (
Names
Jiangmen is the
Jiangmen is also known as Pengjiang.[
History
Jiangmen was forced to open up to western trade in 1904, after a 1902 declaration which made it a treaty port.[6] During the subsequent period of western influence, a number of western-style buildings were constructed along the city's waterfront, and currently, the city's government is partaking in a renewal project to restore many of these buildings.[citation needed]
On 6 August 1925, the Guangdong provincial government placed Jiangmen under direct administration of the provincial government.
The city was incorporated into the People's Republic of China on 23 October 1949, and was proclaimed a city in 1951.
In June 1983, the city was upgraded to a prefecture-level city.[6]
In 1996, built the Jiangmen Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (Jiangmen National-Level High-Tech Industry Development Zone) in Jianghai district.
In 2006, built the bingjiang Zone in pengjiang district.
In 2011, the city banned
In 2017, Jiangmen Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone ranked 64th among national hi-tech zones in China.[11]
In 2020, Jiangmen Station of the West Pearl River Delta Transportation Center, in Southwest China's Guangdong province, opened to the public.
Geography
The city is located on the lower reaches of the Xi River and the Tan River , in the western section of the Pearl River Delta in the middle of southern Guangdong Province.[6] It faces the South China Sea in the south and is 100 kilometres (62 mi) away from Guangzhou and Zhuhai by highway.[citation needed] Jiangmen city has an area of 9,260 square kilometres (3,580 sq mi), about one quarter the size of the Pearl River Delta.[citation needed]
Climate
The climate is
Climate data for Jiangmen (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.3 (100.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
26.3 (79.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
19.6 (67.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.0 (1.34) |
60.6 (2.39) |
65.6 (2.58) |
182.5 (7.19) |
253.6 (9.98) |
317.9 (12.52) |
257.5 (10.14) |
289.2 (11.39) |
214.7 (8.45) |
68.3 (2.69) |
37.8 (1.49) |
26.5 (1.04) |
1,808.2 (71.2) |
Average relative humidity (%)
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71 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 78 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[12] |
Economy
Jiangmen was selected by the Chinese state as a pilot city for a nationwide information programme.[
The economic development strategies within Jiangmen focus on the three urban districts, and the south, middle and north lines.[citation needed] It is planned to develop four main economic areas: the central urban district of the city, the Yinzhou Lake (银州湖; 銀州湖) economic area, and two economic areas along the various transport axes.[citation needed]
In 2018, the city reported a GDP of 290.041 billion Yuan, government revenue totaling 24.393 billion Yuan, and retail sales totaling 140.758 billion Yuan.[14]
Manufacturing industries
Similar to other cities in the western Pearl River Delta, the manufacturing sector plays a significant role in Jiangmen's economy. The chief industries include manufacturing of
]Uranium processing plant
The city was the proposed site of a $6.5 billion, 40 billion renminbi, uranium processing plant which would have supplied about half of the enriched uranium needed by China's nuclear power plants. Announcement of the plant in July 2013 was met by public protests.[15] The proposal was withdrawn out of "respect for public opinion" shortly thereafter.[16]
Jiangmen port
Jiangmen Port is the second largest
Administration
Administrative divisions of Jiangmen | ||||||||||||
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Division code[18] | English name | Chinese
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Pinyin | Area in km2[19] | Population 2010[20] | Seat | Postal code | Divisions[21] | ||||
Subdistricts
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Towns
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Residential communities | Administrative villages
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440700 | Jiangmen City | 江门市 | Jiāngmén Shì | 9505.42 | 4,450,703 | Pengjiang District |
529000 | 15 | 61 | 264 | 1051 | |
440703 | Pengjiang District
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蓬江区 | Péngjiāng Qū | 321.97 | 719,146 | Huanshi Subdistrict | 529000 | 6 | 3 | 84 | 56 | |
440704 | Jianghai District
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江海区 | Jiānghǎi Qū | 109.16 | 254,313 | Jiangnan Subdistrict | 529000 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 36 | |
440705 | Xinhui District
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新会区 | Xīnhuì Qū | 1354.72 | 849,155 | Huicheng Subdistrict | 529100 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 193 | |
440781 | Taishan City | 台山市 | Táishān Shì | 3286.30 | 941,095 | Taicheng Subdistrict | 529200 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 277 | |
440783 | Kaiping City | 开平市 | Kāipíng Shì | 1656.94 | 699,242 | Changsha Subdistrict | 529300 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 226 | |
440784 | Heshan City | 鹤山市 | Hèshān Shì | 1082.73 | 494,938 | Shaping Subdistrict | 529700 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 112 | |
440785 | Enping City | 恩平市 | Ēnpíng Shì | 1693.60 | 492,814 | Encheng Subdistrict | 529400 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 151 |
Culture
Jiangmen is the ancestral homeland of approximately 4 million overseas Chinese, who live in 107 countries and regions throughout the world.[3] Strong oversea connections are especially found in the villages.[citation needed] The dialect spoken in Jiangmen city itself is a Siyi Yue dialect, but is distinct from the Taishanese spoken in Taishan City.[22] Every year, A unique dragon dance is performed in water during Pan Village Lantern Festival in Shuikou Town, Kaiping, Jiangmen, Guangdong.
Tourism
A significant amount of historical heritage survives from the period of mass emigration prior to World War II. The most significant are the fortified multi-story towers found mainly in Kaiping. These are known as "Gold Mountain Towers" or diaolou. A number of natural hotspring resorts has been developed successfully by using its wealthy natural heated ground water resources such as Gudou Hotspring Resort (古兜温泉). Guifeng Mountain, a mountain visited by many tourists, is the peak of Jiangmen with an elevation of 545 meters above sea level.
The local government's economic development strategies emphasize the development of tourism and protection of the environment.[citation needed]
Education
Universities and Colleges
Wuyi University is the only university which is founded within the city, whereby it's one of the member of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance (GHMUA). And Guangzhou Huali College Jiangmen campus is also located in the city.
And there are also some Vocational colleges in the city:
- Jiangmen Polytechnic College, located at Chaolian Island, enrolls about 13,000 students in various technical and humanities programs.
- Guangdong Jiangmen Chinese Medicine College
- Guangdong Jiangmen Preschool Normal College
- Guangdong Nanfang Institute of Technology
- Guangdong Vocational College of Post and Telecom (Jiangmen Campus)
Secondary Education
The only international school in Jiangmen is Boren Sino-Canadian School, while bilingual schools include WuYi Country Garden Bilingual School and China-Hong Kong English School.
Jiangmen No. 1 Middle School is claimed[by whom?] to be the top middle school in the district. It used to be one of the best middle schools in Guangdong Province in the 1980s and 1990s. However, the quality of its education has been dropping in recent years and within the district of Jiangmen, its status is being constantly challenged by schools such as Xinhui No. 1 Middle School in Xinhui, Kaiqiao (Kaiping Emigrant) Middle School in Kiaping and Heshan No.1 Middle School in Heshan.
Transport
Roads and highways
Jiangmen has a mature network of inter-city and intra-city highways and expressways, whose total length has reached 10,084.97 kilometres (6,266.51 mi) as of 2016.
China National Highway 325 is the only highway in the national trunk road system that goes into Jiangmen. Several provincial highways, such as S273, S274, S276 and S367 link the city's suburb areas to major towns.
Railways
Although the very first railway,
Ferries
Making use of the Jiangmen Port facilities, Chu Kong Passenger Transport (CKS) connects Jiangmen with high speed ferry services to Hong Kong (95 nautical miles) taking about 2.5 hours each way.
Coaches
There are 18 coach terminals across Jiangmen as of 2016. 1,137 licensed coaches owned by 23 operators provide inter-county and inter-city bus services to major cities within and outside Guangdong.[25]
Public transportation
Bus service within
By 2016, there are 1,077 taxicabs in Jiangmen, most of which are operated by local companies.[25]
Notable people
Sorted by family name/surname (as per the English spelling), then by English given name (if applicable) or by Chinese given name (if no English given name is available).
- Chin Siu Dek, Grandmaster of Kung Fu San Soo
- Victoria Chung (1897-1966) also known as Zhang Xiaobai, Canadian physician at Jiangmen Central Hospital
- Li Enliang (1912–2008), Chinese civil engineer and educator
- Inky Mark (born 1947), Canadian politician, mayor of Dauphin (1994–1997) and Member of Parliament (1997–2004)
- James Wong Howe (1899–1976), American cinematographer
- Tony Wong Chun-loong a.k.a Wong Yuk-long, Hong Kong comic artist, moved to Hong Kong from Jiangmen at age 6[26]
- Tyrus Wong (born 1910), American painter, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer, designer and kite maker
- Leland Yee (born 1948), California State Senator and accused arms dealer
See also
- List of prefecture-level divisions of China
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With the exception of Shiukwan on the Canton-Hankow railroad, Kwangtung's regional centers are situated along the coast, notably in the Canton delta. There, in addition to Canton, are the cities of Fatshan, Kongmoon and Shekki. The metropolis of western Kwangtung is Tsamkong, and Pakhoi is the chief town of the western panhandle.
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- Doumen, and Enping. Within Cluster 2, Enping is phonologically the most marginal member, whereas Jiangmen is lexically the most marginal member.
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External links
- Jiangmen International Website (in Chinese)