Shanwei

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Shanwei (

History

Shanwei City was established in 1988. It was politically administered as part of Huizhoufu (惠州府) by the Ming and Qing empires, Shanwei it gained its prefectural and administrative independence from Huizhou during the Nationalist period.

The dominant ethnic population is Teochew who came as a result of the large decrease in population caused by warfare in the early Qing dynasty in what is now Shanwei.

Administration

The

Map
Chengqu Haifeng County Shenshan Luhe County Lufeng (city) PRC claims Pratas Island but has never controlled it.
Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 census)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
Chengqu District	城区	Chéng Qū	491,766	421	1,168
Haifeng County	海丰县	Hǎifēng Xiàn	804,107	1,750	459
Luhe County	陆河县	Lùhé Xiàn	314,153	986	318
Lufeng City	陆丰市	Lùfēng Shì	1,688,536	1,671	940
Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone	深汕特别合作区	Shēnshàn Tèbié Hézuò Qū

These are further divided into 53

Shanwei has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with short, mild to warm winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Winter begins sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast, while summer brings the heaviest rains of the year though is much sunnier; there are 10.3 days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more rainfall. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 15.2 °C (59.4 °F) in January to 28.3 °C (82.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 22.60 °C (72.7 °F). The annual rainfall is around 1,891 mm (74 in), about two-thirds of which occurs from May to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 26% in March to 57% in October, the city receives 1,925 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Transportation

• Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway
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Economy

Ties with Shenzhen

According to a December 2011 report, officials from Shenzhen considered Shanwei as one of the major destinations to which air-polluting industries should be relocated from Shenzhen. According to the mayor of Shenzhen, some 4000 Shenzhen factories should be moved to an industrial park in Shanwei.^[5]

Crops

Farming is a large part of Shanwei's economy, thanks to its relatively warm

On the night of December 6, 2005, a protest had broken out for land confiscated by the government. To calm the protest, armed police were sent to the village of Dongzhou after the aggressive villagers attacked the unarmed police.^[9][10] It was reported by the Chinese government that, three people were found dead after the protest. However, the number was doubted by media to be between 20 and 40.^[11]

In 2011, a

As Shanwei is near the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong, together with the impact of television programs from Hong Kong and population movements within Guangdong province, many local residents, especially the younger generation, have communication skills in Cantonese.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shanwei.

• Official website (in Simplified Chinese)