Guancheng in Chinese, above, means "City of Scirpus", a genus of sedge.
Guancheng Subdistrict (Chinese: 莞城街道; pinyin: Guǎnchéng Jiēdào; lit. 'City of Scirpus', a genus of sedges"[citation needed]) is a subdistrict in Guangdong Province, China under the administration of Dongguan City.[1] It has an area of 11.16 square kilometres (4.31 sq mi),[1] and a residential population of 230,000, of which 152,000 are new residents.[citation needed]
Upon the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Guancheng was designated as a city.[4] Guancheng was re-designated as a people's commune from 1958 to 1980.[4]
In January 1988, Dongguan was upgraded to a prefecture-level city.[4]
Geography
Located near the center of Dongguan, the Guancheng Subdistrict encompasses the historic center of the city.[1] The subdistrict lies 59 kilometers away from Guangzhou, 99 kilometers from Shenzhen, and 140 kilometers from Hong Kong.[1]
Guancheng Subdistrict is divided into 8 residential communities: Dongzheng Residential Community (东正社区), Shiqiao Residential Community (市桥社区), Beiyu Residential Community (北隅社区), Xiyu Residential Community (西隅社区), Luosha Residential Community (罗沙社区), Bosha Residential Community (博厦社区), Xingtang Residential Community (兴塘社区), and Chuangye Residential Community (创业社区).[5]
Politics
Guancheng Subdistrict used to be the political center of Dongguan City.[citation needed] The following is the list of political office-holders of Guancheng Subdistrict:[6]
Name
Position
Division of Work
Liu Linhong (刘林宏)
Party secretary, Director of the Liaison Committee of the NPC
Total authority
Chen Huizhen (陈慧贞)
Vice party secretary, Director of the Office
Responsible for the economic work
Zhang Ruijun (张锐均)
Vice party secretary
In charge of political science, law, social security and social stability
Ma Xiaoqi (马小其)
Member of the Party Committee, Secretary of Commission for Discipline Inspection
In charge of discipline, supervision and auditing work
Wu Zhi'en (吴志恩)
Member of the Party Committee, NPC deputy director of the Liaison Committee
In charge of construction of the party, organization, personnel, Office of the NPC
Ye Haodian (叶浩钿)
Member of the Party Committee
Adjunct director of the Public Security Bureau
Zhang Junhua (张俊华)
Member of the Party Committee
In charge of business circulation and urban construction
Peng Lei (彭 雷)
Member of the Party Committee
In charge of health and family planning
Zhang Kaiqiang (张凯强)
Member of the Party Committee
In charge of finance, banking and asset management
Ye Xiaomin (叶小敏)
Member of the Party Committee
In charge of community work, social affairs and responsible for daily work and Social Work Committee
Li Hangxu (李航旭)
Member of the Party Committee
In charge of safety production, trade, science and technology
Chen Yudong (陈玉东)
Member of the Party Committee
Served as armed forces minister, in charge of environmental protection work
Liang Feng (梁 丰)
Deputy Director of the Office
In charge of urban management, utilities, three defenses and agricultural work
Yu Haihua (余海花)
Deputy Director of the Office
In charge of education and the work of the Women's Federation
Chen Haorong (陈浩荣)
Deputy Director of the Office
In charge of the construction of spiritual civilization, publicity, culture, sports and tourism
Kuang Hanqiang (邝汉强)
Deputy Director of the Office
In charge of private enterprises, Chamber of Commerce and the Food and Drug Supervision and Management Bureau
Yan Zheng (严 正)
Deputy Director of the Office
In charge of Party and government office, planning project and urban planning work
Chen Jinrong (陈金荣)
NPC deputy director of the Liaison Committee
In charge of poverty alleviation and trade union work
Economy
The night view of Ying'en Men in West Gate Avenue of Guancheng Subdistrict.
As of 2019, the subdistrict's GDP totaled ¥21.595 billion, fixed asset investment totaled ¥2.946 billion, retail sales totaled ¥13.440 billion, and the subdistrict's tax revenue totaled ¥4.581 billion.[3]
Guancheng Subdistrict's three major business districts are: West Gate Avenue (西城门大街), Diwang Square (地王广场), and Yujing Square CBD (愉景广场商圈).[citation needed]
Quejinting Monument [zh], located on the corner of Jiaochang Road and Guangming Road, is a stele which was built in 1541.[8] The monument pays tribute to Li Kai [zh], a local businessman and political figure who, as the county magistrate of nearby Panyu County [zh], who became famous for good relations with Thailand.[8] This stele was made from bluestone with a hard texture.[citation needed] The stele is 143 centimetres (56 in) long, 30 centimetres (12 in) wide and 20 centimetres (7.9 in) high with a red-sandstone rectangular base.[citation needed]
Daosheng Park (莞城道生园)
Ouge Pavilion (讴歌亭), Established 1921, Ouge Pavilion lies on the west side of Yu Mountain in Dongguan People's Park. The arbours sitting southeast-to-northwest, 7.7 metres (25 ft) wide, 6.5 metres (21 ft) deep and 7.8 metres (26 ft) high. Ouge Arbours was in honour of Huang Chunlin, the head of Dongguan County, and was built by the local people to mark the many good works he did. In 2008, the managers of the park repaired the arbours according to its original sample and installed stone tables and stools for tourists.[9]
Daosheng Park (道生园)
Daosheng Park was built by Zhang Jiamo, the nephew of Ke Yuan founder Zhang Jingxiu. It stands in Daofu Alley of Guancheng Subdistrict. The whole park sat northwest-to-southeast. Ju Chao (居巢) and Ju Lian (居廉) have lived in this park for about 10 years, where they founded the Ling-nan School of painters. The original area of Daosheng Park was about 750 kilometers.[clarification needed] However, after hundreds of years, there were only several old and shabby houses.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Guancheng Subdistrict is the Old Town of Dongguan City. Here are some of its sights:
Zhenhua Road 振华路
Old Business Street 莞城旧式商业街
Traditional Snacks in Dongguan 东莞传统小吃
Arcades in Guancheng Subdistrict 莞城骑楼
Qincai Tang Commercial Market 莞城芹菜塘商贸市场
Zhiting Street 旨亭街（旨亭街排骨饭）
Dongguan People's Park 东莞人民公园
References
^ abcdefghi莞城概况 [Guancheng Overview] (in Chinese). Dongguan City People's Government. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^组织机构 (in Chinese). Dongguan People's Government. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^教育概况 [Education Overview] (in Chinese). Guancheng Subdistrict Office. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ abWu, Jianhua; Yang, Xiaodong (25 September 2009). 从两方却金碑刻解读明代东莞商贸经济. Dongguan Museum (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^讴歌亭简介—莞城古迹 [Introduction of Ouge Arbours]. Guancheng Subdistrict, Dongguan Government. Retrieved 7 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
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