Qiongshan District

Qiongshan District
琼山区
District
Qiongshan District

Location in China

Coordinates: 20°0′18″N 110°21′29″E / 20.00500°N 110.35806°E / 20.00500; 110.35806Coordinates: 20°0′18″N 110°21′29″E / 20.00500°N 110.35806°E / 20.00500; 110.35806
Country China
Province Hainan
Area
 • Total 360 sq mi (940 km2)
Population (2002)
 • Total 360,000
 • Density 990/sq mi (380/km2)
Time zone China standard time (UTC+8)
Qiongshan
Traditional Chinese 瓊山
Simplified Chinese 琼山
Postal Kiungshan
Literal meaning Jade Mountain
Former names
Qiongzhou
Traditional Chinese 瓊州
Simplified Chinese 琼州
Postal Kiungchow
Literal meaning Jade Prefecture

Qiongshan District, formerly romanized as Kiungshan, is an urban district of Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province in the People's Republic of China.

History

As Qiongzhou, formerly romanized as Kiungchow,[lower-alpha 1] the district was formerly a separate city which served as the center of Chinese administration on Hainan Island when it formed a part of Guangdong Province.[1]

Geography

Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve is located in the district and has an area of 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres). It includes six rivers, an irregular coastline, and a number of bays and tidewater gullies. The mangrove forest on the south coast provides a habitat for birds and other wildlife.[2]

Demographics

Mandarin is the official language of administration and education, but locals also speak the Qiongshan dialect of Lingao.

Education

Qiongzhou University is located in this district.

Notable residents

Hai Rui, Ming official and namesake of Hai Rui Park, was from Qiongshan. Chen Yuyi, chairman of the CPPCC Hainan Provincial Committee, was born in Qiongshan in 1936.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Other romanizations of Qiongzhou include Keung-chow Foo.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
  2. ↑ "Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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