Qiongshan District

Qiongshan District, alternately romanized as Kiungshan, is one of 4 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province, South China.

Qiongshan

琼山区

Kiungshan; Chiungshan
District
Qiongshan
Location in Hainan
Coordinates: 20°00′12″N 110°21′14″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHainan
Prefecture-level cityHaikou
Area
 • Total940 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total360,000
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Qiongshan
Simplified Chinese琼山
Traditional Chinese瓊山
PostalKiungshan
Literal meaningJade Mountain
Former names
Qiongzhou
Traditional Chinese瓊州
Simplified Chinese琼州
PostalKiungchow
Literal meaningJade Prefecture

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 Haikou dialect of Hainanese (a Min language), while other ethnic groups also speak the Qiongshan dialect of Lingao.

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



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