Gaoyao, Zhaoqing

Gaoyao, alternately romanized as Koyiu, is an urban district of Zhaoqing in western Guangdong, China. Its population in 2020 was 741,591.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Name

Gaoyao (Template:Lit) is a former name of the Lingyang Gorge on the Xi River. It was originally the name of the surrounding land but came to be used for the area's seat of government. Gaoyao is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name, based on its Mandarin pronunciation; the former Chinese Postal Map spelling was based on the local Cantonese pronunciation of the same name. Gaoyao has also sometimes been romanized as KaouTemplate:NbspYaou.Template:Sfn

Geography

Gaoyao is located on the southern bank of the Xi River, opposite central Zhaoqing. Both are about Template:Convert away from Guangzhou, the provincial capital.

History

Gaoyao was a county of the Qin and Han and its eponymous county seat was the principal settlement of the area. Under the Sui, the administration relocated across the river to Duanzhou, which was renamed Zhaoqing under the Song. Gaoyao continued as a separate county in Zhaoqing Commandery.Template:Sfn It was promoted to a county-level city in 1993 and later to urban district status.

Culture and people

• Gaoyao is closely connected with the Duanzhou District of Zhaoqing City, geographically as well as culturally. The two urban districts are connected by two road bridges and a railway bridge.
• Gaoyao is also a known hometown for many Overseas Chinese. There is a large community from Gaoyao in Sydney, Australia.<ref name= "NSW Heritage Office">Heritage Council of NSW: "Yiu Ming Temple"</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Pn

Notable figures include:

• Liang Han Chao (梁寒操): historian, educator, and also founder of Kwangtung cultural and history periodical.
• Herbert Chow Ciu Lung (周小龍): founder of chickeeduck clothing, also a Hong Kong social activist.
• Joshua Wong Chi-fung (黃之鋒): Hong Kong male politician
• Fong Lai Ying (方麗盈): Hong Kong experienced female singer

Tourism

Places of interest include the Red Mansion and Gaoyao Xuegong Pavilion. There are also three pagodas that can be seen in Gaoyao.

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Administrative divisions

Gaoyao has jurisdiction over one subdistrict and several towns: Template:Sticky header

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>	Area (km2)
Nan'an Subdistrict	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	81,886	36.5
Hetai town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	33,660	150
Lecheng town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	24,337	94
Shuinan town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	11,598	126
Lubu town (Lukpo)	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	63,488	254
Xiaoxiang town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	30,964	200
Dawan town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	34,535	108
Xinqiao town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	39,265	41.8
Baizhu town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	36,977	128
Liantang town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	58,429	125
Huodao town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	41,358	228
Jiaotang town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	33,060	130
Huilong town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	25,426	124.25
Baitu town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	71,430	108.4
Jindu town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	43,623	101.23
Jinli town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	93,792	141.3
Xiangang town	Template:Zh	Template:Lang	29,292	96.6

References

Bibliography

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External links

• http://www.gaoyao.gov.cn Template:Webarchive Template:In lang