Sihui

{{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}} Template:Stack begin Template:Infobox settlement Template:Infobox Chinese Template:Stack end Sihui (Template:Zh), formerly romanized as Szewui,Template:Efn is a county-level city in the west of the Pearl River Delta region in Guangdong province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing. Sihui's population is 640,910 in 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Sihui was initially established during the Qin dynasty (221 BC—207 BC), some historians suggested Sihui first appeared during the Western Han dynasty (206 BC—8 AD), and it is one of the four most ancient counties in Guangdong province (the other three counties are Panyu county, Jieyang county and Longchuan county). Under the Qing, SihuiTemplate:NbspCounty made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.Template:Sfnp As with much of the surrounding countryside, Sihui was a source for many members of the Chinese diaspora during the late Qing.

Administrative divisions

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Area (km2)
Chengzhong Subdistrict	Template:Zh	Chéngzhōng Jiēdào	101,428	46
Dongcheng Subdistrict	Template:Zh	Dōngchéng Jiēdào	142,577	84
Zhenshan Subdistrict	Template:Zh	Zhēnshān Jiēdào	35,922	100.68
Longfu town	Template:Zh	Lóngfǔ Zhèn	17,979	103
Dedou town	Template:Zh	Dedòu Zhèn	18,351	89.7
Weizheng town	Template:Zh	Wēizhěng Zhèn	12,047	63.9
Luoyuan town	Template:Zh	Luōyuán Zhèn	5,945	26
Jingkou town	Template:Zh	Jìngkǒu Zhèn	12,669	101
Dasha town	Template:Zh	Dàshā Zhèn	46,120	80
Shigou town	Template:Zh	Shígǒu Zhèn	16,170	142
Huangtian town	Template:Zh	Huángtián Zhèn	10,743	89.6
Jianggu town	Template:Zh	Xiàmáo Zhèn	27,177	82.4
Xiamao town	Template:Zh	Jiānggǔ Zhèn	24,579	107.5

Economy

The Zhaoqing High Technology Industrial Development Zone (Template:Lang and Template:Lang) is located in Sihui.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

• Luo Xian Xiang (1890–1968), World War II general

• Joseph Tse tsz fung: hong kong journalist and writer, Joseph now resides in Canada( source: wikipedia )

• Irene Wan bik ha: Hong kong actress and film producer

• Hera Chan Hiu Wah: champion of Miss Hong Kong pageant 2018, actress of Hong Kong TVB corporation limited

See also

• Guangdong International Circuit
• Wangtang, a village in Jianggu, Sihui

References

Bibliography

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External links

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