Nanhai, Foshan

Nanhai 南海区 Namhoi
District
Guicheng Subdistrict in Nanhai
Coordinates: 23°05′46″N 113°08′34″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Foshan
Area
• Total	1,074 km2 (415 sq mi)
Population  (2020 Census)
• Total	3,667,247
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	528200
Website	http://www.nanhai.gov.cn/

Nanhai, Foshan
Simplified Chinese	南海区
Traditional Chinese	南海區
Jyutping	naam4 hoi2 keoi1
Cantonese Yale	Nàahmhói Kēui
Hanyu Pinyin	Nánhǎi Qū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánhǎi Qū Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Nàahmhói Kēui Jyutping naam4 hoi2 keoi1
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	南海
Jyutping	naam4 hoi2
Cantonese Yale	Nàahmhói
Hanyu Pinyin	Nánhǎi
Postal	Namhoi
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánhǎi Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Nàahmhói Jyutping naam4 hoi2

Statue of Guan Yin on Mount Xiqiao, in Nanhai

Nanhai District (simplified Chinese: 南海区; traditional Chinese: 南海區), is a district of Foshan, Guangdong, China. Its government is the first to have developed e-government informatization at the county level in China.

History

Establishment of Nanhai is traditionally attributed two brothers carrying their father's bowls in 1271. They were fleeing south from the Mongols on a bamboo raft when a violent storm shipwrecked them and broke all the bowls. The brothers settled down there and the position of the wreck is commemorated by a shrine. This area was named Broken Bowls Point.

On 15 February 1921, the eastern part of Nanhai County was ceded to the newly established City of Guangzhou which became part of what is now western part of Liwan. On 26 June 1951, Foshan Town (present Chancheng) was ceded to the newly established City of Foshan. Nanhai County was upgraded into a county-level city on 2 September 1992 until 8 December 2002 Nanhai was consolidated as a district of Foshan.

Administration division

Nanhai was a county-level city until December 8, 2002, when it became a district of Foshan prefecture-level city.

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2020)	Area (km2)
Guicheng Subdistrict	桂城街道	Guìchéng Jiēdào	732,909	84.16
Lishui town	里水镇	Lǐshuǐ Zhèn	412,489	75.38
Jiujiang town	九江镇	Jiǔjiāng Zhèn	218,345	94.75
Danzao town	丹灶镇	Dānzào Zhèn	239,360	143.50
Dali town	大沥镇	Dàlì Zhèn	789,568	95.90
Shishan town	狮山镇	Shīshān Zhèn	955,297	330.60
Xiqiao town	西樵镇	Xiqiáo Zhèn	319,279	176.63

E-government

Nanhai was designated by the central government as a pilot city for e-government and informatization in 2001.

Notable people

• Kang Tongbi
• Kang Youwei
• Lin Liang
• Wong Fei Hung
• Ip Man
• Tony Leung Ka-fai
• Antonio Ng
• Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan
• Zhan Tianyou
• Zhong Naixiong

See also

• Nanhai Experimental High School
• Nenking Group

External links

• Mango Kwan's site contains pictures and history (in Chinese)

Transportation

1. Following the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, public bicycles became available within the Guicheng area for community convenience.
2. On November 3, 2010, the first phase of the Guangfo Line commenced operation, passing through five stations: Guicheng Station, Nangui Road Station, Leigang Station, Qiandeng Lake Station, and Financial High-tech Zone Station. Passengers could use transportation cards including Guangfutong, Yangchengtong, and Lingnantong for metro rides.
3. On September 15, 2021, Guicheng's public bicycle service officially ceased operations.
4. On December 28, 2021, Foshan Metro Line 2 opened to traffic, featuring two stations in Nanhai District: Linyue West Station and Linyue East Station.
5. On August 23, 2024, the Southern Section of the Post-Phase Extension of Foshan Metro Line 3 began operation, serving three stations in Nanhai District: Guicheng Station, Xiyue Station, and Diejiao Station. On the same day, the Northern Section of the Post-Phase Extension commenced service with nine stations in Nanhai District: Foshan University Station, Nanhai University Town Station, Bo'ai Central Road Station, Kesheng Road Station, Xingye East Road Station, Foshan West Railway Station, Luocun Station, Xiaode East Station, and Lianhe Station.