All about Tianhe

Tianhe, China

Tianhe District (Chinese: 天河区) is one of the eleven districts of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. In Chinese, the name Tianhe literally means “a river in the sky/heavens”, which is also a Chinese name for the Milky Way. It is bordered by Yuexiu District on the west, Baiyun District on the north and Huangpu District on the east. Haizhu District is on its south, though they are separated by the Pearl River.

Tianhe 天河区
District
Zhujiang New Town

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Tianhe in Guangzhou
Country	People’s Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Sub-provincial city	Guangzhou
Area
• Total	96.33 km2 (37.19 sq mi)
Population (2014[1])
• Total	1,506,100
• Density	16,000/km2 (40,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	510630
Area code(s)	020
Website	http://www.thnet.gov.cn/

Tianhe became a district in the 1980s as the city expanded its size. Back then, it was east of Dongshan District (which was merged into Yuexiu in 2005) and it was more suburban like if not rural like. Even though a majority of colleges and universities in the city were located in the district, the rest of the district was mostly composed of rice fields.^{[citation needed]}
Symbolic landmarks of Guangzhou located in Tianhe District are: Citic Plaza, Guangzhou International Finance Center, Guangzhou Opera House, and the Guangdong Museum. The 6th and 9th of The National Games of the People’s Republic of China, and the 2010 Asian Games were also held in Tianhe District, Guangzhou.