All about Yuexiu

Yuexiu, China

Yuexiu District is a district of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, China, located west of the Tianhe District and east of the Liwan District. It is the commercial, political and cultural centre of Guangdong[2] and noted for its high quality education.[3][4] The Guangdong provincial government and the Guangzhou city government are both located in the Yuexiu District. Established in 1960, the district absorbed the former Dongshan District in May 2005 along with several former subdistricts of the Baiyun and Tianhe district[5]

Yuexiu

越秀区
Skyline of Guangta Subdistrict

  Yuexiu in Guangzhou

  Yuexiu in Guangzhou
Coordinates: 23.137°N 113.258°E
Country People’s Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Sub-provincial city Guangzhou
Area
 • Total 32.82 km2 (12.67 sq mi)
Population

(2014[1])
 • Total 1,146,500
 • Density 35,000/km2 (90,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
510030
Area code(s) 020
Website www.yuexiu.gov.cn
Yuexiu District
Simplified Chinese 越秀区
Traditional Chinese 越秀區
Guangdong Romanization yud6 seo3 kêu1
Hanyu Pinyin Yuèxiù Qū
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese 越秀
Guangdong Romanization yud6 seo3
Hanyu Pinyin Yuèxiù
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 东山
Traditional Chinese 東山
Guangdong Romanization dung1 san1
Hanyu Pinyin Dōngshān

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