Xinhui
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Xinhui (Traditional Chinese: 新會; Cantonese Yale: sàn wúi) is a county-level city in the province of Guangdong in southern China. Xinhui has a population of about 735,500.
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[edit] Administration
Xinhui is administered by Jiangmen. In turn, Xinhui has jurisdiction over 11 towns, 239 village commissions, 25 community residents' committees and 3 agencies.
[edit] History
Xinhui's history is glorious. Famous people born in Xinhui (with outstanding earth deities) include Liang Qichao, Chen Baisha. With many cultural celebrities, Xinhui is an important historical city for both Guangdong and China.
[edit] Geography
Xinhui is situated in the southwest of the Pearl River Delta, borders on the South China Sea, and adjoins Hong Kong and Macau. It comprises a total area of 1387.02m². The geographical feature that characterizes the Xinhui and Jiangmen area is the large proportion of water in the region.
[edit] Demographics
Over the last two centuries, more than 600,000 people from Xinhui have migrated overseas (mostly to the Americas), making it one of the largest representative Chinese districts of overseas Chinese. The locals speak the Xinhui dialect.
[edit] Economy
[edit] Agriculture
The Geographic situation in Xinhui creates an ideal environment for the cultivation of agriculture. The main food exports include rice and fruits, especially oranges.
[edit] Port development
Yinzhou Lake (銀州湖), or Yamen Channel (崖門水道), has an area of 65km². The average 8-13m deep river channel and the gentle water current can accommodate vessels up to 10,000DWT (dead weight tons), and is an advantage for port development and in-river transport.
The Yinzhou Lake Ecomomic Area (銀州湖經濟區), which is the key development area, is one of the four main economic areas in Jiangmen city. The Tianma port (天馬港), which is located in Yinzhou Lake inside Yamenkou (崖門口), is in a strategic location and is in excellent natural condition for port development in the western Pearl River Delta. Tianma port has designated as a regional hub port, similar to the status of Nansha (南沙港) in Shunde, by the governments of Guangdong, Jiangmen and Xinhui. Harbour industries and logistics services will be developed in the surrounding areas of the port.
[edit] Miscellaneous
There is a rumour the name Sunkist originated from the Sun Wu area. Certain varieties of the fruit do originate from this area. Xinhui is known for its citrus fruits and citrus products, such as dried orange peels.
