Huadu, Guangzhou

"Huadu" redirects here. For Political terms of the Republic of China, see Huadu (Taiwan).

Huadu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, China. It is located in the far northern suburbs of the city.

Huadu 花都区 Huaxian
District
Hongshan in Huadu District
Huadu District in Guangzhou
Coordinates: 23°22′37.99″N 113°11′46.00″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Sub-provincial city	Guangzhou
Area
• Total	961 km2 (371 sq mi)
Population  (2020[1])
• Total	1,642,360
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	510800
Area code	020
Website	archived link

Huadu, Guangzhou
Simplified Chinese	花都区
Traditional Chinese	花都區
Jyutping	faa1 dou1 keoi1
Hanyu Pinyin	Huādū Qū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huādū Qū Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fādōu Kēui Jyutping faa1 dou1 keoi1 Canton Romanization fa1 dou1 kêu1 IPA [fa˥.tɔw˥]
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	花都
Jyutping	faa1 dou1
Hanyu Pinyin	Huādū
Literal meaning	flower capital
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huādū Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fādōu Jyutping faa1 dou1 Canton Romanization fa1 dou1
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	花县
Traditional Chinese	花縣
Jyutping	faa1 jyun2
Hanyu Pinyin	Huāxiàn
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huāxiàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fāyún Jyutping faa1 jyun2 Canton Romanization fa1 yun2

Xinhua Town is the seat of local government, and of the district CCP committee.^[2]

While the Cantonese dialect is universally spoken, about 1/3 of the population consists of Hakka dialect speaking peoples.^[3] The district is the ancestral home of many Overseas Chinese.

Formerly known as Hua County, it was the hometown of many Taiping Rebellion leaders like Hong Xiuquan and Hong Rengan.

History

The district was established in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) as a county, Hua County or Huaxian (Chinese: 花县; pinyin: Huāxiàn; Cantonese Yale: Fāyún, also known as Fahsien), which was located north of the then city limits of Guangzhou. It remained a county until 1993, when it was recognized as a city and renamed as Huadu (Chinese: 花都; pinyin: Huādū; Cantonese Yale: Fādōu). In 2000, it became an attached northern suburban district of the expanded municipality of Guangzhou.

Natives of Huadu speak a dialect of Yue Chinese called Huaxian (Chinese: 花县话; Cantonese Yale: Fāyún wá or Fahsien). In addition to its population, Huadu is the hometown of approximately 300,000 overseas Chinese, including a large number in the Republic of Panama, and some in Hong Kong and Macao.^[2]

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou's main airport, is located in the district, as is Guangzhou North Railway Station on the Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway.

Resources

Huadu District is rich in natural resources. With a rich rainfall, Huadu is abundant in a variety of crops, vegetables, tea, litchis, bananas, longans, peanuts and sugarcane.

Jingtang Lotus Roots are thought to originate here in Jingtang Town.

The mines proved up are up to 18 varieties among which the largely-reserved and high-rank limestone, kaolin, clay and granite etc. have a bright future of mining. The district also is rich in water. The annual flux of the surface water on average for years is 1.15 billion cubic meters. There are 17 reservoirs of medium and small size in the district. The Liuxi River and Bajiang River are across the district.^[4]

Administrative divisions

There are currently 4 subdistricts and 6 towns.

On 2 December 2013 three new subdistricts (Huacheng, Xiuquan, & Xinya) were established from carving out Xinhua Subdistrict, while upgrading Yayao Town into a subdistrict.^[5]

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Canton Romanization	Population (2010)[6]	Area (km2)
Xinhua Subdistrict	新华街道	Xīnhuá Jiēdào	san1 waa4 gaai1 dou6	381,311	29.81
Huacheng Subdistrict	花城街道	Huāchéng Jiēdào	faa1 seng4 gaai1 dou6		26.56
Xinya Subdistrict	新雅街道	Xīnyǎ Jiēdào	san1 ngaa5 gaai1 dou6	20,520	32.98
Xiuquan Subdistrict	秀全街道	Xiùquán Jiēdào	sau3 cyun4 gaai1 dou6		54.19
Timian town	梯面镇	Tīmiàn Zhèn	tai1 min6 zan3	9,516	91.20
Huashan town	花山镇	Huāshān Zhèn	faa1 saan1 zan3	99,262	116.40
Tanbu town	炭步镇	Tànbù Zhèn	taan3 bou6 zen3	55,797	113.33
Chini town	赤坭镇	Chìní Zhèn	cek3 nai4 zen3	56,609	160.03
Shiling town	狮岭镇	Shīlǐng Zhèn	si1 leng5 zan3	203,254	136.31
Huadong town	花东镇	Huādōng Zhèn	faa1 dung1 zan3	118,736	208.44

Climate

Climate data for Huadu, elevation 39 m (128 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	28.6 (83.5)	29.6 (85.3)	33.1 (91.6)	34.8 (94.6)	35.2 (95.4)	38.5 (101.3)	39.3 (102.7)	37.9 (100.2)	38.0 (100.4)	36.3 (97.3)	33.6 (92.5)	30.0 (86.0)	39.3 (102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18.4 (65.1)	19.7 (67.5)	22.1 (71.8)	26.4 (79.5)	30.2 (86.4)	32.3 (90.1)	33.7 (92.7)	33.7 (92.7)	32.4 (90.3)	29.6 (85.3)	25.5 (77.9)	20.6 (69.1)	27.1 (80.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	13.8 (56.8)	15.6 (60.1)	18.3 (64.9)	22.7 (72.9)	26.2 (79.2)	28.1 (82.6)	29.3 (84.7)	29.2 (84.6)	27.9 (82.2)	24.9 (76.8)	20.5 (68.9)	15.6 (60.1)	22.7 (72.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.8 (51.4)	12.7 (54.9)	15.5 (59.9)	19.9 (67.8)	23.3 (73.9)	25.4 (77.7)	26.2 (79.2)	26.1 (79.0)	24.7 (76.5)	21.5 (70.7)	17.0 (62.6)	12.2 (54.0)	19.6 (67.3)
Record low °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	2.3 (36.1)	2.7 (36.9)	9.0 (48.2)	14.6 (58.3)	18.6 (65.5)	21.6 (70.9)	21.9 (71.4)	15.7 (60.3)	10.3 (50.5)	4.5 (40.1)	0.7 (33.3)	0.7 (33.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	51.9 (2.04)	51.0 (2.01)	117.1 (4.61)	206.6 (8.13)	307.7 (12.11)	366.1 (14.41)	233.5 (9.19)	236.7 (9.32)	173.3 (6.82)	70.5 (2.78)	37.0 (1.46)	37.9 (1.49)	1,889.3 (74.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.9	10.1	15.3	15.8	18.0	20.0	17.4	16.2	11.7	5.3	5.8	5.8	149.3
Average relative humidity (%)	69	74	79	80	80	82	79	78	74	66	66	64	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	119.6	88.8	68.0	82.0	127.8	149.8	211.1	201.9	197.1	206.3	177.5	165.5	1,795.4
Percentage possible sunshine	36	28	18	21	31	37	51	51	54	58	54	50	41
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

Transportation

Metro

Huadu is currently service by two metro line operated by Guangzhou Metro:

•      Line 3 – Airport North, Airport South
•      Line 9 – Fei'eling, Huadu Auto City, Guangzhou North Station, Huacheng Lu, Huaguoshan Park, Huadu Square, Ma'anshan Park, Liantang, Qingbu, Qingtang

People

• March Fong Eu, ancestry
• Hong Xiuquan (Fuyuan Springs)

Sister cities

• Markham, Canada, since Nov/Dec,2012

• Petrer, Spain, since Nov, 2020