Conghua 从化区 Tsungfa | |
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 Liuxi Riverfront Park in Jiekou Subdistrict | |
 Conghua in Guangzhou | |
| Coordinates: 23°39′N113°40′E / 23.650°N 113.667°E Coordinates: 23°39′N113°40′E / 23.650°N 113.667°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Sub-provincial city | Guangzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,974.15 km2 (762.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 543,377 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 510900 |
| Area code(s) | 020 |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 从化 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 從化 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guangdong Romanization | Cung4-fa3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cónghuà | ||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Tsungfa | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | From Change | ||||||||||||||||
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Conghua District,alternately romanized as Tsungfa, [lower-alpha 1] is one of 11 urban districts and the northernmost district of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. Conghua connects the Pearl River Delta with the mountainous area of northern Guangdong. [4] Within China, it is known for its hot springs [5] and lychees. [6] It covers an area of 1,974.15 km2 (762.22 sq mi), with a population of 543.377 in 2006. Its GDP was RMB10.369 billion (US$2,360 per person).[ when? ]
The romanization of Chinese is the use of the Latin alphabet to write Chinese. Chinese uses a logographic script, and its characters do not represent phonemes directly. There have been many systems using Roman characters to represent Chinese throughout history. Linguist Daniel Kane recalls, "It used to be said that sinologists had to be like musicians, who might compose in one key and readily transcribe into other keys." The dominant international standard for Putonghua since about 1982 has been Hanyu Pinyin. Other well-known systems include Wade-Giles (Mandarin) and Yale Romanization.
The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China.
A prefectural-level municipality, prefectural-level city or prefectural city; formerly known as province-administrated city from 1949 to 1983, is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative structure. Administrative chiefs (mayors) of prefectural level cities generally have the same rank as a division chief of a national ministry. Since the 1980s, most former prefectures have been renamed into prefectural level cities.
