Shiqi Subdistrict, also known as Shiqiqu Subdistrict, is a

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located in the center of

Zhongshan Zhongshan ( zh, c=中山 ), alternately romanized via Cantonese as Chungshan, is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China. As of the 2020 census, the whole city with 4,418,060 inhabitants is n ...

city, covering an area of , and a population of 257,472 (2020). The subdistrict administers 19 residential communities, and is home to major industrial and commercial activity. Shiqi was historically spelled Shekki in English, and is nicknamed Tiecheng (). Local people mainly speak the

Shiqi dialect The Shiqi dialect or Shekki dialect is a dialect of Yue Chinese. It is spoken by roughly 160,000 people in Zhongshan, Guangdong's Shiqi urban district. It differs slightly from Standard Cantonese, mainly in its pronunciation and lexicon. Shi ...

, a Yue dialect related to

Standard Cantonese Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While the ...

Geography

The subdistrict is located at the foot of Yandun Mountain (). The Qi River () is the primary river in the subdistrict.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2020, Shiqi has administrative jurisdiction over the following 19 residential communities ():

Demographics

The subdistrict has a permanent population of about 227,200. As of 2006, Shiqi Subdistrict had a permanent population of 169,400 and migrant population of 40,900.

Economy

In recent years, Shiqi Subdistrict has attracted a number of national firms involves with

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and information services. The subdistrict is also home to a nationally-significant industrial park, the Guangdong Zhongshan Industrial Park. In 2019, the subdistrict's

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grew 1.4%. As of 2019, retail sales in the subdistrict totaled ¥31.164 billion, tax revenue in the subdistrict totaled ¥4.534 billion, and foreign trade in the subdistrict totaled ¥17.695 billion. Shiqi's retail sales ranks first among

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. Statistics from 2006 report that the subdistrict hosts 11,767 unique enterprises.

Education

The Zhongshan Institute of the

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

is located in Shiqi Subdistrict.

Transportation

Located in the Pearl River Delta, Shiqi Subdistrict lies in close proximity to a number of major cities. The subdistrict is south of

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, and north of

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Road

Both National Highway 105 and the pass through the western parts of Shiqi Subdistrict. Shiqi Subdistrict is currently served by the following bus lines operated by the Zhongshan Public Transportation Group Co.:Zhongshan Public Transportation
accessed 16 June 2014Zhongshan Bus Lines
accessed 16 June 2014

Rail

The subdistrict is served by the Zhongshan North railway station, located on the

Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway or Guangzhu intercity railway () is a dedicated, grade-separated regional railway linking Guangzhou South railway station in Panyu, Guangzhou, Jiangmen railway station in Xinhui, Jiangmen, and Zhuhai Jinw ...

. The station is located on Minke West Road () in Shiqi Subistrict. It is the station nearest to the city centre of

Water

Shiqi Subdistrict is located just over west of .

Tourist sites

* * Yueshan Park () * Sanshan Ancient Temple () * Baiyi Ancient Temple () *

Notable people

* ,

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politician and scholar * Xiao Youmei, composer *

Lü Wencheng Lü Wencheng ( 吕文成, pinyin: Lǚ Wénchéng, or ''Lui Man Sing'' in Cantonese, jyutping: Leoi5 Man4 Sing4) (1898 in Zhongshan - 1981 in Hong Kong) was a Chinese composer and musician. He composed '' Autumn Moon Over The Calm Lake'' () in th ...

, composer

Others

References

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