Xiaoguwei Island, formerly known in

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as , is an

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in the Pearl River Delta in

Guangdong Province Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...

, China. It is administered as Xiaoguwei Subdistrict, a

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Panyu District Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 20 ...

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. The

Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center (HEMC), Guangzhou University Town or Guangzhou University City () is an area featured by higher education institutions, located on Xiaoguwei Island () in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China ...

now occupies the entire island.

Geography

Xiaoguwei is about .

History

During the

Canton trade The Canton System (1757–1842; zh, t=一口通商, p=Yīkǒu tōngshāng, "Single orttrading relations") served as a means for Qing China to control trade with the West within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of C ...

, Xiaoguwei was used by French crews for repairs and burials. It lay on the southeastern side of the Huangpu or "Whampoa" anchorage. French access to Guangzhou was, however, frequently blocked by the

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amid its

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, and

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Transportation

Xiaoguwei is connected with Luntou () in

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by tunnel. Bridges on the Nansha Port Expressway, a

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, links it to

Henan Island Haizhu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. Geography Haizhu District is located in the southern part of Guangzhou city. After the adjustment of Guangzhou' ...

(

) in the west and the rest of

to the south. A third bridge connects it to Haizhu's

Yingzhou Ecological Park Yingzhou Ecological Park () is an ecological park located in Xiaozhou Village, Xinjiao Town, in the south eastern Haizhu District, Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, China. History The park was founded during the Yuan dynasty (12711368) a ...

and a fourth to Huangpu District's

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in the northeast. Dozens of bus routes cross the island and connect its universities with downtown Guangzhou, the most important of which is Bus 381, which connects every university to the two subway stations. There are regular buses and express commuter buses using the toll roads and having fewer stops. Many of the express buses connect different campuses of the island's universities. In addition to these routes, some universities offer their own shuttle services for their faculty and staff.

Metro stations

The

Guangzhou Metro The Guangzhou Metro () ( and ) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, af ...

has two stations on the Xiaoguwei Island. *

Higher Education Mega Center North station Higher Education Mega Center North Station () is a station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 26 December 2005. It is located at the underground of the north of Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, located on the Xia ...

(Line 4) *

Higher Education Mega Center South station Higher Education Mega Center South Station () is an interchange station of Line 4 and Line 7 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 26 December 2005. It is located at the underground of the south of Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Cen ...

(Line 4 & Line 7)

References

External links

Guangzhou Government WebsitePanyu District Government Website
{{Islands of Guangdong Panyu District Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Islands of Guangzhou River islands of China