# Huadu, Guangzhou

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.
Xinhua Town is the seat of local government, and of the district CCP committee.
While the Cantonese dialect is universally spoken, about 1/3 of the population consists of Hakka dialect speaking peoples. 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.
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.

## 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.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Canton Romanization | Population (2010) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Xinhua Subdistrict | 新华街道 | Xīnhuá Jiēdào | sen1 wa4 gai1 dou6 | 381,311 | 29.81 |
| Huacheng Subdistrict | 花城街道 | Huāchéng Jiēdào | fa1 xing4 gai1 dou6 | 381,311 | 26.56 |
| Xinya Subdistrict | 新雅街道 | Xīnyǎ Jiēdào | sen1 nga5 gai1 dou6 | 20,520 | 32.98 |
| Xiuquan Subdistrict | 秀全街道 | Xiùquán Jiēdào | seo3 qun4 gai1 dou6 | 20,520 | 54.19 |
| Timian town | 梯面镇 | Tīmiàn Zhèn | tei1 min6 zen3 | 9,516 | 91.20 |
| Huashan town | 花山镇 | Huāshān Zhèn | fa1 san1 zen3 | 99,262 | 116.40 |
| Tanbu town | 炭步镇 | Tànbù Zhèn | tan3 bou6 zen3 | 55,797 | 113.33 |
| Chini town | 赤坭镇 | Chìní Zhèn | cég3 nei4 zen3 | 56,609 | 160.03 |
| Shiling town | 狮岭镇 | Shīlǐng Zhèn | xi1 léng5 zen3 | 203,254 | 136.31 |
| Huadong town | 花东镇 | Huādōng Zhèn | fa1 dung1 zen3 | 118,736 | 208.44 |

## Climate

Climate data for Huadu, elevation 39 m (128 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| 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) | 33.6 (92.5) | 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 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 36 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## 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