# Zengcheng, Guangzhou

Zengcheng District (alternately romanized as Tsengshing) is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China.

## History

Zengcheng County was established under the Qin following their conquest of the area, formerly held by the Baiyue tribes. Under the Ming, the northern area of the county was separated to form Longmen County, administered from Huizhou. The county was promoted to city status in 1993. In 2006, a western section of Zengcheng was severed to form Guangzhou's Luogang District, which was renamed Huangpu in 2014. On 12 February of the same year, Zengcheng was annexed to Guangzhou as a district. A riot of migrant workers occurred in Zengcheng in 2011.

## Climate

Zengcheng's mild climate, fertile land, annual average temperature of 22.02 degrees and average yearly rainfall of 1,967 millimetres (77.4 in) make it suitable for tropical and subtropical crop growth. The district is noted for production of the lychee.
Climate data for Zengcheng, elevation 31 m (102 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) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.7 (92.7) | 35.3 (95.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.7 (99.9) | 37.4 (99.3) | 37.8 (100.0) | 36.1 (97.0) | 33.2 (91.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.9 (89.4) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 27.1 (80.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.9 (80.4) | 23.8 (74.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 22.1 (71.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 18.9 (66.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) | 3.0 (37.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 5.7 (42.3) | 0.0 (32.0) | 0.0 (32.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.1 (1.93) | 54.4 (2.14) | 113.8 (4.48) | 234.5 (9.23) | 337.8 (13.30) | 455.6 (17.94) | 243.5 (9.59) | 266.7 (10.50) | 161.5 (6.36) | 47.5 (1.87) | 36.6 (1.44) | 38.5 (1.52) | 2,039.5 (80.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.0 | 9.4 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 18.3 | 20.1 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 148.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 129.6 | 90.0 | 71.0 | 80.0 | 115.3 | 131.3 | 188.3 | 181.5 | 187.4 | 202.5 | 175.1 | 164.2 | 1,716.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 38 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Administrative divisions

There are currently 6 subdistricts and 7 towns.
On 28 August 2012 one new subdistrict (Yongning) and one new town (Xiancun) were established from carving out of Xintang.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Canton Romanization | Population (2010) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Licheng Subdistrict | 荔城街道 | Lìchéng Jiēdào | lei6 séng4 gai1 dou6 | 191,777 | 132.27 |
| Lihu Subdistrict | 荔湖街道 | Lìhú Jiēdào | lei6 wu4 gai1 dou6 | 191,777 | 132.27 |
| Zengjiang Subdistrict | 增江街道 | Zēngjiāng Jiēdào | zeng1 gong1 gai1 dou6 | 78,072 | 86.18 |
| Zhucun Subdistrict | 朱村街道 | Zhūcūn Jiēdào | ju1 qun1 gai1 dou6 | 43,557 | 93.90 |
| Yongning Subdistrict | 永宁街道 | Yǒngníng Jiēdào | wing5 ning4 gai1 dou6 | 391,287 | 104.14 |
| Ningxi Subdistrict | 宁西街道 | Níngxī Jiēdào | ning4 ség6 gai1 dou6 | 391,287 | 104.14 |
| Xintang town | 新塘镇 | Xīntáng Zhèn | sen1 tong4 zen3 | 391,287 | 85.09 |
| Xiancun town | 仙村镇 | Xiāncūn Zhèn | xin1 qun1 zen3 | 391,287 | 56.65 |
| Zhengguo town | 正果镇 | Zhèngguǒ Zhèn | zéng3 guo2 zen3 | 40,387 | 236.40 |
| Shitan town | 石滩镇 | Shítān Zhèn | ség6 tan1 zen3 | 121,674 | 184.00 |
| Zhongxin town | 中新镇 | Zhōngxīn Zhèn | zung1 sen1 zen3 | 78,293 | 236.00 |
| Paitan town | 派潭镇 | Pàitán Zhèn | pai3 tam4 zen3 | 58,337 | 289.50 |
| Xiaolou town | 小楼镇 | Xiǎolóu Zhèn | xiu2 leo4 zen3 | 33,725 | 136.00 |

## Demography

Owing to the distance from Guangzhou's city center, many locals consider themselves distinct from the other Guangzhounese. They also speak separate Yue and Hakka dialects.

## Education
### Colleges

* Guangdong University of Technology Huali College
* Guangzhou University Songtian College
* Guangdong University of Finance & Economics Huashang College
* Guangzhou Kangda Vocational Technical College

### International schools

* Utahloy International School Zengcheng
Notable people:
* Zhan Ruo Shui (湛若水)：male philosopher of Ming dynasty
* Leung kwok Hung (梁國雄)：Hong Kong male politician
* Hélène Wong (黃喜蓮)：female Chinese New Zealand writer, her publishing includes being Chinese: My Own Story