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The city-core subdistricts used to be called Shiqi or Shekki (Chinese: 石岐). Zhongshan is one of the few Chinese cities to be named after a person. It was originally named Xiangshan (香山, "Fragrant Mountain"; Cantonese: Heung-saan), but was renamed in 1925 in honor of Sun Yat-sen, who is known in China as
Zhongshan (Chinese: 中 山; pinyin: Zhōngshān) was a small state that existed during the Warring States period, which managed to survive for almost 120 years despite its small size. The origins of its founder are a matter of contention between scholars.
Zhongshan Kingdom or Zhongshan Principality (Chinese: 中山國) was a kingdom of the Han dynasty, located in present-day southern Hebei province. The kingdom was carved out of Changshan Commandery in 154 BC and granted to Liu Sheng , son of the reigning Emperor Jing .
Liu Sheng was born to Emperor Jing of Han and Consort Jia, who also had another son, Liu Pengzu the Prince of Zhao. He was given the fief of Zhongshan by his father in 154 BC, and therefore reigned in the period right after the Rebellion of the Seven States, when the political atmosphere was one of suspicion regarding the feudal states.
It is the location of the Zhongshan Municipal Government, and is the political, economic, and cultural centre the city, and is renowned for being the (ancestral) hometown of 32,000 overseas Chinese. [2] It covers 71.4 square kilometres (27.6 sq mi) and permanent population of 120,000. [2] Officially, it is a subdistrict (东区街道). [3]
Cuiheng (Chinese: 翠亨 村; pinyin: Cuìhéngcūn; Jyutping: ceoi3 hang1 cyun1) is a village of the town of Nanlang, Zhongshan, Guangdong province. [1] [2] Cuiheng is best known as the birthplace of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the "Father of the Nation" of the Republic of China. [3]
'Zhongshan Peace Church'), full name Zhongshan City Christian Taiping Church, abbreviation Taiping Church, is located in Zhongshan, the hometown of Christian Sun Yat-sen in China. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Taiping Church was built in 1928, a replica of a Gothic building with an area of about 500 square meters, and is now the main Protestant church in the city.
Xiaolan (simplified Chinese: 小榄镇; traditional Chinese: 小欖鎮; pinyin: Xiǎolǎn Zhèn) is a town situated at the northwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China.