Gaoyao

For Xia Dynasty political advisor, see Gao Yao (Xia Dynasty).

Gaoyao 高要
—  County-level city  —
高要市
Location of Gaoyao City (red) within Zhaoqing City and Guangdong province
Gaoyao Location of the city centre in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°02′N 112°27′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Zhaoqing
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code

Gaoyao (Chinese: 高要; Mandarin Pinyin: Gāoyào; Jyutping: gou¹jiu³) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhaoqing prefecture-level city in western Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Population: 706,000.

Geography

Gaoyao is located on the southern bank of the Xi River, just opposite to Zhaoqing City. Both are about 100|km}} away from Guangzhou, the provincial capital.

History

Gaoyao was established as a county as early as in the Han Dynasty. It was named after Gaoyao Gorge (now renamed Lingyang Gorge) on the Xi River, and became a city at county level in 1993.

Tourism

Places of interest include the Red Mansion and Gaoyao Xuegong Pavilion.

There are also 3 pagodas that can be seen in Gaoyao.

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Administration

Gaoyao has juridiction over one subdistrict and several towns:

• Nan'an subdistrict (南岸街道)
• Jindu town (金渡镇)
• Jinli town (金利镇)
• Xiangang town (蚬岗镇)
• Baitu town (白土镇)
• Huilong town (回龙镇)
• Jiaotang town (蛟塘镇)
• Liantang town (莲塘镇)
• Huodao town (活道镇)
• Xinqiao town (新桥镇)
• Baizhu town (白诸镇)
• Dawan town (大湾镇)
• Lubu todwn (禄步镇)
• Xiaoxiang town (小湘镇)
• Hetai town (河台镇)
• Yuecheng town (乐城镇)
• Shuinan town (水南镇)

Miscellaneous

• Gaoyao is closely connected with Zhaoqing City geographically as well as culturally. The two cities are connected by two road bridges and a railway bridge.

• Gaoyao is also a known hometown for many Overseas Chinese and has a large diaspora in Sydney, Australia.

External links

• http://www.gaoyao.gov.cn (Chinese)