Heshan

Along the opposite bank of the same river, lie the two municipalities of Nanhai and Shunde. Around three hours from Hong Kong and one hour from Macau by road. The city's harbour can accommodate vessels of up to 3000 LT. Ships ply from here to Hong Kong directly.

• Name — Heshan • Postal Code — 529700 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Pushpin Label Position — top • Pushpin Map — China Guangdong • Pushpin Caption — Location of the city centre in Guangdong • Pushpin Map Size — 250 • Seat — Shaping • Seat Type — County seat • Type — County-level city • Image Map — Location_of_Heshan_within_Guangdong_(China).png • Map Caption — Location of Heshan City (pink) in Jiangmen City (yellow), Guangdong province, and the PRC • Map Size — 250px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — People's Republic of China • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Guangdong • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture-level city • Subdivision Name2 — Jiangmen • Area Code — 0750 • Area Total Km2 — 1081 • Population As Of — 2020 census • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Density Metro Km2 — auto • Population Total — 530684 • Time Zone — China Standard • Utc Offset — +8 Heshan, formerly romanized as Hokshan, is a county-level city of Jiangmen City in the southern part of Guangdong Province, China with a total land area of 1081 km2 and a population of 530,684 inhabitants as of 2020 census and some 200,000 internal migrants. The city is now being conurbated with Jiangmen and therefore is included in the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River conurbation with more than 65,57 million inhabitants. As an important qiao'xiang (侨乡) of Guangdong province, there are approximately 360,000 people of Heshan origin or descent living in other parts of the world, particularly in the Americas such as Chile, Peru and the United States. Situated about 60 km south west of the provincial capital, Guangzhou, Heshan occupies a strategic location on the Pearl River Delta, commanding the northern gateway to Jiangmen's five administrative divisions. Along the opposite bank of the same river, lie the two municipalities of Nanhai and Shunde. Heshan is around three hours from Hong Kong and one hour from Macau by road. The city's harbour can accommodate vessels of up to 3000 LT. Ships ply from here to Hong Kong directly.

Heshan—one of several places in China whose name means "Mount Crane"—takes its name from a nearby mountain thought to resemble the shape of the bird. The spelling Heshan derives from the pinyin romanization of the name's Mandarin pronunciation. The Postal Map spelling Hokshan was a combination of the local Cantonese pronunciation of the first character and the Mandarin pronunciation of the second. Heshan has also been romanized as Ho Shan and Ho-shan.

Heshan was made a prefecture in 1732 during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing. By the 19th century, Heshan County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing. In 1993, it was promoted to a county-level city.

Heshan Municipality administers ten towns: • Name — Chinese (S) — Hanyu Pinyin — Population (2010) • Shaping Subdistrict — 沙坪街道 — Shāpíng Jiēdào — 197,155 • Longkou town — 龙口镇 — Lóngkǒu Zhèn — 36,625 • Yayao town — 雅瑶镇 — Yǎyáo Zhèn — 38,851 • Gulao town — 古劳镇 — Gǔláo Zhèn — 35,606 • Taoyuan town — 桃源镇 — Táoyuán Zhèn — 25,902 • Hecheng town — 鹤城镇 — Hèchéng Zhèn — 32,170 • Gonghe town — 共和镇 — Gònghé Zhèn — 41,338 • Zhishan town — 址山镇 — Zhǐshān Zhèn — 32,009 • Zhaiwu town — 宅梧镇 — Zháiwú Zhèn — 26,254 • Yunxiang town — 云乡镇 — Yúnxiāng Zhèn — 12,453 • Shuanghe town — 双合镇 — Shuānghé Zhèn — 16,575

Heshan is located at the center of one of China's largest furniture producing areas, with approximately 10% of the world's furniture produced on its outskirts.

Heshan is the birthplace of the Southern lion dance style known as the Hok San lion dance.

• Robin Lee (beauty pageant), winner of 1986 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.