Zhongshan (中山 Pinyin: Zhōngshān) is a city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province in China. The city was originally a county renamed in honour of Dr. Sun Zhongshan. Dr. Sun was born Sun Yat-sen in Cuiheng of this place.

Prior to the name change, it was called Xiangshan County (香山縣 "Fragrant Mountain") and was part of Yuehai Circuit (粵海道).

Primary productions are agricultural, such as rice, lychee, banana, and sugar cane.

Administration

It contains 24 towns, five district offices and a development zone.

• Banfu Town (板芙镇)
• Cuifengcun Town (翠亨村镇)
• Dayong Town (大涌镇)
• Dongfeng Town (东凤镇)
• Dongsheng Town (东升镇)
• Fusha Town (阜沙镇)
• Gangkou Town (港口镇)
• Guzhen Town (古镇镇)
• Henglan Town (横栏镇)
• Hengmen Town (横门镇)
• Huangpu Town (黄圃镇)
• Langwang Town (浪网镇)
• Minzhong Town (民众镇)
• Nanlang Town (南朗镇)
• Nantou Town (南头镇)
• Sanjiao Town (三角镇)
• Sanxiang Town (三乡镇)
• Shalang Town (沙朗镇)
• Shaxi Town (沙溪镇)
• Shengwang Town (神湾镇)
• Shiqi Town (石岐）
• Tanbei Town (坦背镇)
• Tanzhou Town (坦洲镇)
• Wuguishan Town (五桂山镇)
• Xiaolan Town (小榄镇)
• Central District Office (中区办事处)
• East District Office (东区办事处)
• North District Office (北区办事处)
• South District Office (南区办事处)
• West District Office (西区办事处)

Zhongshan Torch High-Tech Industrial Development Zone (中山火炬高技术产业开发区) was established in 1987. Since 2001, it has contained Zhongshan Electronic Base of China (中国电子中山基地).

Colleges and universities

• Sun Yet-sen University of Medical Sciences
• Zhongnan University
• Zhongshan University

External links

• Zhongshan manufacturers & products
• Zhongshan Wiki
• Official site: site currently non-functional
• Torch Development Zone
• Zhongshan wedding dresses site
• body fat scale,kitchen scale information