From 1993 to 2000, the population of Huadu City (unless otherwise specified, it is the statistical data of the registered population of the Public Security Bureau at the end of the year, the same below) increased rapidly, from 529,266 in 1993 to 601,225 in 2000, with an average annual increase of 10,279.86. According to the data of the fifth national census (referred to as the &”;Fifth Census&”;) (based on the number of permanent residents at 0: 00 on November 1, 2000), the total population of Huadu is 713,363, including 222,457 migrants, accounting for 31.18% of the total population; The population of ethnic minorities is 7908, accounting for 1.11% of the total population; There are 52,185 married people aged 15 and above, including 15,297 unmarried people, 34,244 married people with spouses, 314 divorced people and 0 widowed people in the examination field. There are 589,245 families and 165,623 households.
In 2019, Huadu District had a total registered population of 248,047 households with 723,778 people, an increase of 6,285 households with 6,947 people over the previous year. (Annual household registration has been collectively referred to as household registration, and agricultural non-agricultural registered permanent residence is no longer divided.) There are 368,216 males and 355,562 females in the whole district, with a sex ratio of 1.03: 1. In 2019, the registered population was 14,158, including 7,653 males and 6,505 females, with a sex ratio of 1.75∶1. There were 3,133 people whose deaths were cancelled, including 1,693 males and 1,440 females. There were 25,915 immigrants in the whole year, including 19,398 in the city and 6,517 outside the city (including 94 from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and abroad); There are 19,938 migrants, including 17,826 from the city and 2,112 from outside the city (including 370 from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and abroad).
According to the records of 《花县志》 in the 13th year (1924), there were 212 surnames in Huaxian County. After the founding of the People&;s Republic of China, with the increase of returned overseas Chinese, ethnic minorities, immigrants and the expansion of administrative areas, surnames have also increased. According to statistics in 1988, there were 225 surnames in this area, including 223 single surnames and 2 compound surnames. The largest number of people are Huang Jiang&;s two surnames, each with more than 20 thousand people. At the end of 2019, according to the statistics of the registered population of Huadu District Public Security Bureau, there were 583 surnames in the whole district, including 575 single surnames and 8 compound surnames, and Huang Liujiang was the three major surnames, with 46,968, 28,893 and 27,816 respectively. At the end of 2019, according to the statistics of the registered population of Huadu District Public Security Bureau, there were 650 surnames in the whole district, including Huang, Liu, Chen and Zhang Wei, with 52,379, 33,468, 31,508 and 30,281 respectively.
dialect
In 2019, Chinese was used in the whole region, and the local dialects mainly included Cantonese and Hakka dialects. Cantonese is circulated in the whole region, and the population of Cantonese family accounts for about two-thirds of the total population, mostly distributed in Huashan, Tanbu, Xinhua, Huacheng, Xiuquan, Xinya and other towns (streets); The population of Hakka language family accounts for about one third of the total population, mostly distributed in Timian and Shiling towns. Among them, two towns of Chini and Huadong live in Cantonese and Hakka, and there are four towns of Huadong.Minnan dialect is the main dialect in the village.
With the continuous expansion of economic and social development and opening-up exchanges in Huadu, a large number of foreign people have moved in from all over the country. Mandarin and Cantonese have become the main circulation languages in the region, and the types of northern dialects in China are increasing day by day, blending with local dialects. Among the registered population, local dialects and Putonghua are also mixed with each other [4].
places of historic interest and scenic beauty
Furong resort
Huadu Lake National Wetland Park
Located in the area of Furong Zhang and Furong Zhang Reservoir in the north of Huadu, covering an area of 60 square kilometers. In October 1988, the first phase of the resort was completed and opened to the outside world. In May 1994, it was approved by Guangdong Province to become a provincial-level tourist resort. From 1994 to 1996, the &”;Tongtianhe&”; tunnel and mountain-crossing highway connected with the stepped comprehensive tourist area were opened in the resort area, and the supporting facilities such as Furong Water World and Sunshine Ski Grassland were built.
Kowloon Lake Water Resort
Located in the area of Jiulongtan Reservoir in Beixing, covering an area of 14.10 square kilometers. Developed and constructed jointly by Beixing Town Real Estate Comprehensive Development Company and Jinma International United Company, it is a comprehensive resort integrating sightseeing, entertainment, conference and vacation. In August 1996, water world and other tourism facilities were built and opened to the outside world. In August 1997, 40 villas were built and put into use.
huadu lake
Huadu Lake is one of the key projects in Guangzhou in 2019 and one of the highlight projects of &”;Six Lakes&”; in Guangzhou. Huadu Lake is a waterfront greenway integrating ecological protection and environmental education. A recreational greenway integrating sightseeing, sightseeing, fitness and entertainment; A cultural corridor integrating exhibition, dissemination and participation; A green channel to promote regional development and vitality, and an energetic corridor to show the spirit of Huadu times.
Jiu Long Lake
Guangzhou Jiulong Lake Resort, a national AAA tourist attraction, covers an area of 25,000 mu. Taking natural landscape as the broad carrier and family vacation as the leading function, the resort integrates natural landscape, outdoor sports, ecological leisure, health care experience, fashion entertainment and fine performing arts, and adheres to the concept of &”;quiet health, light sports and exquisite vacation&”; and strives to create a &”;holiday holy place and a paradise for hiking&”;.
wanda cultural tourism city
&”;After the completion of Guangzhou Wanda Cultural Tourism City (hereinafter referred to as Wanda City), it is estimated that the annual number of tourists will be 20 million, which will make Guangzhou a cultural and tourism center in South and even the Asia-Pacific region.&”; As Wanda&;s ninth cultural tourism project in China and the only Wanda City to settle in a first-tier city, Guangzhou Wanda City plans to invest 50 billion yuan, with the goal of becoming a paradise in the world.
Gaobaizhang scenic spot
Located in Timian Town, it is divided into two major scenic spots, namely &”;misty clouds&”; and &”;Baizhang Qingluan&”;. There are Baibu ladder ruins, misty pavilions, Qingluan pavilions and Siwangting pavilions in the scenic spot, which can be used for climbing mountains, wading in streams, exploring secluded places, listening to springs, enjoying waterfalls, observing strange pines, worshiping temples, watching the sunrise and watching the sunset glow. In 1997, 700,000 yuan was invested to build the Panshan Highway from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.
Shitouji mineral garden
Huadu Shitouji Mineral Park, which opened in August 2019, is located in Jewelry City, Huadu District, Guangzhou, with an area of 70 mu and a main building area of 1.7777 square meters, stone carving park on the ground, underground strange stone world, is a paradise with the theme of strange stones, fossils and precious stones. Shitouji Mineral Garden, which integrates science and education, shopping and leisure tourism, is the first theme park in the world with minerals as its concept. Compared with zoos and botanical gardens, it is unique and interesting. So far, the investment in the whole mineral park has exceeded 100 million yuan. At present, there are more than 2,000 kinds of minerals on display in the Mineral Park, amounting to nearly 10,000 pieces. In 2019, Shitouji Mineral Park was awarded the title of &”;Huadu District Popular Science Education Base&”; by Huadu District, Guangzhou. [23]
Yuen Yuen Taoist
Yuen Yuen Taoist, one of the new eight scenic spots in Huadu District, is located near Bicun, west of Xinhua Town, Guangdong Province. It is the center of Taoist activities in Guangdong and a tourist attraction. Originally funded by Yuanxuan College, it was a non-profit-making charity and welfare organization to &”;develop Taoist academic research, facilitate believers to worship gods, and carry forward the virtues of filial piety and respect for ancestors, and be cautious in pursuing distance; With the aim of &”;supporting the elderly and bringing up the young, promoting learning and educating talents&”;, the first phase of the project was completed and opened in 1998, and it was expanded several times. At present, it covers an area of nearly 100 mu.
Wang park
Located in Wangling, Shiling Town. There are supporting facilities such as the memorial archway of the King Park, the Temple of the King, the Holy Turtle Pond, the Mid-Levels Pavilion, the commercial street, the natural swimming pool, etc. with a long history of shrines in the park, which has become a tourist attraction integrating climbing and worshipping. [19]
Zi Xia Mountain Villa
Located in Wulian Village, Timian Town, with an average elevation of 500 meters, surrounded by mountains, covered with green mountains and a quiet environment, it is a place for recuperation and health preservation. The villa is committed to expanding health tourism and eco-tourism projects. The scenic spots completed in the first phase in 1997 include Zodiac Square, Wanfu Archway, Shop Tea Pavilion, Dining Hall, Free Life Pond, Gardening Square, Worship Temple and Wanfu Buddha. Natural landscapes include Wofo Ridge, Xianren Bridge, Dragon Claw Stone, Flowing Stone Waterfall, Tiger Cave, Tianchi and so on. Zi Xia Villa, formerly known as Wanfu Villa, was renamed in 1999.
South flowers and plants trading center
Located on Yongfa Avenue in Xinhua Town, covering an area of 500,000 square meters, it integrates production, exhibition, storage and transportation, quarantine, business office, technical training, information exchange and sightseeing. It is the largest professional wholesale market for flowers in South China and the only flower auction center in Guangzhou. In 2000, two tourism projects, namely, viewing exotic flowers and herbs, root carving and strange stones, were opened. The center has more than 130,000 square meters of contiguous flowers and foliage plants and the largest root carving and stone art market in China.
Guangzhou Folk Museum
On December 7, 2019, Senior Minister&;s Temple was officially renamed Guangzhou Folk Museum. The museum is located in Sanhua Village, Huadu District, Guangzhou. It was built in the second year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1863) and has a history of nearly 150 years. During the reign of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, Xu Fangzheng and Xu Biaozheng, two cousins in Sanhua Village, served together in the Ministry of War, and both of them were appreciated by the imperial court. The Tongzhi Emperor conferred on Xu Fangzheng&;s grandfather Xu Dekui and his father Xu Shixian as &”;Senior Minister Doctors&”; and Xu Biaozheng&;s father Xu Shiliang as &”;Doctor Feng Zhi&”;. In order to appreciate the emperor&;s kindness, they built the Senior Minister&;s Temple and Nanshan Academy. In order to praise the sages, their descendants continued to build the Xugong Temple in Hengzhi.