Huadu District was originally Hua County and Huadu City. The Han Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Panyu County, the Sui Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Nanhai County, and after the Song Dynasty it was under the jurisdiction of Panyu and Nanhai. In the 25th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (AD 1686), Nanhai and Panyu counties were set aside as counties. Because the county seat is located in Huashan, the new county is named &”;Flower&”; and belongs to guangzhou fu.