Luhe District

Luhe District (simplified Chinese: 六合; traditional Chinese: 六合; pinyin: Lùhé Qū[1][2]) (sometimes read as Liùhé[3] ) is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China.

Luhe

六合区

Liuho
Luhe
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°19′24″N 118°49′20″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Sub-provincial cityNanjing
Area
  Total1,484 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total677,400
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
211500
Area code(s)025
Nanjing district map
Websitenjlh.gov.cn

As with most non-locals, famed broadcaster Zhu Xun once pronounced the name of Luhe District as Liuhe instead of Luhe.[3]

Administrative divisions

In the present, Luhe (Liuhe) District has 10 subdistricts and 10 towns.[4]

10 subdistricts
  • Shanpan (山潘街道)
  • Xichangmen (西厂门街道)
  • Xiejiadian (卸甲甸街道)
  • Getang (葛塘街道)
  • Changlu (长芦街道)
  • Xiongzhou (雄州街道)
  • Longchi (龙池街道)
  • Chengqiao (程桥街道)
  • Jinniuhu (金牛湖街道)
  • Hengliang (横梁街道)
10 towns
  • Yeshan (冶山镇)
  • Guabu (瓜埠镇)
  • Donggou (东沟镇)
  • Zhuzhen (竹镇镇)
  • Maji (马集镇)
  • Longpao (龙袍镇)
  • Yudai (玉带镇)
  • Ma'an (马鞍镇)
  • Xinhuang (新篁镇)
  • Babaiqiao (八百桥镇)

References

  1. Xia, Zhengnong (夏征农); Chen, Zhili (陈至立), eds. (September 2009). 辞海:第六版彩图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 1451. ISBN 9787532628599. () {...}用于地名。如:六安;六合。 {...} 六合 区名。在江苏省南京市北部{...}
  2. 普通话审音委员会 (20 December 1962), 普通話异讀詞审音表初稿(第三編), 文字改革 (in Chinese), Beijing: 文字改革出版社 (85): 8, 六合(江苏) Lùhé
  3. 六合作家认为“liu”读音更靠谱 (in Chinese). Nanjing Luhe District People's Government. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018. 而在日常工作生活中,王家干也遇到过很多“liu”、“lu”混读的情况,他说,本地人习惯读“lu”,而外地人常常读“liu”,有一次央视著名主持人朱迅来南京做节目,就读成“liu he”,工作人员纠正过她,但这个"错误"实在难以改过来。
  4. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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