Xinxing County

Xinxing County, alternately romanized as Sunhing,[lower-alpha 1] is a county of the prefecture-level city of Yunfu in the west of Guangdong province, China.

Xinxing

新兴县

Sunhing
Xinxing
Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°41′46″N 112°13′30″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityYunfu
Area
  Total1,520 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
428,410
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Xinxing County
Traditional Chinese新興
Simplified Chinese新兴
PostalSunhing
Literal meaningNewly Flourishing

History

xin xing county formally established in the third year of da ye era, sui dynasty (隋大業三年) ( a.d 607 ) Under the Qing (清朝), Xinxing County was administered as part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1]

Climate

Notes

  1. The Postal Map spelling was based on Xinxing's Cantonese pronunciation. Xinxing has also been romanized as Sin Hing,[1] Sin-hing,[2] and Sih-ching.[3]

References

Citations

  1. Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
  2. Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
  3. Gützlaff, Charles, China Opened, p. 527.

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