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29-459: The Guangdong Provincial Museum was located on 215 Wenming Rd. ( 23°07′26″N 113°16′37″E  /  23.1239°N 113.2770°E  / 23.1239; 113.2770 ), in Yuexiu District , Guangzhou , on which was the original site of Sun Yat-sen University . It was a provincial general museum, founded in 1959 and with a land area of 43,000 square meters. It comprised three major parts:

58-475: A sub-provincial city are sub-prefecture-level; and districts of a prefecture-level city are county-level . The term was also formerly used to refer to obsolete county-controlled districts (also known as district public office ). However, if the word district is encountered in the context of ancient Chinese history , then it is a translation for xian , another type of administrative division in China. Before

87-458: A district. After the 1990s, county-controlled districts began to be phased out, and their role was taken over by larger towns or townships created by merging smaller ones. At the end of 2014, there was just one county-controlled district left in China: (See Administrative divisions of China for how these two types of districts fit into the general administrative hierarchy of mainland China.) If

116-490: A large open grass slope around the building to the public. The design of the museum, comprising a kind of multi-layer and transparent spatial configuration, was inspired by the traditional Cantonese ivory puzzle ball , which is characterized by a stack of carved ivory, similar to an onion. Thus, the spatial arrangement of the museum is designed to follow the ivory-layered composition of traditional Cantonese crafted artwork with multiple transparent concentric layers expanding from

145-596: A regional administrative center for nearly 2,000 years, and assumed its current boundaries in September 2005. The Guangdong provincial government and the Guangzhou city government are both located in the Yuexiu District. Yuexiu District has 18 subdistricts under its jurisdiction. The total area is 33.8 square kilometres (13.1 sq mi). According to the 2020 Chinese Census , the permanent population of Yuexiu District

174-579: A rest, while the office and administration spaces are on the top floor of the museum. Yuexiu District Yuexiu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou , the capital of Guangdong Province , China , located west of the Tianhe District and east of the Liwan District . It is the commercial, political and cultural centre of Guangdong and noted for its high-quality education. The area has served as

203-446: Is a sub-county in China. A branch of a county government, a district public office (Chinese: 区公所 ; pinyin: Qū gōngsuǒ ) is the administrative office in a district; it is not a local government . A county-controlled district was once an important subdivision of a county all over China from the 1950s to 1990s. It was common for there to be about five to ten districts in a county, then about three to five towns and townships in

232-485: Is headquartered in Yuexiu District. The area of Xiaobei, within the district , has been a significant Muslim community in the area for decades. Xiaobei, which has been nicknamed "Little Africa" and "Chocolate City" due to the number of Sub-Saharan Africans who live and work in the area, hosts a diverse population of Muslims from Central and Northwest China , Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East , North Africa , and

261-642: The Indian subcontinent . As of 2023, Yuexiu District has a gross domestic product of 381.024 billion renminbi . Creative Power Entertaining is headquartered in the Wuzi Building in the Yuexiu District. The Mainland China offices of Dairy Farm Group are located at the Guangdong Mechanical Sub-Building in the district. Due to the notable Muslim population within the Xiaobei neighborhood,

290-578: The Yue tribes out of Guangzhou and assimilated the rest. In 111 BCE, the area was reorganized as Panyu County, within the Nanhai Commandery . The area of present-day Yuexiu District served as the capital of both. The area would serve as the seat of government for numerous successive administrative divisions, including Lingnan Circuit  [ zh ] and Xingwang Fu ( Chinese : 兴王府 ). It would continue to form part of Panyu County until 1921, when

319-680: The 1980s, cities in China were administrative divisions containing mostly urban, built-up areas, with very little farmland, except for the immediate suburbs in order to ensure a large supply of food or raw materials. As a result, districts were also mostly urban or suburban in nature. After the 1980s, prefectures began to be replaced with prefecture-level cities . From then on, "cities" in mainland China became just like any other administrative division, containing urban areas, towns, villages, and farmland. These cities are subdivided into districts, counties , autonomous counties , and county-level cities . At

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348-1115: The GoldArch Riverdale development on Ersha Island. District (China) Provinces Autonomous regions Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Autonomous prefectures Leagues (Aimag) (abolishing) Prefectures Provincial-controlled cities Provincial-controlled counties Autonomous counties County-level cities Districts Ethnic districts Banners (Hoxu) Autonomous banners Shennongjia Forestry District Liuzhi Special District Wolong Special Administrative Region Workers and peasants districts Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Subdistrict bureaux Sum Ethnic sum County-controlled districts County-controlled district bureaux (obsolete) Management committees Town-level city Areas Villages · Gaqa · Ranches Village Committees Communities Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National Central Cities History: before 1912 , 1912–49 , 1949–present The term district , in

377-766: The Guangdong government made a master plan for Zhujiang New Town to make it a new center of Guangzhou. According to this plan, Zhujiang New Town Plaza would be the cultural center of the city with a series of pavilions and public facilities, such as the Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou Opera House , Guangdong Library and an activity center for teenagers. In 2004, the old Guangdong Museum was relocated to Zhujiang New Town. The new museum occupies 41,000 square meters above ground and 15,000 square meters underground. The building holds an interior area of 66,980 square meters with viewing areas for patrons comprising 21,000 square meters, including

406-518: The area has attracted a cluster of Halal butchers , restaurants , and various stores. Yuexiu is currently served by four metro lines operated by the Guangzhou Metro : The American International School of Guangzhou elementary school campus is on Ersha Island in the district. Previously the École Française Internationale de Canton , the French international school of Guangzhou, was located at

435-446: The art. The next section on the ground floor was an exhibition of modern ceramic figures sculpted in the traditional Shiwan ( Foshan ) style. Each window was dedicated to a different artist with a brief biography and some examples of their work. Upstairs there was a section dedicated to the history of the city of Guangzhou from prehistoric times to the modern days. Guangzhou was always a center of trade with foreign nations and many of

464-401: The atrium towards the periphery spaces. The main circulation space is a spiral staircase that goes from the first floor to the top floor, landed in different exhibition areas on each floor. Separated by transparent glass and iron curtain, the corridors on each floor lead visitors from outside into the four-story atrium to gain an overall view of the interior space. The ivory puzzle ball represents

493-444: The context of China , is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. In the modern context, district ( 区 ), formally city-governed district , city-controlled district , or municipal district ( 市辖区 ), are subdivisions of a municipality or a prefecture-level city . The rank of a district derives from the rank of its city. Districts of a municipality are prefecture-level ; districts of

522-781: The east and borders Tianhe District ; it faces the Pearl River in the south and faces Haizhu District across the river; it extends to Renmin Road in the west and is adjacent to Liwan District ; it reaches the foot of Baiyun Mountain in the north and is adjacent to Baiyun District and Tianhe District . It is the old central city of Guangzhou. The total area of Yuexiu District is 33.8 square kilometers. Yuexiu has administrative jurisdiction over 18 subdistricts ( Chinese : 街道 ; pinyin : jiēdào ), which then in turn administer 222 residential communities ( Chinese : 社区 ; pinyin : shèqū ). The Guangdong Department of Education

551-899: The it merged with Nanhai County to create Yuexiu District, and placed under the jurisdiction of the city of Guangzhou. The area came under the control of the People's Republic of China on October 14, 1949. In December 1949, Guangzhou was divided into 28 different districts , with the area of present-day Yuexiu District including Xishan District ( Chinese : 西山区 ), Dexuan District ( Chinese : 德宣区 ), Huifu District ( Chinese : 惠福区 ), Jinghai District ( Chinese : 靖海区 ), Xiaobei District ( Chinese : 小北区 ), Taiping District ( Chinese : 太平区 ), Yonghan District ( Chinese : 永汉区 ), Dongshan District ( Chinese : 东山区 ) Dadong District ( Chinese : 大东区 ), and Qianjian District  [ zh ] ( Chinese : 前鉴区 ). In June 1950, Guangzhou consolidated its 28 districts into 16, resulting in

580-433: The late 1990s and early 2000s, a number of sub-Saharan Africans began to move to Guangzhou, many of whom settled area of Xiaobei, within Yuexiu District. The area had already been inhabited by a number of Muslim internal migrants from Central and Northwest China since the 1980s. Local crackdowns on visa overstays have sporadically taken place since the early 2010s. Yuexiu District starts from Guangzhou Avenue in

609-751: The museum, the relic of the First National Congress  [ zh ] of the Kuomintang and Lu Xun Memorial House. Other affiliated buildings include the Red Tower ( 红楼 ) and the observatory of Sun Yat-sen University. There are two separate buildings. The building which housed the original National Sun Yat-sen University became the Lu Xun Memorial Hall and contains an exhibition of objects related to Lu Xun and some other intellectuals who influenced Chinese modernization and indirectly prepared

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638-453: The objects from the semi-colonial years come from England (postcards, pictures and other documents). Another section housed an exhibition of old Chinese pottery and china wares while yet another section contains posters in traditional Chinese calligraphy . Not long after the opening of the new Guangdong Museum in May 2010, the old Guangdong Province Museum closed its doors permanently. In 2003,

667-506: The present-day area being including portions of Huifu District, Taiping District, Yonghan District, and Dadong District. In September 1952, Guangzhou reorganized its urban area into just 6 districts: East District, West District, North District, Central District, Henan District, and Zhujiang District. The former districts which once occupied present-day Yuexiu District were split between Central District, East District, and North District. In July 1960, North District underwent an enlargement, and

696-1129: The same time, counties and county-level cities began to be replaced with districts, especially after 1990. From then onwards, districts were no longer strictly urban entities—some districts today are just like counties, with large towns and townships under them governing rural areas. A regular district under a municipality or prefecture-level city . A type of city districts that are specially created for ethnic minorities . Currently there are five such "ethnic districts": three in Henan , one in Heilongjiang , and one in Inner Mongolia . One county-level special district, located in Guizhou . One special sub-prefectural-level forestry district, located in Hubei . A county-controlled district , sometimes translated as county-governed district ; county district ; or sub-county (Chinese: 县辖区，区 ; pinyin: Xiànxiáqū, Qū )

725-463: The technique of Cantonese vernacular craftsmanship. The museum's main exhibition space consists of a room for historical artifacts, an exhibition space for the nature, and a vernacular art exhibition area, which together house the museum's permanent collections. Temporary exhibitions are updated frequently for the public, offering the citizens a chance to look at foreign art works and exotic treasures. The atrium and corridors are places for people to take

754-454: The way for the communist revolution. The newer building to the right was initially built in 1957-1959 and greatly enlarged in 1992. It contains several distinct exhibitions and has notices in English. In the historical exhibition of " Chaozhou wood carving", on display are screens and other objects elaborately carved in wood as well as an explanation of the history and different techniques used in

783-422: The word "district" is encountered in the context of ancient Chinese history , then the word is a translation for xian , another type of administrative division in China. Xian has been translated using several English terms. In the context of ancient history, "district" and "prefecture" are commonly used, while "county" is used for more contemporary contexts. (See Counties of China for more information on

812-643: Was 1,038,643. The name Yuexiu comes from Yuexiu Hill . However, according to archaeological discoveries, it has been confirmed that there were inhabitants settled in Guangzhou region at least three to four thousand years ago. The area of present-day Yuexiu District was once the capital of the Nanyue Kingdom. Thirty-three years after the incorporation of Lingnan into the Qin Empire , Qin Shi Huang forced most of

841-420: Was renamed to Yuexiu District, while East District was renamed to Dongshan District . In August 1961, five subdistricts from Yuexiu District were transferred to the jurisdiction of Dongshan District. Slight adjustments to the border of Yuexiu District and Dongshan District would continue throughout the 1990s. In September 2005, Dongshan District was abolished and merged into Yuexiu District. Beginning in

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