Sihui

Sihui
四会市
County-level city

Location of Sihui City (pink) in Zhaoqing City (yellow), Guangdong, and the PRC
Sihui

Location of the city centre in Guangdong

Coordinates: 23°21′N 112°41′E / 23.350°N 112.683°E / 23.350; 112.683Coordinates: 23°21′N 112°41′E / 23.350°N 112.683°E / 23.350; 112.683
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Zhaoqing
Area
 • Total 1,258 km2 (486 sq mi)
Population (2010 census) 542,873
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 0758
Vehicle registration 粤 H
Website Official website
Sihui
Simplified Chinese 四会
Traditional Chinese 四會
Hanyu Pinyin Sìhuì
Postal Szewui
For the area of Beijing, see Sihui, Beijing.

Sihui, formerly romanized as Szewui,[lower-alpha 1]</ref> is a county-level city in Guangdong, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing. Sihui's population is 542,873.

History

Under the Qing, Sihui County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1] As with much of the surrounding countryside, Sihui was a source for many members of the Chinese diaspora during the late Qing.

Economy

The Zhaoqing High Technology Industrial Development Zone (肇庆高新区 and 肇庆国家高新技术产业开发区) is located in Sihui.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Sihui has also been romanized as Sze Hwuy.<ref name='FOOTNOTEBolton ,<span>,&,</span>, al.1941[https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6irEoGgDrm4C,<span>,&,</span>,pg=PA262 262]'>Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.

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