The origin of the names of Zhongshan City and its towns. Zhongshan City is located in the south-central part of the Pearl River Delta, on the west bank of the Pearl River estuary. It faces Shenzhen City across the Lingding Ocean in the east, borders Zhuhai City in the south through hilly plateaus, and is separated from Jiangmen by the Modaomen Waterway in the west.

It is adjacent to Foshan City and Guangzhou City, and is connected to Foshan City and Guangzhou City in the north by the alluvial plains crisscrossed by river networks.

The geographical coordinates of Zhongshan City are 113°09′ to 113°45′ east longitude, 22°11′ to 22°46′ north latitude, 45.3 kilometers wide from east to west, and 64.3 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of ??1800.14 square kilometers.

The municipal government is located in Shiqi.

In 1987, it governed 24 towns in the urban area and suburbs.

It was called Xiangshan in ancient times.

It is named after the fragrance of flowers in Xianglu Mountain (also known as Wugui Mountain).

In the Sui Dynasty, Xiangshan Village was established.

In the Tang Dynasty, Xiangshan Town was established.

In the early Song Dynasty, Xiangshan Field was built.

Xiangshan County was established in the 32nd year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1162).

In the 14th year of the Republic of China (1925), it was changed to Zhongshan County in memory of Sun Yat-sen.

In December 1983, the county was removed and changed into a city (county level), and it was managed by Foshan City.

In January 1988, it was upgraded to a prefecture-level city.

?1. Xiaolan Town is a town under the jurisdiction of Zhongshan City.

It is in the northwest of the city, across the river from Jun'an Town in Shunde County.

The town is located around Fengshan. Fengshan is shaped like an olive, so it is named Xiaolan.

The original Dalan capital.

In the early days of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, it was called Lanzhen.

Xiaolan Commune was established in 1958.

In 1963, it was reestablished as Xiaolan Town.

2. Shiqi is also known as Tiecheng.

Zhongshan city center, the intersection of Shiqi Waterway, Guangzhou-Zhuhai Highway and Qiwan Highway.

It is commonly known as Shiqi City District.

The seat of the Zhongshan Municipal People's Government.

It was formerly the county seat of Zhongshan (Xiangshan).

It is named after Shiqi Mountain.

Shi Qi was written as Shi Qi in ancient times.

In ancient times, rocks from Fufeng Mountain were used to build embankments along the river. The mountain extended to the river, and the embankments were divided from this, so it was called Shiqishan.

Later, he took the auspicious meaning of "Wind Ming Qishan" and wrote it as Shi Qishan.

There is a market at the foot of the mountain called Shiqiwei.

In the 24th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1154), Xiangshan City was built. "Iron sand was spread on the ground to build the city, so it was named Iron City."

The inner part of the city is called Tiecheng, and the west part of the city is still called Shiqi.

In the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921), the city wall was demolished and collectively called Shiqi. In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), Shiqi Town was established.

In 1953, it was renamed Shiqi City.

It was called Shiqi Town in 1959 and was abolished in 1984. Shiqi became an important part of Zhongshan City.

?3. Zhongshan Road is on the southwest edge of Zhongshan City.

It is in the shape of a semi-circle, starting from Shikou Bridge in the north, passing through Zhongshan Bridge in the south, and turning east to Baimiao Village and connecting with Zhongshan Port Avenue.

It was formed by the merger of the original Renmin Road and Cheung Chau Road.

It was built in sections since 1983 and was renamed to commemorate Sun Yat-sen.

4. Sunwen Road is in the middle of Zhongshan City.

Starting from Qijiang Bridge in the west and ending at the entrance of Qidong Village in the east, it consists of three sections of Sunwendong, Middle and West Roads.

In the 14th year of the Republic of China (1925), it was formed by the merger of 8 streets including Guanlan Street, Qiyangli, Yongning Street, and Wenjifang, and was named in memory of Sun Yat-sen.

?5. Yuelai Road is in the south-central part of Zhongshan City.

It is connected to Sunwen Road in the north and Guangzhou-Zhuhai Highway in the south.

It consists of Yuelai Road, Yuelai Middle Road and Yuelai South Road.

In the early 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), it was expanded from Yuelai Street and Fengyuan Street.

It is said that Yuelai Street existed when the city was built in 1154, the 24th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty. A plaque on the gatehouse at the entrance of the street read "near Yuanlai".

It was changed to Hongqi Road in 1969 and renamed Yuelai Road in 1981.

?6. Cheung Chau is also known as Yan Chau.

At the western edge of Zhongshan City.

Including Xicun, Beicun and Zhongxin Village.

Because the sandbank where it is located is long and narrow, it is named Cheung Chau.

And because at dawn and dusk, the sky along the sandbank along Mashan is filled with smoke, and the "Misty Rain on Changzhou" is a scene in Shiqi, so it is elegantly called Yanzhou.

?7. Yuan Feng is also known as Yuan Shanzi.

It is 1.4 kilometers north-west of Zhongshan City.

According to legend, the village was founded by people with surnames such as Shi, Wu, and Wu in the early Yuan Dynasty. Because the village was located at the southern foot of Yuanshan Mountain, its name was Shanzi Village.

In the early years of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty, it was called Xiayuanshan Village.

During the Republic of China, the villagers believed that the peak was higher than the mountain, so it was renamed Yuanfeng, and the village was also renamed its current name.

8. Hengmei is located 6 kilometers southwest of Zhongshan City.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, people surnamed Li moved here from Xinhui Hetang Village.

In order to commemorate the hometown, it was named after Heng (Fangyin River) Mei.

9. The ferry is 6.7 kilometers southwest of Zhongshan City.

It belongs to the ring city area.

In the 18th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1385), the village was built on the south bank of the Shiqi River. A boat ferry dock was built on the bank, commonly known as Dutou.

10. Zhangjiabian is 7.5 kilometers northeast of Zhongshan City.

It is adjacent to Hengmen Waterway in the north.

During the Xianchun period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1265-1274), Zhang Fenggang's family moved here from Zhangpo'ao, the capital of the Song Dynasty. Because the village is located on the seaside and is the first residence of the Zhang surname, it was named Zhangjiabian Village.

?11. Xiya is 9.3 kilometers east of Zhongshan City.

The village is west of the fork of the upstream Xiaoyin River. It was first called Xixi and later renamed Xiya.

Because "Ya" and "桠" are synonymous, it was named after the third year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty (1911).

?12. Haotou is 4.5 kilometers east of Zhongshan City.

It contains 4 natural villages including Yuanshan and Lijiacun.

It belongs to Zhangjia border area.

During the Shaoding period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1228-1233), the Zheng family built the village.

Linhai is rich in Chonghao. The stream is called Chonghao Stream, and Houxi is renamed Haotouyong.

The village is named after the stream.

?13. Huangpu Town is a town under the jurisdiction of Zhongshan City.

In the north of the city, it borders Guizhou Town of Shunde County to the northwest, and faces Dagang Town of Panyu County across the flood Qili Waterway to the northeast.

Because yellow chrysanthemums once flourished on the hillside near the town, it was like a large natural flower garden, so it was named Dahuang Garden, later referred to as Huang Garden.

Huangpu Town was built in 1952.

Huangpu Commune was established in 1958.

In 1986, Huangpu District was incorporated and was still named Huangpu Town.