Where is Jiangmen?

An introduction to Jiangmen, the first hometown of overseas Chinese in China

Jiangmen was formed around the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century, and has a history of more than 600 years. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the Wuyi region and the capital of the famous hometown of overseas Chinese in the country.

The urban area of ??Jiangmen is located at the confluence of the Xijiang River and its tributary, the Pengjiang River. Yandun Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River and Penglai Mountain in the north of the Yangtze River face each other like a gate, so it is named Jiangmen.

As early as the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1388 AD), a market was formed here. In the early 17th century, Jiangmen Market prospered due to commerce and gradually became a trading center in the Pearl River Delta. Most commodities from the middle and lower reaches of the Xijiang River were distributed here. In 1904, Jiangmen was opened as a foreign trade port, and Jiangmen North Street Customs was established, one of the eight major customs in Guangdong. Modern Western industry and culture were also introduced and developed. In 1925, Jiangmen was designated as a provincial city. In 1931, the city was abolished and returned to the jurisdiction of Xinhui County.

Jiangmen was liberated on October 23, 1949. In January 1951, Jiangmen was changed to a provincial city. Later, it was successively under the jurisdiction of the Central Guangdong Administrative Office, Zhaoqing District, and Foshan District. In 1983, Jiangmen City was designated as a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the province and implemented a new system of municipal administration and county administration, with jurisdiction over seven counties: Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, Enping, Heshan, Yangjiang, and Yangchun. In 1988, Yangjiang and Yangchun were separated and Yangjiang City was established. From 1992 to 1994, five counties were successively withdrawn from counties and established as cities, and were managed by Jiangmen City. In September 2002, Xinhui City at the county level was abolished and Xinhui District of Jiangmen City was established. Men Town, Shuangshui Town, Luokeng Town, Dayao Town, and Muzhou Town are the towns where the District People's Government is stationed. Tangxia Town, Hetang Town, and Duruan Town of the former county-level Xinhui City were placed under the jurisdiction of Pengjiang, Jiangmen City. District jurisdiction.

Xinhui, Taishan, Enping, Kaiping and Heshan under the jurisdiction of Jiangmen are commonly known as Wuyi and are one of the famous hometowns of overseas Chinese in the country. The different history, the geographical connection and the people from the same clan, as well as the influence of overseas countries on Wuyi, make Jiangmen Wuyi display rich folk customs.

Jiangmen is the largest hometown of overseas Chinese in China. There are more than 4 million overseas Chinese in Jiangmen. They are known as the two Jiangmen at home and abroad. Most of them live in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong and Macao. There are more than 1.5 million people in Hong Kong and more than 300,000 people in Macau who are from Jiangmen.

When you arrive in Jiangmen, the most important thing to see are the watchtowers scattered throughout the countryside and among the bamboo forests. In the open green rice fields, the winding river flows slowly, and there are watchtowers of different styles in the dense and tall bamboo forest. Each watchtower has a touching story... Looking for the watchtowers is like opening a whole book. Picture scrolls of overseas Chinese hometowns reveal scenes of historical events.

In addition to watchtowers, Jiangmen is full of landscape gardens. The latest eight scenic spots in the hometown of overseas Chinese in Jiangmen are: "East Lake Beauty" in Jiangmen East Lake Park, "Bird Paradise" in Xinhui Tianma Village, "Guifeng Pinnacle" in Xinhui Guifeng Mountain Scenic Area, Taishan Shangchuan Island Seaside Tourist Area The "Kawashima Style" in Kaiping, the "Spring Dawn in the Garden" in Tangkou Town, Kaiping, the "Wonderful Watchtowers" in Kaiping, the "Hot Spring Wonderland" in Enping, the "Shadows of Wild Geese" in the Dayan Mountain Scenic Area in Heshan, etc.