Zhaoqing

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Zhaoqing

Total population

3,918,085

Coordinates23.05°, 112.46°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Zhaoqing, alternately romanized as Shiuhing, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,113,594, with 1,553,109 living in the built-up area made of Duanzhou, Dinghu and Gaoyao. The prefectural seat—except the Seven Star Crags—is fairly flat, but thickly forested mountains lie just outside its limits. Numerous rice paddies and aquaculture ponds are found on the outskirts of the city. Sihui and the southern districts of the prefecture are considered part of the Pearl River Delta.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Hwang Yau-tai

Musician, composer and writer (1912–2010)

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Fong Sai-yuk

Chinese martial artist

Shitou Xiqian

Chinese Chán Buddhist teacher and author

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Man-Chung Tang

American engineer

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Bonnie Xian

Chinese actress

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Li Xiongcai

Chinese painter (1910-2001)

Liang Xiaojing

Chinese sprinter

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Liang Zhanhao

Chinese association football player

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Tan Jiajie

Chinese association football player

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Mo Jiadie

Chinese athletics competitor

Weston Bousfield

American psychologist and professor at the University of Connecticut (1904–1986)

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Zeng Wenhui

Chinese street skateboarder

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Simon Go Bong

Leader in British Columbia’s Chinese Canadian community

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Liang Chun-yung

Taiwanese artist

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Carly Lee

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

White-lipped Pit Viper

Trimeresurus albolabris

Seen 2026-09-25

Oriental Whipsnake

Ahaetulla prasina

Seen 2026-09-23

Red-banded Snake

Lycodon rufozonatus

Seen 2026-09-23

Dark Cupid

Tongeia potanini

Seen 2026-09-23

Heller's Red-necked Keelback

Rhabdophis helleri

Seen 2026-09-23

Nyctemera lacticinia

Nyctemera lacticinia

Seen 2026-09-23

Phyllodes consobrina

Phyllodes consobrina

Seen 2026-09-21

Commander

Moduza procris

Seen 2026-09-18

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).