Xinhui, alternately romanized as Sunwui and also known as Kuixiang, is an urban district of Jiangmen in Guangdong, China. It grew from a separate city founded at the confluence of the Tan and West Rivers. It has a population of about 735,500, 98% of whom are Han Chinese and many of them speak a dialect of Cantonese as their first language. Xinhui is best known in China for its chenpi, a kind of dried Mandarin orange peel.
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š Xinhui in the context of Battle of Yamen
The Battle of Yamen (Chinese: åéę°å½¹), also known as the Battle of Yashan (Chinese: åå±±ęµ·ę°), was a naval battle which took place in southern China on 19 March 1279. It is considered to be the last stand of the Song dynasty against the invading forces of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. Although outnumbered 10 to 1, the Yuan navy delivered a crushing tactical and strategic victory, destroying the Song.
Today, the battle site is located in the town of Yamen, in Xinhui County, Jiangmen, Guangdong.
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Xinhui in the context of GuangzhouāZhuhai intercity railway
GuangzhouāZhuhai intercity railway or Guangzhu intercity railway (simplified Chinese: å¹æē åé éč·Æ; traditional Chinese: 廣ē åééµč·Æ; pinyin: guĒngzhÅ« chĆ©ngjƬ tiÄlĆ¹) is a dedicated, grade-separated regional railway linking Guangzhou South railway station in Panyu, Guangzhou, Jiangmen railway station in Xinhui, Jiangmen, and Zhuhai Jinwan Airport in Zhuhai, via Shunde, Zhongshan and Jiangmen, in Guangdong province. It is the first line completed in the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway network. It is operated by China Railway Guangzhou Group.
Xinhui in the context of Siyi
The Siyi (Seiyap or Sze Yup in Cantonese; Chinese: åé; pinyin: SƬyƬ; Jyutping: sei3 jap1; lit. 'Four Counties') refers to the four former counties of Xinhui (Sunwui), Taishan (Toisan), Kaiping (Hoiping) and Enping (Yanping) on the west side of the Pearl River Delta in Southern Guangdong Province, China.