Huangpu District, Guangzhou


, alternately romanized as Whampoa, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. Despite its name, it does not include Huangpu Island or its famous anchorage. Huangpu absorbed Guangzhou's former Luogang District in 2014.

History

During the Canton trade, Changzhou was known as "Dane's Island" and used by Danish crews for repairs and burials. It lay on the eastern side of the Huangpu or "Whampoa" anchorage, named for Huangpu Island. The Whampoa Military Academy was founded on Changzhou in 1924.
On 12 February 2014, Luogang District was dissolved by China's central government and its area added to Huangpu.

Administrative divisions

Economy

Huangpu district is one of the developing industrial districts in Guangzhou. As such, this district has many factories and wharves. It also has some business hotels. These hotels are particularly busy during the Canton Fair, located on neighboring Pazhou.

Transportation

Metro

Huangpu is currently serviced by five lines on the Guangzhou Metro:
The American International School of Guangzhou middle and high school campus is in Science Park, in the former Luogang District.