Why visit Taishan
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 22 parks and trails, 30 places to eat, 10 places to stay and 21 attractions in and around town.
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About Taishan
Taishan (Chinese: 台山; pinyin: Táishān), or Toi San (Jyutping: Toi4saan1), is a county-level city in the southwest of Guangdong province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Jiangmen. During the 2020 census, there were 907,354 inhabitants (941,095 in 2010), but only 433,266 were considered urban. As one of the most renowned qiaoxiangs, Taishan calls itself the "First Home of the Overseas Chinese".
From the Wikipedia article Taishan, Guangdong (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Taishan on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do21
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Museums and landmarks9
Bronze statue of Chin Gee Hee and memorial pavilion
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
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Parks, trails and playgrounds22
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Restaurants and cafes30
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History
During the Ming dynasty, the area of present-day Taishan was carved out of Xinhui County on 12 February 1499 as "Xinning County". By the 19th century, Xinning was already a source of migrant and emigrant workers, but a series of subsequent natural and political disasters in the area exacerbated the situation. Aside from the disruption of the Sea Ban regulations (Haijin) themselves, their revocation led to an influx of northern settlers who began long-running feuds with the returning locals; this erupted into full-scale war in the 1850s and '60s. The 1842 Treaty of Nanking that ended the First Opium War opened China to greater foreign trade just before the California Gold Rush made the prospect of emigration to the United States appealing. Many also served as contract workers abroad, as in Hawaii, Peru and Cuba and—most famously—for the Central Pacific half of America's Transcontinental Railroad, where the Chinese made up 80% of the company's workforce as they laid track over the mountains and deserts of the west. By 1870, there were 63,000 Chinese in the U.S., almost all in California.
From the History section of Taishan, Guangdong on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay10
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries61
Healthcare14
Map of Taishan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 67 km away.
- Changsha 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Jiangmen 48 km northeast, about 48 min by car
- Encheng 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Jing’an 53 km east, about 53 min by car
- Shaping 61 km north, about 1 h by car
- Nalong 63 km west, about 1 h by car
- Zhongshan 69 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tanzhou 71 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nantou 74 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Zhuhai 81 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Taishan, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China - panoramio (8), Ethan Lee, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 水中碉楼 2 (cropped), Mx. Granger, CC0
- Cyx, User:William Nettles, Public domain
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