Heshan City is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, in the southwest of the Pearl River Delta and on the right bank of the lower reaches of the Xijiang River. The land area is 1082.73 square kilometers. The main scenic spots in the territory are Dayan Moutain Forest Park, Tianxin Village in the valley and Gulao Water Town.
In the tenth year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1732), Xinhui designated Gulao, Xinhua and Zun as the three capitals, and Shuangqiao was all in Kaiping. Heshan County was newly established in some parts of Bo Gu, and Daguantiancheng was the administrative office. The bank's signature is he cheng, which belongs to Zhaoqing Prefecture. In the second year of the Republic of China (19 13), the county moved to Shaping. In June, 1983, 1, the city is in charge of the county, and Heshan county belongs to Jiangmen city.
Geographical environment of Heshan city
Heshan has a wide terrain from east to west, long and narrow from north to south, long peaks in the middle and rolling hills. The terrain is high in the central and western regions, slightly inclined from west to east, low in the east and the lowest in the north. According to the terrain, it is divided into three steps: mountain, hill and plain. The mountainous areas are mainly distributed in Zhaiwu Town and Shuanghe Town, from Suyun Mountain in the west to Chashan Mountain in the middle and northeast, forming endless mountains. The mountainous area above 500 meters above sea level covers an area of 23.3 square kilometers. Yapoji, the main peak of Zaoping Mountain, is 807.5 meters above sea level, making it the highest mountain in the city.
The hills are close to the mountains, with a height of about 50-150m and an area of 1003 km2. They are located in six towns, including Shan Zhi, Hehe, he cheng, Longkou, Yayao and Taoyuan. The alluvial plain is mainly distributed in Gulao Town and Shaping Street along the Xijiang River, belonging to the alluvial soil of the river, with low-lying and gentle terrain, covering an area of 82 square kilometers, with a general elevation of 1 to 4 meters, and the lowest elevation of Dabuwei is only 1 meter.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Heshan City