Liwan District is the central city of Guangzhou and the core functional area of an important national central city. Yuexiu District in the east, Baiyun District in the northwest and Nanhai District in Foshan City in the west. The area is 59. 1 km2. It has jurisdiction over 22 administrative streets, 194 community neighborhood committees, with a permanent population of 1 129600.
Historical evolution.
Historically, Liwan District is located outside the west gate of Fucheng, Guangzhou, commonly known as Xiguan. It is named after the beautiful scenery of "A Bay with Bixi and Litchi Red on both sides". Liwan District is connected with the ocean, with inland river shipping all over the country, smooth land and water transportation, favorable commerce, fishery and agriculture, and rich people, which is highly valued by the government. The wisdom of the people of past dynasties has made Xiguan famous all over the world, leaving many historical sites and places of interest, and the humanities continue from generation to generation.
In BC 196, Lu Jian 'an, a doctor of the Han Dynasty, came to the river near his residence in Mudeng to plant lotus roots and lychees. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, litchi here became the best product of Shanggong Emperor and a gift from the imperial court to foreign envoys, so this land of geomantic omen was called "Litchi Bay".
In the Ming Dynasty, it was already an important port for foreign trade and cultural exchange in China. At that time, Huaiyuan Post, the administrative organ of Guangzhou's foreign trade, was located near today's Eighteen Houses. It was specially designed for foreign envoys to stay in China and became a place for Chinese and foreign businessmen to engage in trade.
1685, the Qing government established Guangdong Customs. 1757, the Qing government closed its doors to the outside world, but licensed 13 Guangzhou firms to engage in foreign trade. From 1757 to 1842, Shisanhang became the only legal foreign trade port of the Qing government for 85 years.