Place:Xinhui, Jiangmen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China

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NameXinhui
TypeCity
Coordinates22.517°N 113.05°E
Located inJiangmen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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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 but many of whom 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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Most of the present area of the Xinhui district formed during the historical period from silt deposited by the Tan and West Rivers. Some Neolithic artifacts, however, have been found in the district's territory over the last ten years, including shell mounds and pottery shards.

The former Gugang Prefecture was located in the area. administered the area of Jiangmen Town before being placed under Jiangmen's administration. It was later promoted to an urban district.

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