Gaoyao, Zhaoqing

Gaoyao ({{lit|high and wanting}}) is a former name of the Lingyang Gorge on the Xi River. It was originally the name of the surrounding land but came to be used for the area's seat of government. Gaoyao is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name, based on its Mandarin pronunciation; the former Chinese Postal Map spelling was based on the local Cantonese pronunciation of the same name. Gaoyao has also sometimes been romanized as Kaou{{nbsp}}Yaou.{{sfn|Bolton|Hutton|1941|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=6irEoGgDrm4C&pg=PA262 262]}}

Gaoyao is located on the southern bank of the Xi River, opposite central Zhaoqing. Both are about {{convert|100|km|sp=us}} away from Guangzhou, the provincial capital.

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|Jan high C = 18.9

|Feb high C = 20.9

|Mar high C = 23.5

|Apr high C = 27.9

|May high C = 31.3

|Jun high C = 33.2

|Jul high C = 34.2

|Aug high C = 33.9

|Sep high C = 32.3

|Oct high C = 29.6

|Nov high C = 25.6

|Dec high C = 20.8

|Jan mean C = 13.9

|Feb mean C = 16.0

|Mar mean C = 19.2

|Apr mean C = 23.4

|May mean C = 26.5

|Jun mean C = 28.2

|Jul mean C = 28.9

|Aug mean C = 28.6

|Sep mean C = 27.2

|Oct mean C = 24.2

|Nov mean C = 19.9

|Dec mean C = 15.2

|Jan low C = 10.6

|Feb low C = 12.7

|Mar low C = 16.1

|Apr low C = 20.3

|May low C = 23.3

|Jun low C = 25.1

|Jul low C = 25.6

|Aug low C = 25.3

|Sep low C = 23.9

|Oct low C = 20.3

|Nov low C = 16.0

|Dec low C = 11.5

|Jan record high C = 28.3 |Jan record low C = 3.1

|Feb record high C = 31.4 |Feb record low C = 3.9

|Mar record high C = 32.4 |Mar record low C = 6.1

|Apr record high C = 34.4 |Apr record low C = 10.7

|May record high C = 34.9 |May record low C = 16.8

|Jun record high C = 37.9 |Jun record low C = 20.4

|Jul record high C = 38.5 |Jul record low C = 22.9

|Aug record high C = 38.1 |Aug record low C = 22.6

|Sep record high C = 36.9 |Sep record low C = 18.8

|Oct record high C = 35.8 |Oct record low C = 13.4

|Nov record high C = 33.1 |Nov record low C = 5.3

|Dec record high C = 30.0 |Dec record low C = 1.7

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|Jan precipitation mm = 51.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 43.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 76.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 130.3

|May precipitation mm = 189.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 212.3

|Jul precipitation mm = 189.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 188.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 150.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 56.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 41.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 37.8

|Jan humidity = 78

|Feb humidity = 79

|Mar humidity = 81

|Apr humidity = 80

|May humidity = 81

|Jun humidity = 81

|Jul humidity = 79

|Aug humidity = 80

|Sep humidity = 79

|Oct humidity = 75

|Nov humidity = 75

|Dec humidity = 75

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 7.9

|Feb precipitation days = 10.3

|Mar precipitation days = 14.8

|Apr precipitation days = 14.9

|May precipitation days = 18.0

|Jun precipitation days = 19.7

|Jul precipitation days = 16.8

|Aug precipitation days = 16.0

|Sep precipitation days = 11.8

|Oct precipitation days = 5.0

|Nov precipitation days = 5.5

|Dec precipitation days = 5.9

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|Jan sun = 99.7

|Feb sun = 75.9

|Mar sun = 58.2

|Apr sun = 77.2

|May sun = 124.5

|Jun sun = 147.0

|Jul sun = 191.8

|Aug sun = 183.8

|Sep sun = 173.3

|Oct sun = 182.9

|Nov sun = 156.3

|Dec sun = 140.5

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| Jan percentsun = 30

| Feb percentsun = 24

| Mar percentsun = 16

| Apr percentsun = 20

| May percentsun = 30

| Jun percentsun = 36

| Jul percentsun = 46

| Aug percentsun = 46

| Sep percentsun = 47

| Oct percentsun = 51

| Nov percentsun = 48

| Dec percentsun = 42

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Gaoyao was a county of the Qin and Han and its eponymous county seat was the principal settlement of the area. Under the Sui, the administration relocated across the river to Duanzhou, which was renamed Zhaoqing under the Song. Gaoyao continued as a separate county in Zhaoqing Commandery.{{sfn|Bolton|Hutton|1941|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=6irEoGgDrm4C&pg=PA262 262]}} It was promoted to a county-level city in 1993 and later to urban district status.

• Gaoyao is closely connected with the Duanzhou District of Zhaoqing City, geographically as well as culturally. The two urban districts are connected by two road bridges and a railway bridge.
• Gaoyao is also a known hometown for many Overseas Chinese. There is a large community from Gaoyao in Sydney, Australia.Heritage Council of NSW: [http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5044695 "Yiu Ming Temple"]{{sfn|Choi|1975|p=}}{{pn|date=August 2024}}

Notable figures include:

• Liang Han Chao (梁寒操): historian, educator, and also founder of Kwangtung cultural and history periodical.
• Herbert Chow Ciu Lung (周小龍): founder of chickeeduck clothing, also a Hong Kong social activist.
• Joshua Wong Chi-fung (黃之鋒): Hong Kong male politician
• Fong Lai Ying (方麗盈): Hong Kong experienced female singer

Places of interest include the Red Mansion and Gaoyao Xuegong Pavilion. There are also three pagodas that can be seen in Gaoyao.

Image:GaoYao Pagoda1.jpg

Image:GaoYao Pagoda3-s.jpg

Gaoyao has jurisdiction over one subdistrict and several towns:

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• {{citation |last1=Bolton |first1=Kingsley |first2=Christopher |last2=Hutton |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6irEoGgDrm4C |title=Triad Societies |volume= 5 |editor=Mervyn Llwewlyn Wynne |display-editors=0 |publisher=Routledge |location=Abingdon |date=1941 |isbn=978-0-415-24397-1 |orig-date=Reprinted 2000}}
• {{cite book |last=Choi |first=C. Y. |title=Chinese Migration and Settlement in Australia |publisher=Sydney University Press |location=Sydney |date=1975}}

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• [http://www.gaoyao.gov.cn/ http://www.gaoyao.gov.cn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506090357/http://www.gaoyao.gov.cn/ |date=2010-05-06 }} {{in lang|zh}}

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