Gaoyao 高要
—  County-level city  —
高要市
Location of Gaoyao City (red) within Zhaoqing City and Guangdong province
Gaoyao Location of the city centre in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°02′N 112°27′E / 23.033°N 112.45°E / 23.033; 112.45Coordinates: 23°02′N 112°27′E / 23.033°N 112.45°E / 23.033; 112.45
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Zhaoqing
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code

Gaoyao (Chinese: 高要; Mandarin Pinyin: Gāoyào; Jyutping: gou¹jiu³) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhaoqing prefecture-level city in western Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Population: 706,000.

Geography[link]

Gaoyao is located on the southern bank of the Xi River, just opposite to Zhaoqing City. Both are about 100|km}} away from Guangzhou, the provincial capital.

History[link]

Gaoyao was established as a county as early as in the Han Dynasty. It was named after Gaoyao Gorge (now renamed Lingyang Gorge) on the Xi River, and became a city at county level in 1993.

Tourism[link]

Places of interest include the Red Mansion and Gaoyao Xuegong Pavilion.

There are also 3 pagodas that can be seen in Gaoyao.

Image gallery[link]

Administration[link]

Gaoyao has juridiction over one subdistrict and several towns:

• Nan'an subdistrict (南岸街道)
• Jindu town (金渡镇)
• Jinli town (金利镇)
• Xiangang town (蚬岗镇)
• Baitu town (白土镇)
• Huilong town (回龙镇)
• Jiaotang town (蛟塘镇)
• Liantang town (莲塘镇)
• Huodao town (活道镇)
• Xinqiao town (新桥镇)
• Baizhu town (白诸镇)
• Dawan town (大湾镇)
• Lubu todwn (禄步镇)
• Xiaoxiang town (小湘镇)
• Hetai town (河台镇)
• Yuecheng town (乐城镇)
• Shuinan town (水南镇)

Miscellaneous[link]

• Gaoyao is closely connected with Zhaoqing City geographically as well as culturally. The two cities are connected by two road bridges and a railway bridge.

• Gaoyao is also a known hometown for many Overseas Chinese and has a large diaspora in Sydney, Australia.

External links[link]

• http://www.gaoyao.gov.cn (Chinese)

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Jin Sha
Chinese name	金莎 Jin Sha
Birth name	蓝菲琳 Lan Feilin
Born	(1983-03-14) March 14, 1983 (age 29) Shanghai, China
Other name(s)	Cream 莎莎 藍菲琳
Occupation	Singer Actress
Genre(s)	Mandopop
Label(s)	Ocean Butterflies Music
Years active	2003–present
Official Website	blog.sina.com.cn/jinsha kym.youou.com My Space - Jin Sha

Jin Sha (Chinese: 金莎; pinyin: Jīn Shā; born Lan Feilin) (born March 14, 1983),^[1] better known as Kym, is a Chinese singer and actress. She was born in Shanghai and speaks Mandarin, English, and Shanghainese. She enjoys using the internet as well as reading.

Career[link]

Kym's career started with a role in the drama Sky (十八岁的天空) in 2003. In the same year, she appeared in A-do's MV. In 2004, she signed with Ocean Butterflies Music Pte Ltd and released her debut album, Air.^[2] She has three duets with JJ Lin who was under the same label. She recently appeared as a judge on a singing competition in which the winner would get to collaborate with JJ Lin.

Discography[link]

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

TV series[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• blog.sina.com.cn/jinsha
• kym.youou.com

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