Taishan is composed of one administrative sub-district, 16 towns and 3,655 villages. Taishan has 367 miles of shoreline.
During the 2010 Census , there were 941,095 inhabitants, of which 394,855 were classified as urban. Taishan calls itself the “First Home of the Overseas Chinese”. An estimated half a million Chinese Americans are of Taishanese descent.
These Towns are:
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taicheng Subdistrict | 台城街道 | Táichéng Jiēdào | 246,844 |
| Dajing town | 大江镇 | Dàjiāng Zhèn | 46,674 |
| Shuibu town | 水步镇 | Shuǐbù Zhèn | 42,578 |
| Sijiu town | 四九镇 | Sìjiǔ Zhèn | 37,402 |
| Baisha town | 白沙镇 | Báishā Zhèn | 52,462 |
| Sanhe town | 三合镇 | Sānhé Zhèn | 36,215 |
| Chonglou town | 冲蒌镇 | Chōnglóu Zhèn | 32,483 |
| Doushan town | 斗山镇 | Dòushān Zhèn | 48,229 |
| Duhu town | 都斛镇 | Dōuhú Zhèn | 42,657 |
| Chixi town | 赤溪镇 | Chìxī Zhèn | 34,450 |
| Duanfen town | 端芬镇 | Duānfēn Zhèn | 45,729 |
| Guanghai town | 广海镇 | Guǎnghǎi Zhèn | 43,465 |
| Haiyan town | 海宴镇 | Hǎiyàn Zhèn | 73,212 |
| Wencun town | 汶村镇 | Wèncūn Zhèn | 49,565 |
| Shenjing town | 深井镇 | Shēnjǐng Zhèn | 52,767 |
| Beidou town | 北陡镇 | Běidǒu Zhèn | 28,091 |
| Chuandao town | 川岛镇 | Chuāndǎo Zhèn | 28,272 |
Ida
My family is from the Duanfen area.
The Taishan Project
What do you like about Duanfen photos?
Sandie H cheung
My father has since been decreased and I’m been search for my family history and story. I know he swam to Macau and talks a lot about Taoisan. I’m not sure if that’s that right spelling and if it’s the same as Taishan. How would I find out about where his village is?
Emily Tan
Have you tried Ancestry.com ?
Fong
Would you have any photos from Sanwoi/Xinhui? It is just east of Hoisan.
Stephanie
Thank you so much for making this available to us! I’m a second generation Chinese American and it’s amazing for my family and I to see photos of my grandparents’ town.
Daniel
can you find 江頭in 白沙 for me in the map shown above, thanks
Eunice Young
My father’s name is Yung tat Chung. What is the surname in English?
Regards
Eunice Young
Taishan, Kwaugtung 1898. Yung tat Chung
fatherFong Yung.
Mother Chin Yung
I don’t know anything about them.
Yung gat Chung came to the UK in the 1930s
Kelly Leong
I have no idea where exactly my ancestors are from as they left China too long ago. But I only know from my grandmother that my ancestors came from a small village called Yinping. Sadly, I don’t know where that village might be.