Heshan City, county-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, administered by Jiangmen City, is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, southwest of the Pearl River Delta, and on the right bank of the lower reaches of the Xijiang River. The land area is 1082.73 square kilometers. The main scenic spots in the territory include Guangdong Dayanshan Forest Park, Woogu Tianxin Village and Gulao Water Town. Heshan black tea and Heshan kudzu are certified as geographical indications of agricultural products. The People's Government of Heshan City is located in Shaping Street.
Qing Yongzheng ten years (1732), from Xinhui set aside Gulao, Xinhua, Zunming three all and Kaiping's double bridge all, Gubodu part of the place, the new Heshan County, in the Daguan Tian built a city for the rule, the rule is called the Hecheng, under the Zhaoqing province. In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), the county seat was moved to Shaping. on June 1, 1983, the implementation of municipal control of counties, Heshan County under Jiangmen City. on November 8, 1993, approved by the State Council, agreed to abolish the Heshan County, the establishment of Heshan City (county-level city). As of October 2022, Heshan City has 1 street and 9 towns under its jurisdiction. The People's Government of Heshan City is located in Shaping Street.At the end of 2021, the total household population of Heshan City was 391,600.
Heshan is located in the Pearl River Delta, and most of the original residents belong to the Guangfu folk lineage, integrating local culture, Guangfu culture and overseas Chinese culture, etc. Heshan is the bridgehead of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area to the western part of Guangdong, and is also the place where Lingnan, Hakka and overseas Chinese cultures come together to mingle.In 2021, the GDP of Heshan City realized 44.069 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7% from the same period of last year. The value-added of above-scale industry was 18 billion yuan, up 21.2% year-on-year. The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery is 6.075 billion yuan, up 8.2% year-on-year. Local general public budget revenue of 3.651 billion yuan, up 8.0%. Fixed asset investment increased by 6.2%. Foreign trade import and export value of 26.81 billion yuan, an increase of 43.5%. Total retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 15.579 billion yuan, an increase of 9.8% year-on-year. 2022, Heshan City realized a GDP of 45.851 billion yuan, an increase of 2.8% year-on-year.