In the 11th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1475), Gaoming set up a county to govern the Ming city, which has a history of more than 500 years. 1958, 1 1, Gaoming and Heshan counties merged, called Gaohe County, and the county governs Heshan Shaping, 198 1, and the organizational system of Gaoming County was restored with the approval of the State Council. The county is located in Lianhua Town, which is on the east and west banks of the county. 1April, 1994, the State Council approved Gaoming to withdraw from the county and set up a city. In February 2002, Gaoming City was revoked and Gaoming District was established, which was subordinate to Foshan City. Gaoming culture has a long history. Once known as "a county with a literary style" and "a generation of Yan Shuo", a large number of historical and cultural celebrities have emerged here, such as "Lingnan Poet" in Ming Dynasty, printmaker in Qing Dynasty, Liang Fa, the first Chinese priest in China, Feng Gongxia, a master of modern ivory micro-carving, a martial artist, Xia Hanxiong, a surgeon, and He Yanxuan, an educator and mathematician. Gaoming has an excellent revolutionary tradition. During the democratic revolution, under the influence and leadership of Tan Pingshan, Tan Tiandu and Tan, the brilliant people waged an epic anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle, which made great contributions to the liberation of the Chinese nation and became a patriotic education base in Guangdong Province.
The western and northern parts of Gaoming are low mountains and hills, and the eastern and northeastern parts are vast alluvial plains. The east and west ends of the territory are 55 kilometers apart, and the north and south are 42 kilometers apart. Formed a long and narrow terrain surrounded by mountains in the west and north, and from high to low in the southwest to northeast. Zaoping Mountain in the south of Yanghe Town is the first peak in Foshan, the main peak is 805 meters above sea level, and the old Xiangshan Mountain in Genghe Town in the northwest is 699 meters above sea level. Gaoming District belongs to subtropical climate zone, with abundant sunshine and rainfall, mild and humid climate and long frost-free period, which is influenced by monsoon. In 2004, the average temperature was 23. 1oc and the rainfall was1161mm.
Gaoming has a mild climate, abundant rainfall and fertile land, which is suitable for agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and by-fishing. It is known as the "land of plenty". The territory is rich in water resources. Cangjiang River and its 15 tributaries cross the whole region and join the Xijiang River flowing through the region. The quality of drinking water meets the national second-class standard. Rich in mineral resources, 14 minerals have been discovered, which are rich in granite, limestone, iron, manganese, gold and silver. Among them, Xijiang silver deposit is the largest independent silver deposit discovered in China at present, with super-large silver reserves; Gaoming is one of the key forest areas in the Pearl River Delta, with a forest coverage rate of 50%. In 2000, Gaoming was awarded the title of National Top 100 Greening Cities (Counties), and in 200 1 year, the District People's Government was awarded the title of "National Greening Advanced Collective". There are rich and unique tourism resources here, with blue sky, clear water and green land everywhere, and a unique pastoral scenery has been built in the Pearl River Delta where factories are everywhere. Among them, it is more suitable for virgin forests. The main scenic spots are Longyao Site of Tang Dynasty in Lianhua Town, Guiling Pagoda, Yanghe Xikeng Reservoir, Wanbao Villa and Soap Screen Lingyun.