Namping village, formerly known as Shawei village, saw its beginnings during the Southern Song Dynasty's (1127-1279) Jiading period when people migrated there to settle.
Xiangzhou district is the main urban area of Zhuhai, and the only urban area connecting the mainland with Hong Kong and Macao by a land bridge. It is the political, economic, cultural and scientific and technological center of Zhuhai.
The plaque for Nanping Artists' Village was unveiled on Nov 18 in Zhuhai's Xiangzhou district, coinciding with the opening of a national art masters' invitational exhibition.