Huangpu; formerly transcribed as Whampoa; is one of the ten districts in Guangzhou; Guangdong province; People's Republic of China.

Huangpu was the dock area and waterfront for many European cargo vessels trading with China in the 18th century; such as those associated with the Maritime Fur Trade and Old China Trade. During the First Opium War; the Battle of Whampoa was fought between British and Chinese forces on 2 March 1841. The Whampoa Military Academy was founded in 1924. Pictures From History