Why did Panyu read Pan?

Because there was no pure sound like "f" in ancient times, there was only the corresponding voiced "p", and the pronunciation of "pan" was the remains of ancient Chinese pronunciation.

Panyu District is a municipal district in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. It is located in the south-central part of Guangzhou, in the geographical center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is adjacent to Shiziyang in the east, Nansha District in the south, Shunde District in the south, Haizhu District and Huangpu District in the north, with a total area of 530 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 1 1 streets and 5 towns.

topography

Panyu District has a flat terrain and inclines from north to northwest to southeast. The northern part is mainly low hills below 50 meters, and the southern part is a contiguous delta plain.

The northern part of Shiqiao-Lianhuashan Highway is Shiqiao abutment, and the southern part is alluvial plain. The platform has been eroded for a long time, and the weathered layer is thick, mainly distributed in low mountains and hills, and the highest peak is Dafu Mountain (226.6 meters above sea level). The whole territory is roughly "one mountain, three waters and six plains".