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Shawan Ancient Town

Shawan Ancient Town is an 800-year-old town located in the Panyu District of in southern China, founded during the Song dynasty. It is traditionally linked to the historical and folk Lingan culture.
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  • Type: Suburb with 88,700 residents
  • Description: subdistrict of Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
  • Also known as: “Shawan”, “Shawan Jiedao”, “Shawan Sub-District”, and “Shawan Subdistrict”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Xili Bridge.

Bridge
Photo: Xiaolai1996, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shiqiao Sub-District and Panyu and Nansha.

Suburb
Photo: Memes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shiqiao is a Subdistrict of Panyu District, , Guangdong Province. It lies at the heart of Panyu, covers an area of 11.35 square km, and has a population of more than 280,000. is situated 5 km northeast of Shawan Ancient Town.

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is a town in , in the municipal region of , , China. is situated 8 km south of Shawan Ancient Town.

Shawan Ancient Town

Latitude
22.91088° or 22° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
113.34091° or 113° 20′ 27″ east
Population
88,700
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CN SWN
Open location code
7PJMW86R+99
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5183171221
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1795781
Wiki­data ID
Q14328614
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Shawan Ancient Town” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shawan (kapital sa baranggay sa Republikang Popular sa Tsina, Guangdong Sheng, lat 22,91, long 113,33)”
  • Cebuano: “Shawan”
  • Chinese: “沙湾”
  • Chinese: “沙湾街道”
  • Chinese: “沙湾镇”
  • Chinese: “沙灣鎮”
  • French: “sous-district de Shawan”
  • French: “Sous-district de Shawan”
  • Gan Chinese: “沙湾镇”
  • Japanese: “沙湾鎮”
  • Swedish: “Shawan, Panyu”
  • Swedish: “Shawan”
  • Welsh: “Shawan”
  • Wu Chinese: “沙湾镇”
  • Yue Chinese: “沙灣 (廣州)”
  • Yue Chinese: “沙灣古鎮”

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