Nantou (historic town)
Historic town in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nantou (Chinese: 南头) is a historical monument in Shenzhen, China. It was the former administrative centre of Xin'an County.
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Simplified Chinese | 南头 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 南頭 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Southern End | ||||||||||
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It was formerly a walled city facing Qianhai Bay. The city was on the sea route in South China and was regarded as the gatekeeper of the Pearl River and Guangzhou. The walled city is also known as Nantoucheng (南头城), "walled city of Nantou". The inhabitants of Nantou extended south along Taishanwan to Chenwuwei (陈屋围), including Guankou (关口) and Shiqiaotou (石桥头).