Luwan, Shanghai
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)Luwan District, Shanghai Municipality 上海市卢湾区 | |||||||
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District of China | |||||||
1945–2011 | |||||||
Location of Luwan District in Shanghai Municipality | |||||||
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• Coordinates | 31°07′N 121°28′E / 31.117°N 121.467°E | ||||||
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• Established | 1945 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 2011 | ||||||
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Today part of | Huangpu District, Shanghai |
Luwan District (
Huangpu District
in June 2011. It had an area of 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi) and population of 350,000 as of 2001.
Location
Luwan district was located directly south of
People's Square. The northern part of Luwan included one of the best sections of Huaihai Road, famous for its international fashion shops and high-class restaurants
.
History
Luwan was a part of the old
plane trees lining the main streets were imported from France over 100 years ago. The district included the historical residences of Sun Yat-sen, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Agnes Smedley and Mei Lanfang
, among others.
It was announced on June 8, 2011, that the proposed plan of merging Luwan and Huangpu districts had been approved by the State Council. Since the new district would still maintain the name Huangpu, Luwan as a district ceased to exist.[1]
Name origin
The district was named after "Lujia Wan" (Chinese: 盧家灣; pinyin: Lújiāwān; lit. 'Lu Family's Bay'), formerly a bend in a local river which had since been covered up. The name survived in bus stops located near the former location of the bay. Known as Lukawei during the French Concession period, this was the location of the main police depot and prison of the French Concession.
See also
- Huangpu District, Shanghai
- Shanghai French Concession
- Xuhui District
- Shanghai Science Hall
- Lupu Bridge
- Lippo Plaza, Shanghai
References