Danzhutou (丹竹头;
Hakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ...
: Tan Tsuk Theu) is a village in
Buji,
Longgang District,
Shenzhen
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,
Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
Province,
China
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.
Demographics
The original village population which was established over 333 years ago in 2016 during the
Qing Dynasty
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consisted of approximately 500 people of the
Hakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ...
dialect group. The variant of
Hakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ...
spoken is called
Sin On. The inhabitants use 4 surnames:
Shen (沈;
Hakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ...
: Shim), 80%),
Ling (凌),
Luo Luo or LUO may refer to:
Luo peoples and languages
*Luo peoples, an ethno-linguistic group of eastern and central Africa
**Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania or Joluo, an ethnic group in western Kenya, eastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania.
*** Luol ...
(罗) and
Zhang Zhang may refer to:
Chinese culture, etc.
* Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname
** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname
* Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu
* Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan
* ''Zha ...
(张).
Later village filled with low rise buildings and a large immigrant population.
Economy
The village has prospered, due to its proximity to Shenzhen, just outside the Shenzhen Economic Zone. It is surrounded by factory complexes. The original villagers became wealthy landlords. Even the poorest villager has shelter. The immigrant population runs most of the businesses, and rents housing.
See also
*
Danzhutou Station,
Longgang Line,
Shenzhen Metro
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*
沈 The
Progenitor
In genealogy, a progenitor (rarer: primogenitor; or ''Ahnherr'') is the founder (sometimes one that is legendary) of a family, line of descent, gens, clan, tribe, noble house, or ethnic group.. Ebenda''Ahnherr:''"Stammvater eines Geschlec ...
of the
沈 lineage is 沈世昌.
*
凌
*
罗
Luo or Lo refers to the Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames wikt:羅, 羅 (Simplified Chinese: wikt:罗, 罗, pinyin: Luó, Jyutping: Lo4) and wikt:駱, 駱 (Simplified Chinese: wikt:骆, 骆, pinyin: Luò, Jyutping: Lo ...
*
张
References
丹竹头村史 / Danzhutou Village History Video (Part 1)丹竹头村史 / Danzhutou Village History Video (Part 2)
External links
* :zh:丹竹头
* 丹竹頭站 / Danzhutou Station (Train)
Writings inside the SHEN Shichang Ancestral Hall
*
* {{Cite web, url=http://www.danzhutou.cn, title=丹竹头 (Danzhutou) Village, and 沈标明 (Shen Biaoming)'s search for his grandfather, 沈维清 (Shen Weiqing)'s relatives., website=www.danzhutou.cn, access-date=2016-05-13
丹竹头丹竹头Jun Yue Express HotelKindlion HotelCentury Kingdom HotelOld map with Danzhutou at the top right hand corner
Geography of Shenzhen