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Shawan Ancient Town ( zh, 沙湾古镇) is an 800-year-old town located in the
Shawan Ancient Town ( zh, 沙湾古镇) is an 800-year-old town located in the Panyu District
Panyu, Postal Map Romanization, formerly romanized as Punyü, is one of 11 District (China), urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, Guangdong Province, China. Since January 1975, Panyu County has bee ...
of Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
in southern China, founded during the Song dynasty
The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...
. It is traditionally linked to the historical and folk Lingan culture.
The town area covers 153 hectares; and it is divided into an east village, west village, and north village. 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 ...
dessert '' jiang zhuang nai'', a ginger-flavored milk curd, originated in Shawan.
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