Shaji, Guangzhou
Area of Guangzhou, China
23°06′29″N 113°15′07″E / 23.1081°N 113.2519°E / 23.1081; 113.2519
Shaji (Chinese: 沙基; pinyin: Shājī; Jyutping: saa1gei1, also romanized as Shakee and Shakei) is an area adjacent to Yanjiang West Road (沿江西路) in the Liwan District of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. It lies opposite Shamian Island where[1] on 23 June 1925, there was a massacre in which Chinese demonstrators and one French merchant died in an exchange of fire between British and French marines guarding the foreign concessions and cadets from the Whampoa Military Academy.[2][3]
See also
- Shakee Massacre
References
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Liwan District
- Fangcun
- Jinhua Subdistrict
- Shamian
- Chen Clan Ancestral Hall
- White Swan Hotel
- Consulate General of the United States, Guangzhou (former)
Metro stations
This list is incomplete.
Fangcun District was merged into Liwan in 2005.
Fangcun District was merged into Liwan in 2005.
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