Luohu, China
The Luohu District is a district of Shenzhen located north of the New Territories of Hong Kong, east of the Futian District, southeast of the Longgang District, southwest of the Pingshan District, and west of the Dapeng New District. It is one of the oldest parts of the city, having represented Shenzhen as a fishing village before 1953 and a market town from 1953 to 1979, when Bao’an County was promoted to a prefecture-level city and renamed Shenzhen.[1][2][3]
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Luohu
罗湖区
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Luohu
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Luohu District (the lower center, highlighted in purple) within Shenzhen
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| Country | China |
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| Province | Guangdong |
| Sub-provincial city | Shenzhen |
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| • Total | 78.89 km2 (30.46 sq mi) |
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936,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 罗湖 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅湖 | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Shell Lake (refers to a mountain) | ||||||||||||||||
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