Shawan District

Shawan District (simplified Chinese: 沙湾区; traditional Chinese: 沙灣區; pinyin: Shāwān Qū) is a district of the city of Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. Shawan is located on the Dadu River around 40 km (25 mi)southwest from what was then called the city of Jiading (Lu) (Chia-ting (Lu), 嘉定(路)), and now is the central urban area of the prefecture-level city of Leshan in Sichuan Province. It's known as the birth-place of Chinese writer Guo Moruo.[1]

Shawan

沙湾区
Shawan in Leshan
Leshan in Sichuan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityLeshan
Area
  Total618 km2 (239 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

References

  1. David Tod Roy, "Kuo Mo-jo: The Early Years". Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1971. No ISBN.


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