Shaji (, also romanized as Shakee and Shakei) is an area adjacent to Yanjiang West Road () in the
Liwan District
Liwan District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. The district is split into two parts by the Pearl River: Xiguan in the northeast and Fangcun in the southwest.
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of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. It lies opposite
Shamian Island
Shamian (also romanized as Shameen or Shamin, both from its Cantonese pronunciation) is a sandbank island in the Liwan District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The island's name literally means "sandy surface" in Chinese.
The territory ...
where 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
The Republic of China Military Academy () is the service academy for the army of the Republic of China, located in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung. Previously known as the the military academy produced commanders who fought in many of China ...
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Miss Dorothy Jean Bidlake
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See also
*Shakee Massacre
The Shakee Massacre occurred on June 23, 1925 and resulted in over two hundred casualties due to gunfire by British, French and Portuguese forces in Shaji (called ''Shakei'' in Cantonese), Canton, China.
On June 21, 1925, workers in Hong Kong ...
References
Liwan District
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