A sight-seeing of Shawan Town in Panyu District

Shawan Ancient Town ( zh, 沙湾古镇) is an 800 hundred years old southern China town located in the

Panyu District Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 200 ...

of the Guangzhou province, founded during the

Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

. It's traditionally linked to the historical and folk Lingan culture. The Town area covers 153 hectares and it's divided into an east village, west village, and north village.

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

dessert Jiang Zhuang Nai, a ginger-flavored milk curd, originated in Shawan.

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