Yangji was a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the

Yuexiu District Yuexiu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China, located west of the Tianhe District and east of the Liwan District. It is the commercial, political and cultural c ...

of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China, which was demolished in 2010 and is now planned to be rebuilt as a 'new community'.

Demolition

As the city of Guangzhou developed, Yangji was surrounded by newly built skyscrapers in

Zhujiang New Town Zhujiang New Town or Zhujiang New City is a central business district in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is bounded by Huangpu Avenue on the north, the Pearl River (China), Pearl River on the south, Guangzhou Avenue on the wes ...

and

Wuyang New Town Wuyang New Town () is a place in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is located at the west of Zhujiang New Town () and the north of Ersha Island () in Yuexiu District. It acts as central business district (CBD) among North Tianhe District, Zhujian ...

and became incompatible with them with frequent cases of robbery and theft reported in the village . As a result, plans were made for its demolition in 2010. This started on July1 of that year.

Transportation

Guangzhou Metro The Guangzhou Metro () ( and ) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, af ...

: Yangji Station

References

External links

*Photos documenting the forced demolition of Yangji Village: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kaletaylorphotography/sets/72157627673627564/ Yuexiu District Former villages in China {{Guangzhou-stub