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Luwan, Shanghai

Former district of Shanghai, China

Summary

Former district of Shanghai, China

Field	Value
conventional_long_name	Luwan District,
Shanghai Municipality
native_name	上海市卢湾区
other_name	Lokawei
common_name	Luwan
subdivision	District
nation	China
s1	Huangpu District, Shanghai
image_map	Shanghai administrative Luwan.svg
image_map_caption	Location of Luwan District in Shanghai Municipality
coordinates
year_start	1945
year_end	2011
today	Huangpu District, Shanghai

Shanghai Municipality

Luwan District (; Shanghainese: lu1uae1 chiu1, pinyin: Lúwān Qū; formerly romanized as Lokawei) was a district located in central Shanghai, until its merger with Huangpu District in June 2011. It had an area of 8.05 km2 and population of 350,000 as of 2001.

Location

Luwan district was located directly south of People's Square. The northern part of Luwan included one of the best sections of Huaihai Road, famous for its international fashion shops and high-class restaurants.

History

Luwan was a part of the old French Concession area, one of the most prestigious sections of the city. It was famous for its boulevards. The plane trees lining the main streets were imported from France over 100 years ago. The district included the historical residences of Sun Yat-sen, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Agnes Smedley and Mei Lanfang, among others. It was announced on June 8, 2011, that the proposed plan of merging Luwan and Huangpu districts had been approved by the State Council. Since the new district would still maintain the name Huangpu, Luwan as a district ceased to exist.

The present-day Shanghai Guangming High School in South Xizang Road was founded in 1886 as the "Sino-French Municipal School".

Name origin

The district was named after "Lujia Wan" (), formerly a bend in a local river which had since been covered up. The name survived in bus stops located near the former location of the bay. Known as Lukawei during the French Concession period, this was the location of the main police depot and prison of the French Concession.

References

[http://roll.sohu.com/20110608/n309637327.shtml 搜狐：上海宣布黄浦区和卢湾区建制撤销将设新黄浦区]
[https://www.shhuangpu.gov.cn/yqyw/010001/010001003/010001003008/010001003008003/20191102/b2056e27-fac2-45a4-8f79-961e39e49df1.html "Shanghai Guangming High School"], Huangpu District Education Bureau, at shhuangpu.gov.cn, accessed 12 September 2025

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