Shipai Village
Shipai Village | |
|---|---|
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 石牌村 |
| • Pinyin | Shípái |
a gateway into Shipai Village | |
Shipai Village | |
| Coordinates: 23°07′50″N 113°20′23″E / 23.13056°N 113.33972°E | |
| District | Tianhe |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 510630 |
| Area code | 020 |
Shipai Village (Chinese: 石牌; Hanyu Pinyin: Shípái; Tongyong Pinyin: Shíhpái; Jyutping: Sek6paai4) is the largest urban village in Guangzhou, China. It is situated in the middle of Tianhe District in Guangzhou, with dense multi-story dwelling houses building in and lands for collective use. The village is supported by 170 narrow alleys yet surrounded by tall buildings and busy commercial streets. There are many shopping and entertaining centers as well as several institutions of higher education such as Jinan University nearby.
With an area of only one square kilometer, it has over 50,000 people who come from the rural areas staying at Shipai Village.
Shipai Village have a variety of traditional cultural relics and some examples of historic architecture. It mixes the elements of tradition and modernization and it serves as a "bridge" between rural areas and the city.