Lo Wu
| Lo Wu | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 羅湖 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 罗湖 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Luóhú |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | lo2 fu2 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| IPA | [lɔ̏ː wȕː] |
| Jyutping | lo4 wu4 |
Lo Wu or Lowu is an area in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China, specifically the Luohu District of Shenzhen in mainland China. The area is most notable as the location of the most heavily used immigration control point for passengers travelling to and from mainland China. It is where the Lo Wu Station is located.
Lo Wu (羅湖) was known as 螺湖 (Lo Wu, lit. shell lake) in Cantonese language. 羅(lo) and 螺 (lo) are two characters with same consonant and vowel but of different tones.
Lo Wu was mentioned in the list of withdrawn villages during Qing era against remaining resistance of former Ming.
Lo Wu is located at junction of Sheung Yue River and Sham Chun River. East of Lo Wu is a hill named Sandy Ridge, known as Sha Ling to locals, which is one of the major cemeteries located in Hong Kong. The entire Lo Wu area was divided in 1898 by the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory.
Between 1898 and 1949, there was no border patrol in the area, and as a result, people were free to travel between Hong Kong and China. In 1952, in an effort to combat illegal immigration and smuggling, the Hong Kong Government established the Frontier Closed Area, which included the Lo Wu area.
The border crossing facility is only accessible by the Lo Wu Station of the East Rail Line. For those who are not residents within the Frontier Closed Area, and are not crossing the border, a Closed Area Permit is required. Applications for Closed Area Permits outside the Closed Area can be made at the Sheung Shui Police station in Fanling.
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