Yangji Cun

Yangji Cun
Traditional Chinese	楊箕村
Simplified Chinese	杨箕村
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yángjī Cūn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Joeng^4-2 Gei^1 Cyun^1

Yangji was a village in the Yuexiu District 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 and Wuyang New Town and became incompatible with them with frequent cases of robbery and theft reported in the village .^[1] As a result, plans were made for its demolition in 2010. This started on July 1 of that year.^[2]

Transportation

• Guangzhou Metro:  3  Yangji Station

References

1. 杨箕村 为杨箕村的屋檐作个记号 (in Chinese). 南方都市报. 2007-07-20.
2. 一入江湖岁月催 千年古村烟雨中 (in Chinese). 南方都市报. 2010-06-10.

External links

• Photos documenting the forced demolition of Yangji Village: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaletaylorphotography/sets/72157627673627564/

Coordinates: 23°07′36″N 113°18′48″E / 23.1266°N 113.3132°E