Zhugang Foreigners' Cemetery

Zhugang Foreigners' Cemetery

Zhugang Foreigners' Cemetery is a cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province.

Zhugang Foreigners' Cemetery is located on the mountainside of Zhugang Mountain (commonly known as Ma’anshan or Fanguǐ) in Shenjing Village. The hill is covered with lush green bamboo, and among the verdant foliage, dozens of tombstones of various sizes and inscribed in different languages are scattered across several acres of land. Unfortunately, most have been removed or destroyed. Only about ten remain.

Zhugang Foreigners' Cemetery – Around the time of the [Opium] War, the area around Changzhou and Shenjing featured deep and expansive waters, gradually becoming a bustling trade port teeming with merchants and ships. The cemetery houses the remains of foreign merchants and government officials who died in Guangzhou due to illness or accidents.

On July 17, 2002, it was included in the fourth batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Shenjing Community: The Shenjing Joint Stock Economic Cooperative is situated in the picturesque southwestern part of Changzhou Island. Its terrain resembles a mushroom shape, surrounded by the Pearl River. To the northeast, it connects to the Shenjing Community via shallow-water bays; to the south, it faces Panyu across the river; to the southwest, it neighbors the nationally renowned University Town; and to the northwest, it looks toward Haizhu District. Covering an area of approximately 2.6 square kilometers, with a residential area of about 1 square kilometer, it is under the jurisdiction of Changzhou Subdistrict and comprises 14 economic cooperatives. It has a permanent population of 3,053 households, totaling 12,356 people, including 1,294 registered households with 3,921 registered residents and 760 elderly over 60 years old, 88... Detailed information on Shenjing Community++

Further reading:

· Fourth Batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units