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'''Wusong''' ({{zh|t=吳淞|s=吴淞|p=Wúsōng}}), [[Postal romanization|formerly romanized]] as Woosung, is a [[subdistrict]] of [[Baoshan District, Shanghai|Baoshan]] in northern [[Shanghai]]. Prior to the city's expansion, it was a separate port town located {{convert|14|mi|sp=us}} down the [[Huangpu River]] from Shanghai's urban core. |
'''Wusong''' ({{zh|t=吳淞|s=吴淞|p=Wúsōng}}), [[Postal romanization|formerly romanized]] as '''Woosung''',{{refn|group=n|Variant spellings include '''Woo-Sung'''.{{sfnp|Sladen|1895|p=[https://archive.org/stream/japsathome00sladuoft#page/278/mode/2up 278]}}}} is a [[subdistrict]] of [[Baoshan District, Shanghai|Baoshan]] in northern [[Shanghai]]. Prior to the city's expansion, it was a separate port town located {{convert|14|mi|sp=us}} down the [[Huangpu River]] from Shanghai's urban core. |
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Wusong is named for its location near the former mouth of the [[Suzhou Creek]], or Wusong River, which is now the mouth of the Huangpu River. |
Wusong is named for its location near the former mouth of the [[Suzhou Creek]], or Wusong River, which is now the mouth of the Huangpu River. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The [[Battle of Woosung]] occurred on 16 June 1842 between British and Chinese forces during the [[First Opium War]]. It was the site of China's first telegraph wires and [[Woosung Road|first railroad]], both running to Shanghai along what is today the route of the [[Shanghai Metro]]'s elevated [[Line 3, Shanghai Metro|Line 3]]. [[Tongji University]] was founded here in 1909. During [[World War II]], this town was the site of an internment camp for marines captured on [[Wake Island]]. Wusong became a district of Shanghai, before it was abolished in 1964 and incorporated into [[Baoshan District, Shanghai|Baoshan District]]. |
The [[Battle of Woosung]] occurred on 16 June 1842 between British and Chinese forces during the [[First Opium War]]. It was the site of China's first telegraph wires and [[Woosung Road|first railroad]], both running to Shanghai along what is today the route of the [[Shanghai Metro]]'s elevated [[Line 3, Shanghai Metro|Line 3]]. [[Tongji University]] was founded here in 1909. During [[World War II]], this town was the site of an internment camp for marines captured on [[Wake Island]]. Wusong became a district of Shanghai, before it was abolished in 1964 and incorporated into [[Baoshan District, Shanghai|Baoshan District]]. |
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== Notes== |
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* {{citation |last=Sladen |first=Douglas |location=New York |publisher=New Amsterdam Book Co. |date=1895 |title=The Japs at Home, ''5th ed.'' |contribution=Bits of China |url=https://archive.org/stream/japsathome00sladuoft#page/n5/mode/2up |contribution-url=https://archive.org/stream/japsathome00sladuoft#page/276/mode/2up |pp=276–354 }}. |
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Wusong (simplified Chinese: 吴淞; traditional Chinese: 吳淞; pinyin: Wúsōng), formerly romanized as Woosung,[n 1] is a subdistrict of Baoshan in northern Shanghai. Prior to the city's expansion, it was a separate port town located 14 miles (23 km) down the Huangpu River from Shanghai's urban core.
Wusong is named for its location near the former mouth of the Suzhou Creek, or Wusong River, which is now the mouth of the Huangpu River.
History
The Battle of Woosung occurred on 16 June 1842 between British and Chinese forces during the First Opium War. It was the site of China's first telegraph wires and first railroad, both running to Shanghai along what is today the route of the Shanghai Metro's elevated Line 3. Tongji University was founded here in 1909. During World War II, this town was the site of an internment camp for marines captured on Wake Island. Wusong became a district of Shanghai, before it was abolished in 1964 and incorporated into Baoshan District.
Notes
- ^ Sladen (1895), p. 278.
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Sladen, Douglas (1895), "Bits of China", The Japs at Home, 5th ed., New York: New Amsterdam Book Co., pp. 276–354.
See also
- Woosung Road
- Wenzaobang, also known as Wusong Creek
- Suzhou Creek, formerly known as the Wusong River
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