Xujiahui

A French map of Xujiahui in 1859

Meaning

area District, Xuhui city, Shanghai China (country).
subdistrict District, Xuhui city, Shanghai China (country), consisting of the central part of the larger neighborhood.

The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 徐家匯 ("Confluence]]") in reference to the prominence of the Xu family in the area during the Ming dynasty and the previous junction of several streams and canals in the area.

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