Xujiahui

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  1. 1
    An area of Xuhui district, Shanghai, China, well-known for shopping and entertainment.

    "The factory we went to see was out in the Hsuchiahui (Siccawei, in Shanghai dialect) district, and was called the Deaf and Mute Workers' Electrical Appliance Factory No. 2."

  2. 2
    A subdistrict of Xuhui district, Shanghai, China, consisting of the central part of the larger neighborhood.

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french concessionsiccaweiziccaweizikawei

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"The factory we went to see was out in the Hsuchiahui (Siccawei, in Shanghai dialect) district, and was called the Deaf and Mute Workers' Electrical Appliance Factory No. 2."

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 徐家匯／徐家汇 (Xújiāhuì, literally “Xu Family 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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