Nantou (historic town)

Nantou
Simplified Chinese	南头
Traditional Chinese	南頭
Literal meaning	Southern End
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nántóu Yue: Cantonese Jyutping naam4 tau4

Nantou (Chinese: 南头) is a historical monument in Shenzhen, China. It was the former administrative centre of Xin'an County.

It was formerly a walled city facing Qianhai Bay. The city was on the sea route in South China and was regarded as the gatekeeper of the Pearl River and Guangzhou. The walled city is also known as Nantoucheng (南头城), "walled city of Nantou". The inhabitants of Nantou extended south along Taishanwan to Chenwuwei (陈屋围), including Guankou (关口) and Shiqiaotou (石桥头).