Lo Wu

Lo Wu
Traditional Chinese羅湖
Simplified Chinese罗湖
Literal meaningShell Lake
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuóhú
Hakka
Romanizationlo2 fu2
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglo4 wu4
IPA[lɔ̏ː wȕː]

Lo Wu (Chinese: 羅湖) is an area in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China, specifically the Luohu District of Shenzhen in mainland China. The area is most notable as the location of the most heavily used immigration control point for passengers travelling to and from mainland China. It is where the Lo Wu station is located.