Guanglong station
metro station in Guangzhou, China
Guanglong station (simplified Chinese: 广隆站; traditional Chinese: 廣隆站; Cantonese Yale: Gwónglùhng Jaahm) is a station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 December 2017.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Guanglong station” is metro station in Guangzhou, China. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Guanglong, station and metro, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “metro station in Guangzhou, China” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q47001640. Authority coordinates are 22.775, 113.536. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2017.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Guanglong station”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Guanglong station primary sources, Guanglong station archive and Guanglong research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Guanglong station”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Guanglong station” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.