Xingdong station
metro station in Shenzhen, China
Xingdong station (Chinese: 兴东站; pinyin: Xīngdōng Zhàn; Jyutping: hing1 dung1 zaam6) is an underground station on Line 5 of the Shenzhen Metro. It started opened on 22 June 2011.
“Xingdong station” enters the record as metro station in Shenzhen, China. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Xingdong, station and metro can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Xingdong station” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Xingdong, station and metro provides the most credible route into that argument.
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 Jun 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5938847. Authority coordinates are 22.585, 113.914. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2011.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. 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 “Xingdong station”, its source revision and the description used here.
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- 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 “Xingdong station”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Xingdong 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.