Which Guangzhou district now includes the town that gave shahe fen its name?

The Guangzhou district that now includes the town associated with shahe fen is Tianhe District. Shahe is identified with the area of modern Tianhe, one of Guangzhou’s urban districts in Guangdong, southern China.

The administrative history can make the answer look confusing. The area was historically connected with Panyu County and later passed through several suburban administrative arrangements. By the end of the Republican period, Shahe and Shipai were recognized as districts in the broader Tianhe area. Tianhe District itself was established in 1985 as Guangzhou expanded and reorganized its urban boundaries.

Today, Shahe is also represented by Shahe Subdistrict within Tianhe. The district is much larger than the historic food-name location: it includes major commercial and cultural landmarks such as Zhujiang New Town, the Guangzhou Opera House, and the Guangdong Museum.

This is why answers such as Baiyun or Guangzhou are easy mix-ups. Guangzhou is the city, while Tianhe is the district-level administrative area containing the Shahe locality referenced in the noodle’s origin story.