History
Lo Wu (羅湖) was known as 螺湖 (Lo Wu, lit. shell lake) in Cantonese language. 羅(lo) and 螺(lo) are two characters with same consonant and vowel but of different tones.
Lo Wu was mentioned in the list of withdrawn villages during Qing era against remaining resistance of former Ming.
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