Baishazhou (Chinese: 白沙洲街道; pinyin: báishāzhōu jiēdào) is a subdistrict of Wangcheng District, Changsha, Hunan.
The Baishazhou subdistrict was formed by a partition of Xincheng on August 29, 2012.
A its name suggests, it was once an island, but eventually became connected to the mainland due to the shifting course of the Yangtze River.
[citation needed] Baishazhou was formed by the revocation of Xingcheng (and setting up three new subdistricts) in 2012.
Xingcheng (星城镇) was formed by Dahu (大湖乡) and Gushan (谷山乡) in 1995. there were 22 villages and two residential communities in 1997.