Shamian Island

🌟Highlights: Shamian Island is located on the banks of the White Swan Pond of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. It was opened as a British and French concession in September 1861. Since then, a large number of Westerners have come to Shamian and built hundreds of buildings with European characteristics. ❤Recommended reasons: The Shamian Island buildings were built in the second half of the 19th century, mainly as foreign consulates, foreign firms, banks, churches, residences, etc. Most of them have obvious Western architectural styles and characteristics, and also have the characteristics of Chinese architecture, reflecting the special style of concession buildings.