Mar
7
2020
Shamian Island 沙面岛
It became a tiny island off Guangzhou in 1859 during the second opium war, when Brits and French dug a river, separating it from the Guangzhou main land. It’s now 900 meters from EW, mere 300m NS direction. It was also known as Shameen or Shamin. Shamian means “sandy surface”.
wiki, circa 1920
The English Bridge is seen at the top, NS directional (having 3/5 portion of the Island) and the French Bridge is to the right, NE directional, where the French Concession was, about 2/5 of the Island.
On the Island now, there are:
- Victory (Victoria) Hotel
- White Swan Hotel
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Some old photos are mostly from LOC,
more
- The “floating” population on Shamian Canal, from English Bridge
- The Shameen Canal from the French Bridge
- Looking west on the Central Promenade
- Looking across the Shamian Canal
- The Shamian Canal
- West from the English Bridge
