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Shamian Island: Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel.
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  • Displayed here is the French Catholic "Our Lady of Lourdes" Chapel, which has undergone restoration and stands resolutely on Shamian Diajie, on the former French side of Shamian Island... A vestige of French religious imperialism, the church is a reminder simultaneously sinistre et sympathique, de la guerre sanguinaire, unleashed by the greedy opium trading profiteers of the Dixneuvieme...

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    Shamian Island: Shamian by night.
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  • During the night, Shamian Dao transforms into a deeply romantic locale, where lovers often walk amidst the gardens and parks, or along the side of the Pearl River, sitting on benches, holding hands, or dining under Chinese lanterns at restaurants... The various constructions of the island are lit up at night with spectral, almost mystical chroma, like the blush of violet you see in the image here...

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    Shamian Island: Shamian Dao.
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  • Many of my fondest memories of Guangzhou are associated with the time I spent with Xiujuan at Shamian Dao... This island is very romantic, especially at night... A former European colonial enclave in South China's biggest city, Shamian Dao is the perfect kind of place where East and West can come together in a marvelous harmony of ecstasy and bliss...

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    Shamian Island: Shamian Daijie Park.
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  • Shamian Daijie, meaning Shamian central avenue, is a two lane street that runs across the middle of Shamian Island, separated by lush gardens and park area... The atmosphere is quiet and peaceful, with lots of flowers, plants and big trees welcoming you as you stroll along... Sometimes you'll see people playing badminton, or rollerblading, or kids playing games...

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    Shamian Island: Flora of Shamian Dao.
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  • Shamian Island is the home to many extraordinary trees, many of them as old as 200 or 300 years...! Most of them have a small sign attached to them telling the age of the tree... Many tropical varieties can be found such as the famous banyan trees that have populated this region of China for ages...

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    Shamian Island: Architecture of Shamian Dao.
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  • The vanilla and lime colored buildings you see pictured here are typical of the colonial style architecture of Guangzhou's Shamian Island... Most of the buildings on the island were built about 100 to 150 years ago during the post-Opium wars occupation period by either the English or the French or other such European powers of the day... Many of the structures were embassies or police stations or residences... Some buildings were also used as trade warehouses by merchants from India and other countries...

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    Shamian Island: Post-Apocalyptic Shamian Dao.
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  • This is one of my favorite buildings on Shamian Dao, located on Shamian Daijie, somewhere around the intersection of 3rd or 4th street... Crumbling, decaying and dilapidated, this seemingly ancient, timeworn construction, hidden behind an overgrowth of trees, suggests the abandoned precinct of a post-apocalyptic catastrophe of some kind...

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    Shamian Island: Guangzhou General Tips Tip (Untitled)
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  • Shamian island is an oasis in the chaos of Guangzhou. The buildings are from the colonial period, all french or british style. There's even a catholic church here.
    The central street is a boulevard adorned with gardens and fountains, and in the morning the local people come to do taichi or play badminton.

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    Shamian Island: Adopt a child
    Adopt a child, is a culture where you can come to Guangzhou to adopt a Chinese boy/girl and you can bring them back to your country. At Shamien, Paul told me there were many foreigners from US Europe adopted Children children. Photo is a foreigner holding hand with a Chinese girl at Shamien.

    So please remember, adopt a child at Shamien, Guangzhou.

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    Shamian Island: Communist Church
    Communist Church at Shamien, probably they pray for Karl Marx, Lenin & Jesus Christ, or probably they display the sculptor of Karl Marx inside with joss sticks and Chairman Mao's poster and they burn hell money...

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