Shamian is a very interesting place in Guangzhou. Coming here is mainly to see the architecture. The buildings here show people the European style of Guangzhou in the 19th century. The environment is extremely beautiful. It is very suitable for strolling among them or for literary and artistic youths to take pictures. Because there are landscapes everywhere, you can see new couples taking wedding photos here from time to time.
If you are in the mood, you can also wait until the lights come on, find a coffee shop, contemplate the past, and look at Swan Lake from afar, which has a unique charm. The streets and alleys of Shamian are filled with elements of Western-style streets such as statues, gazebos, flower beds, wooden chairs and fountains. There are more than 150 European-style buildings on the island. Among them, there are 42 buildings with outstanding characteristics in the neo-Baroque, pseudo-Gothic, arcade, neoclassical and Chinese-Western combined styles. It is a European building complex full of exotic flavors in Guangzhou. Comparatively well-known buildings include: the buildings at No. 2-6 Shamian Street, commonly known as the Red Building. It was originally the Customs Foreign Staff and Chinese Staff Club. It has three floors and is built with red bricks. There are spire attics on the south and north sides, imitating the British romantic architectural style of the 19th century. The building at No. 54 Shamian Street was originally the HSBC Bank. It has four floors. The exterior wall on the second floor has columns running through to the top of the third floor. There is a pavilion with a dome on the top of the southwest side. The building at No. 48 Shamian Street is a representative arcade-style building with three floors and a reinforced concrete structure. The corridors on all sides are arched with coupons, and the exterior wall is brushed with washed stone rice. The Notre Dame of Lourdes Catholic Church at No. 14 Shamian Street is small in scale and simple in structure, but its entrance is still pseudo-Gothic.Opening hours: Open all year round and all day.
Must-see tips: 1. The Notre Dame Church and Shamian Church on Shamian Island are both very charming small churches and can be visited. 2. The Starbucks store here is also very special and extremely beautiful. 3. There are also many bars on Shamian Island. If you want to go to bars, you might as well come over at night.
