沙面

广州沙面英文导游词

Shamian

ShamianIslandisareminderofGuangzhoucolonialhistory,covering

tatrue

island,thenameshamianmeanssandbankwithwhiteswanpondinits

southandShajiinitsnorth.

HuajiepavilionwasbuiltinMingDynastytomanageforeigntrades.

rtwasbuiltinthe

andalso

becameastrategicpoint,andthelocationofsomeconflict,duringthe

OpiumWars.

In1856,nger,the

localsburnedtheforeignmerchants’1859,afterthecond

opiumwar,theymadearequestthegovernorofGuangdongandGuangxi

thatshamianshouldbecomeattlementunderthepretextthatthe

previouscommercialfirmswasdestroyedinthewar,sonewonesshould

ganartificialrivertothenorthofshamian,

thistimetheterritorywasdividedintotwo

parts,ferences

nIslandis

hometoanumberofcolonial-erabuildings,includingarestoredFrench

Catholicchurch,OurLadyofLourdes;itsBritishProtestantcomplement,

theChristChurch;andmanyformerhotels,embassies,tradinghous

andresidences.

Fromthemid18thtothemid19thcentury,itwastheonlyplacewhich

ge

villasandshadytreehaveafadedcharmandcreateacontrasting

atmospheretomuchofthecity.

sayouth

hostelforbackpackersandveralhotelsprovideahigherdegreeof

accommodations,withthefive-starWhiteSwanHotel.

They’architectureis

uniqueandreallyquitebeautiful,andthereareatleastacouplesites

hefirstthatyouarelikelytofindisthe

FrenchCatholicchurch,(露德圣母堂)locatedat14ShamianDajie.

Completedin1892,thisbuildingwasrecentlyrenovatedasacultural

artifactandisoneoftheoldestforeignstructuresinChinathatisstill

standing.

AnothersiteworthyofnoteistheArt64#dat64

ShamianDajie,thissmallartvenue,inthebamentofalocalstore

complex,housanumberofabstractandthoughtprovokingpieces.

Theyalsohaveanumberofbilingualartbooksthatareavailabletoread

so,ifyouarelookingforaniceatmospheretoescapethehotsunfora

littlewhile,Art64#galleryisagreatplacetostop.

Forsuchasmallisland,Shamianishosttoadecentnumberof

oddlynamedThaiZhenCowBridge(泰珍牛桥餐馆)locatedat54

ShamianBeijieisawellknownThairestaurantthatspecializesin

aladsandafoodlectionsareverygood

andreasonablypriced(30-60RMB).TheDiningClub,locatedat39

ShamianBejie,isaslightlysmallervenuethatspecializesinfoodfrom

’tfindanythingparticularlyspecialhere,

butyougetalotoffoodforyourmoneyandtherviceisprettysnappy.

Lastly,locatedat1ShamianBeijie,isStationOneanewGerman

enuis

abithigherpriced,butthefoodcomesinsatisfyinglylargeportions–

you’llfindtryingtoorderisamouthfulenoughwithentréeslike

’relookingforagoodmeal

andsomebeertogowithit,StationOneisdefinitelytheplacetostart.