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Shamian Island 沙面Shāmiàn
National heritage site · Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Guangzhou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Shamian Island
Shamian is a small sandbank island on the Pearl River in Liwan District that Britain and France held as concessions from 1859 until the 1940s, cut off from the city by a canal dug in 1859. Its quiet tree-lined avenues are lined with banks, consulates, churches and houses in a range of European styles, now used as hotels, restaurants, shops and offices.
How to get to Shamian Island
In Liwan District on the riverfront west of the centre, a short walk from Huangsha station on Metro Lines 1 and 6.
Nearby
- Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔 under 10 km
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Also within 20 km: Guangdong Customs House 粤海关大楼 (under 10 km), Yongqingfang 永庆坊 (under 10 km), Sacred Heart Cathedral 石室圣心大教堂 (under 10 km), Temple of the Five Immortals 五仙观 (under 10 km), Huaisheng Mosque and Guangta Minaret 怀圣寺光塔 (under 10 km), Chen Clan Ancestral Hall 陈家祠 (under 10 km).
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