Museum
Zhan Tianyou Former Residence
- Mo
- Geschlossen
- Di
- 10:00–17:30
- Mi
- 10:00–17:30
- Do
- 10:00–17:30
- Fr
- 10:00–17:30
- Sa
- 10:00–17:30
- So
- 10:00–17:30
- Öffnungszeiten
- Last entry is at 17:30; hours may change according to on-site notices.
- Preis
- Admission is free.
- Besuchshinweise
- Address: 42 Yacai Lane, Shierfu West Street. A miniature railway can be viewed through a small iron gate beside Zhan Tianyou Primary School.
- Öffnungszeiten
- Freier Eintritt
- Öffnungszeiten
- Etwa 60–120 Min.
Warum der Umweg sich lohnt
Railway engineer Zhan Tianyou was born and spent his childhood in a Xiguan merchant household here; his ancestors had prospered in the tea trade. The family home once looked toward Liubo Creek and its boats, a vanished waterscape far removed from the mountain railway for which Zhan later became famous.
The Zhan Tianyou Former Residence is a museum dedicated to the early life of Zhan Tianyou, known as the 'Father of China's Railroad'. It offers insights into his upbringing in a prosperous Xiguan merchant household.
Die Menschen hinter dieser Adresse
Belegte Verbindungen, keine Promi-Anekdoten.
Zhan Tianyou
The pioneering railway engineer was born here in 1861 and spent his childhood in the family’s Xiguan home.
Was sonst in der Nähe liegt
Die nächstgelegenen Orte, über die wir geschrieben haben, mit Luftlinie von hier.
300 m
Shamian West Bridge
Built in 1861 as one of the concession's tightly controlled entrances, this small bridge physically marked the boundary between foreign-administered Shamian and the Chinese city. On June 23, 1925, British and French forces fired toward a huge anti-imperialist procession passing the bridge and canal, killing more than fifty people in the Shakee Massacre.
350 m
Guangdong Victory Hotel (Former Victoria Hotel)
Vietnamese revolutionary Phạm Hồng Thái attacked a banquet here in 1924, hurling a concealed bomb at French Indochina governor-general Martial Merlin; Merlin survived, five guests died, and Phạm drowned while fleeing. The bombing became the pretext for discriminatory pass regulations on Chinese workers, triggering the victorious Shamian strike later that year.
400 m
Former HSBC Guangzhou Branch
HSBC's monumental Shamian branch stood at the center of foreign finance in treaty-port Guangzhou. Its comprador Chen Lianbo used his banking position to build wealth and influence before leading the armed Canton Merchants' Corps, whose 1924 confrontation with Sun Yat-sen's government turned the concession into a base for political intrigue.
450 m
Shamian Island
A historical area with colonial European architecture and tranquil pedestrian avenues.
500 m
Former Banque de l'Indochine Building
This French colonial bank, popularly called the finest building on Shamian, linked Guangzhou's finances with France's commercial empire in Indochina. An unauthorized 2007 redevelopment stripped out walls, fireplaces and imported historic fabric, creating a modern preservation scandal before the badly altered landmark was restored and reopened for cultural use.
500 m
Former Soviet Consulate
Known as Shamian's Western Red Building, this consulate was swept into the violence following the failed Guangzhou Uprising in December 1927. Nationalist forces raided the mission, arrested its staff and executed five Soviet employees and several Chinese employees, helping precipitate China's break in relations with the Soviet Union.
Mit den Geschichten ablaufen
Diese Adresse ist eine Station von vielen. Unsere Routen und Quests verbinden sie zu einem Weg, der vor Ort aufgeht.