Canton
Guangzhou ~ 广州/廣州/広州
The French Cathedral in Old Canton, which dates to 1863-88. Needless to say it was built
on the site of a Chinese shrine, thus infuriating the inhabitants. The French, evidently,
were not disuaded from their project.
Click here for PANORAMA OF OLD CANTON AND PEARL RIVER
This was one of the few tall buildings in Canton in the 1930's. Originally the Sun and Company Department Store, it is still standing, under another name.
Surely, modern Canton is a city like no other. The current population is about 13 million. The book
"An American in China" was printed in the province of Guangdong by C&C Offset of HK, which
produces many fine art books published in the U.S.
