Our hotel sits on the Pearl River on Sha Main Island. Here is a little history:
In the Western eyes, Sha Main is one of the more interesting places in Guang Zhou, originally an uninhabited sand bank, with two small bridges linked to the river banks. During the mid 1850, foreign merchants rebuilt and established a foreign enclave on the reclaimed area of Sha Main.
Nowadays, walking along the main boulevard, you still can see the worn out old colonial buildings, the restored French Catholic Church, sidewalk cafes, bars, boutiques etc. Polish, German and US Consulates are situated at the far west of the island. Be sure to make a detour to the riverside embankment, where you can slowly walk under the shade of huge banyan trees, watch the multitude of riverboats, or observe the people practicing Tai Chi.
We walked around today and basically it is a big oval with shops everywhere among the hotels. We took a walk this morning and watched some people fishing in the river and one fellow caught some type of snake or eel. He carefully took it off his hook and put it in his catch bag.
In the Western eyes, Sha Main is one of the more interesting places in Guang Zhou, originally an uninhabited sand bank, with two small bridges linked to the river banks. During the mid 1850, foreign merchants rebuilt and established a foreign enclave on the reclaimed area of Sha Main.
Nowadays, walking along the main boulevard, you still can see the worn out old colonial buildings, the restored French Catholic Church, sidewalk cafes, bars, boutiques etc. Polish, German and US Consulates are situated at the far west of the island. Be sure to make a detour to the riverside embankment, where you can slowly walk under the shade of huge banyan trees, watch the multitude of riverboats, or observe the people practicing Tai Chi.
We walked around today and basically it is a big oval with shops everywhere among the hotels. We took a walk this morning and watched some people fishing in the river and one fellow caught some type of snake or eel. He carefully took it off his hook and put it in his catch bag.
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