[Story of Place Name] Historic Guangzhou Roads, from 1 to 10 (No. 10)

Road No.10 – Shi San Hang

"Shi" means "Ten" in Chinese.

"Shi San Hang" (十三行, The Thirteen Industries), used to be a famous commercial area in Guangzhou. It can be considered as the cradle of China's international trade.

 
Shisanhang Road in Guangzhou's Liwan District.

 
"Shi Xiang Yuan" (十香园 Ten Fragrances Garden) is located on Huade Street on the southern bank of the Pearl River. "Shi Xiang" means "ten fragrances" and it refers to ten different kinds of plants which were found in this garden.

 
"Shi Xiang Yuan", the Ten Fragrances Garden

 
Painting: Shisanhang in 1840.

 
Painting: Pearl River and the shops along Shisanhang around 1855 and 1856.

(By Xu Yijun, David Keyton)

Source: Lifeofguangzhou.com

Editor: Chen Minjie