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Lost Fuzhou
by Jimmy5353

Fuzhou (Foochow), China, was one of the first five cities open to the world in the 1840s. The city has a number of European-style buildings constructed between the 1840s and the 1930s. Many buildings were localised with additional Chinese architectural features, meanning that they not only contain some basic western architectural design (e.g. arch, columns, 3 Greek Orders), but also unique Chinese styles (e.g. high-roof end). The majority of European-style buildings are concentrated in a district named Cangshan where 17 Countries' Consulates were located by the 1910s. Unfortunately, since the 1950s, more than 70 percent of these buildings have never been protected or even maintained. They are either used as civilian residence or abandoned. This collection intends to show the locations, shapes and importance of such unique urban fabric, and encourage local authorities to look at the city and buildings in a long-term strategic thinking.

Updated 10-Aug-2012