ABOUT GUANGZHOU
Introductionto Architecture in Guangzhou - Dongshan Villa
2018-05-30
Smallornaments inside the building have no pretence and everything is in harmony
Nowadays,some parts of the villa are open to the public, so that citizens can have achance to feel their charm in close-up.
Dongshanvilla is mostly a two or three-story building and the environment is elegantand quiet.
Theworn floor tiles present the beauty of time.
Smallornaments inside the building have no pretence and everything is in harmony
Thebuildings left behind by time are a good place for leisure.
If Xiguan Mansion is engraved with the traditional imprint of old Guangzhou, theDongshan villa provides a glimpse on the modern times of Guangzhou.
Thesebuildings, located in the Xuguyuan Road, Xinhepu Road and Peizheng Road, jointogether and form a group of Guangzhou’s earliest western residentialcommunities. From the outside, they are undoubtedly western-style houses withfireplace, pillars and the British-style curved balcony, which are unmistakablyadvertising their own western descent. However, due to the fact that the early ownerswere mostly returned overseas Chinese or for the purpose of blending into thecountryside of Dongshan at the beginning of the 20th century, these small villas,from the date of completion, display a distinctive Lingnan character and theyall present the inclusiveness to Chinese and foreign culture in the millennium-oldGuangzhou history.