When visiting my future inlaws in the city of Zhangjiang I learned about a brief occupation of the French in 1898. The former French Consolate building has been renovated into a museum. One commonality of cities in the East is that their European landmarks are often times the oldest and best kept structures in the city, while Chinese architecture crumbles and owners wait for Chai Chen. Money after demoliton. Most Chinese cities maintain physical structures that reflect either Imperial History or Colonial history, while recent history remains most in danger. Examples of Eurocentric preservation in China: Macau's Seranado Square, The Waterfront of Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, Guangzhou's Shamien Island, The protection of German Buildings in Qingdao, St. Sophia Church and Stalin Park in Harbin. Even structures built during the Japanese occupation hold priority for China's
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