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🔆Liwan Museum-Former Residence of Guangzhou Rich Merchant Chen Lianzhong🔆

In the museum, there is a three-story mansion with Western-style architecture blended with Chinese elements, brick and wood are Chinese flavor, Chinese and Western combined wall architecture shows the characteristics of Xiguan at that time Chen Lianzhong and his brother Chen Lianbo were prominent figures in Guangzhou. They were born into a prominent family. Their grandfather was Chen Qiyuan. They founded China's first machine threading factory, Ji Changlong. They are representatives of modern Chinese industry. Chen Lianzhong later served as a buyer at HSBC Bank in Shamian, Guangzhou, and ran Chang Kwan Silk House. He almost monopolized the buying and selling of raw silk in Guangdong, plus banks, pawn shops and other businesses. He was a prominent businessman in Guangzhou💫 The former residence of Chan Lian-chung, located in the Lai Wan Museum, is designed with Western-style pure white architecture as its exterior design, which is extremely elegant. The Western-style mansion is connected to a Chinese-style garden, which also shows the style of a wealthy family💫 Address: Liwan District, Guangzhou, China #Greater Bay Area Attractions #WeekendTravel #OverseasTravel
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