Keywords: Canton map 1857.jpg en Sketch map of Canton Guangzhou drawn during the Second China War 2nd Opium War <br> The area where the foreign factories were grouped is visible on the left The factories were destroyed during the war and the British and French victors decided for safety reason to rebuild them on an artificial island that was digged up nearby off the shore of the area known as Shameen Shamian The British and French concessions on Shameen Island were to last until WWII 1857 http //www pdavis nl/China2 htm Possibly British naval surgeon William Loney 1857 other versions PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Shamian Island Guangzhou Thirteen Factories |