My name is Chuxi Xiong. I am a third-year architecture student. I was born and raised in Wuhan, a city in central China. As the city lies at the confluence of the Yangtze river and its largest tributary, the Han River, Wuhan has been a busy port since Han dynasty. After the government of Qing dynasty signed the Treaties of Tianjin and the Convention of Peking, Wuhan was stipulated as a trading port and lent the area along the Yangtze River to become the British, German, Russian, French and Japanese Concessions. Thus, the architecture in this area is quite different from the rest of the city, and I really like this part of my hometown. I th think the buildings there display the Western architectural styles of the 19 century in a quite comprehensive way and are in great contrast with the Chinese traditional towers and modern skyscrapers in my city. For me, these buildings are the witnesses of the development of my hometown. The existence of these exotic architectures tells the economic, religious, and cultural change in that period. Chuxi Xiong
Church of Alexander Nevsky, Wuhan, China, Chuxi Xiong
My name is Chuxi Xiong. I am a third-year architecture student. I was born and raised in Wuhan, a city in central China. As the city lies at the confluence of the Yangtze river and its largest tributary, the Han River, Wuhan has been a busy port since the Han dynasty. After the government of the Qing dynasty signed the Treaties of Tianjin and the Convention of Peking, Wuhan was stipulated as a trading port, and the area along the Yangtze River was lent to the British, German, Russian, French and Japanese as concessions. Thus, the architecture in this area is quite different from the rest of the city, and I really like this part of my hometown. I think the buildings there display the Western architectural styles of the 19th century in a quite comprehensive way and greatly contrast the traditional Chinese towers and modern skyscrapers in my city. For me, these buildings are the witnesses of the development of my hometown. The existence Church of Alexander Nevsky of these exotic architectures tells the economic, religious, and cultural change in that period.
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