Serenity in Madness: Shamian Island
Shamian Island is a beautiful piece of history and calm in the insanely busy Guangzhou. Another whirlwind business trip brought me to China once again, this time in the busy city of Guangzhou. Famed as one of the up and coming cities after Beijing and Shanghai, Guangzhou is loud, busy and bustling with life. I knew immediately that I wanted a bit of peace and quiet in the loud place so I jumped at the chance to stay at the lovely Shamian Island. Shamian Island, or Shamin Island, is a small sand bank island in the Liwan District of Guangzhou.…