A niche exhibition hall in the former French Post Office on Shamian Island

Shamian Island was a British and French concession in the early days. In 1889, a telegraph office was opened on Shamian Island, and in 1901, a post office was opened. No. 12 Shamian South Street was the French Post Office at that time. At first glance, this house is nothing special. However, when this house was built, it was the end of the 19th century, when the world was experiencing rapid technological progress. At that time, new building materials such as steel, cement, and glass had already appeared, which gave rise to the "new architecture" movement that sought to solve the contradictions between function, technology, and art. This French Post Office is a product of the "new architecture" movement. Although it is not as luxurious as other architectural styles, it reflects the elegance unique to that era and is a crystallization of technological progress in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1996, this building was declared a national cultural relic protection unit. On the second floor of this building, there is a small niche exhibition hall - Nanzhi Agarwood, which is free to visit. You can learn about what Nanzhi Agarwood is. It turns out that agarwood is not just a fragrance, and agarwood is not just incense.