Expo of All Nations: Yantai Hill Architecture Surveying History
South of Fuzhou’s Minjiang River stands a hill. Once home to consulates from 17 nations, its buildings tell the story of modern European architecture. When I cross-referenced the Annals of Cangshan District and Annals of Fuzhou Customs, I discovered: Yantai Hill is more than geography—it was the outpost of 19th-century globalization. Geographic Connections Yantai Hill (Cangshan historic district) Lequn Road (Consulate concentration area) Aiguo Road (British Consulate site) Fanchuanpu (Min Customs location) Minjiang River (Golden waterway of Fuzhou treaty port) ...