NANYANG STREET

Nanyang Street

Built on the bank of a river that is over 300 meters long, “Nanyang Street” has 70 buildings characterized by typical South Asian features, where the Chinese elements stand in contrast to Western styles. The very appealing and intriguing ones are buildings that are representative of architectural styles from that period, like memorial arches, piers, bridges and churches.

Characteristics of Nanyang Architecture:

As an important typical Nanyang architecture, Nanyang arcade is a building with a corridor on the first floor and apartments above. The gallery is beautifully characterized with distinctive decorative styles such as Baroque, Romanesque, Gothic and Nanyang style. It is along the corridor of the living area, free from wind, rain and sunlight, and connects the inner room with outside.