France Embassy in Longzhou

Very fun!

Very good-looking, but there are very few theme exhibitions, just some pictures used when the painting exhibition seems to be a bit unsatisfactory. There is really little content about France and China-France relations. You can barely take a look.

The location is relatively biased, but the environment is good, you have to collect tickets.

After the Sino-French War of 1885, China and France signed the Treaty of Vietnam (also known as the New China-France Treaty) in Tianjin, opening up Longzhou as a commercial area, and the Qing government allowed the French government to establish a consulate in Longzhou. In 1889, the French government sent Andy to Longzhou to prepare a consulate. After more investigation, Andy believes that the Liyuan corner on the other side of the south gate of Longzhou is the confluence of Pinghe River and Shuikou River, which can reach Qixi (Yuanxi) in Liangshan Province, Vietnam; Up against the Shuikou River, entering the Muma River, can directly reach Gaoping, the capital of Gaoping Province, Vietnam. During the Fengshui period, ships can reach Longzhou in a day from Qixi or Gaoping down the current. In the case of road failure, the corner of the garden is undoubtedly a convenient location, so Andy decided to build a pavilion in the corner of the garden. After land acquisition and construction, hang the door of the "French Consulate in the Dragon", open the office, and deal with diplomatic matters related to Guangxi. At the beginning of the establishment of the French Consulate in Longzhou, there was a consul, a copywriter and a doctor. In 1898, the Consul was abolished, and only one vice consul was established. The doctor in the consulate was also used as a copy translation. In the 9th year of the Republic of China (1920), the vice consul of Longzhou was changed to the Consul. In November of the Republic of China, the Governor of French Vietnam sent a Chinese graduate of Hanoi Medical College to the French consulate to serve and manage the hospital to apply medicine. In the 28 years of the Republic of China, two Vietnamese staff were added to the consulate. During the opening of the French Consulate, 28 consuls and vice consuls were sent to Longzhou to serve. The French Consulate in Longzhou is two French two-story buildings with the same structure. The floor height of the building is 5 meters, the single length is 25.66 meters, the width is 15.2 meters, the area is 780 square meters, and the total area of the two buildings is 1560 square meters. The floor of the building is paved with slabs, the roof is covered with metal tiles, the two rotating stairs and floors are refined with teak wood, and there are 20 large arches around, and the arches are 2 meters wide inward, and the whole building is solid and chic.

A quiet yard.