Xin-Bei Wang

Use of dissonant built heritage: the case of the former site of the British consulate in Wen-Chow

This article examines the British consulate in Wen-Chow as a microcosm of how informal imperialism operated spatially, architecturally and culturally in Treaty Port China. Beginning with a historical overview of Britain’s establishment of consulates after the First Opium War, it situates Wen-Chow within the broader net...