Nisshin Kisen Kaisha Building - Hankow - 1926*
Cnr Tai Ping Rd & The Bund, British Concession.
Established in 1906, the Nisshen Kisen Kaisha (or Japan China Steamship Company) organised steamships between all ports on the Yangtsze and Shanghai for the two leading Japanese steamship companies at the time, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha and the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
*I am a little unsure of the date of this building's construction. However, old photos show that it was erected after the adjacent Customs House (1924) - see my photo at www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/11450648366/ . When finished, the dome of this building and the 46.3m high clocktower of the Customs House were familiar landmarks at the southern end of the British Concession to river traffic and residents alike. To view an old postcard, go to fellow flickrite Aaron Jang at www.flickr.com/photos/aaronhuixin/3137715352 .
Nisshin Kisen Kaisha Building - Hankow - 1926*
Cnr Tai Ping Rd & The Bund, British Concession.
Established in 1906, the Nisshen Kisen Kaisha (or Japan China Steamship Company) organised steamships between all ports on the Yangtsze and Shanghai for the two leading Japanese steamship companies at the time, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha and the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
*I am a little unsure of the date of this building's construction. However, old photos show that it was erected after the adjacent Customs House (1924) - see my photo at www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/11450648366/ . When finished, the dome of this building and the 46.3m high clocktower of the Customs House were familiar landmarks at the southern end of the British Concession to river traffic and residents alike. To view an old postcard, go to fellow flickrite Aaron Jang at www.flickr.com/photos/aaronhuixin/3137715352 .