Photograph captioned ‘The Bund, Nanning, Kwangsai, West River’, 1913-1921 (PP MS 82/2/1/278) © SOAS Library
The West River is to the left of the photograph, with the bund, or quay, in the centre. The bund collapsed into the river within a year of being built, and further collapses followed. The building at the far right is the Standard Oil Company office, with the British American Tobacco Company office to its left. These were the only two foreign companies to open in Nanning, but they left after a few years. Beyond the two American companies’ buildings the fence around Hedgeland’s house can be seen, with the flag of the Customs Service flying from a flagpole in his garden.
The West River is to the left of the photograph, with the bund, or quay, in the centre. The bund collapsed into the river within a year of being built, and further collapses followed. The building at the far right is the Standard Oil Company office, with the British American Tobacco Company office to its left. These were the only two foreign companies to open in Nanning, but they left after a few years. Beyond the two American companies’ buildings the fence around Hedgeland’s house can be seen, with the flag of the Customs Service flying from a flagpole in his garden.