CHINA-CHONGQING-PORT OPENING-FOREIGN FIRM-OLD SITE-NEW LOOK (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-PORT OPENING-FOREIGN FIRM-OLD SITE-NEW LOOK (CN)

(230613) -- CHONGQING, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist takes photos in Chongqing's Opening Port Heritage Park in southwest China's Chongqing, June 9, 2023. A three-floor western building covered by traditional Chinese roof ridges glimmers in Chongqing's Opening Port Heritage Park on the south bank of Yangtze River in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Built in 1896 by British businessman Archibald John Little, the structure once operated as a renowned foreign firm in Chongqing. The Little firm was also the first foreign firm in Chongqing when Chongqing opened its port. Little spoke Chinese and was well versed in China's culture. He played an important role in promoting commercial and cultural exchanges between China and the West more than 100 years ago. The old site of the foreign firm has been listed as cultural relic under municipal protection by Chongqing. In October 2020, the local government decided to restore the site to refresh the century-old structure. With the building succes

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