Lawrence Ballew
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Lawrence Ballew
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Jesus Follower, World Traveler, Food Lover, Religious Studies, Amateur Historian
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Christmas carols in Mosley.
December 21, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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We said [再見] to our home in Macau this week.
November 27, 2024 at 7:35 AM
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Old Street Daomen District: recognizing John Galloway’s contribution.
GUANGDONG HISTORIC CONSERVATION: AREAS Doumen Old Street, Doumen District, Zhuhai Historic Conservation Area Doumen Old Street, as one of the earlest area where Westerners lived and did business in Lingnan (south of the Five Ridges), was the witness of the history of development of coastal country fairin Lingnan and also a typical example of overseas Chinese. re turning home to participate i local construction. Doumon Overseas Chinese Grant Business Association was the earliest and the most important trading firm dealing in overseas Chinesesex change business in Guangdong Doumen Old Street was built in the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928). At that time, due to the development and prosper ity of Doumen Market trade, merchants, local overseas Chinese and foreign missionaries came to invest in business and set up churches. After that, the Canadian pastor architectural engineer Rev. John Galloway and others took charge of overall planning and-design and successively built more than 10 fabric stores, several department stores, traditional Chinese medicine stores, rice shops, old style Chonese private banks and other bufiding structures, including Guang ying slang Dachang and X angsheng an the zigyear, of the Republicof Chine (1932), thenew Old-Doumen Street was rebuilt; containing more than 200 shops with the essence of Europe an style, Nanyang style and Chinese Lingnan style, which became one of the earliest commercial centers in Doumen area. The exist. ing old street has entirely continued the street space and arcade building form of the Republic of China It is the only arcade streetin Zhuhakthat is relatively intact In 2021, it was announced as the second batch of Guangdong Urban Historic Conservation Areas by the People's Government of Guangdong Province. The totál protected area of Doumen Old Street Urban Historic Conservation Area is 40 hectares The core protection area is 1.2 hectares, March 2021 Peoples Government of Guangdong Province
November 24, 2024 at 1:11 AM
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Just two cool cats out on the town.
November 24, 2024 at 1:04 AM