Shamian Island 沙面岛
（重定向自Shamian）
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![Western-style buildings on Shamian Island.](/Images/godic/202502/10/ShaMianBuildings0406.JPG")
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Shamian Island (also Romanised as Shameen Island or Shamin Island, both from its Cantonese Chinese pronunciation) is a sandbank island in the Liwan District of Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, China. The island's name literally means "sandy surface" in Chinese.