Guangzhou Zengbu Park

Guangzhou Zengbu Park

Zengbu Park is situated at No. 8 Fuzhou Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou. It was originally the private garden “Duishan Garden” of Huang Guanzhang, the vice president of the Guangdong Bank during the Republican era. In 2007, the site was repurposed as a public park. Owing to its secluded location, it sees few visitors and has been dubbed “the loneliest park in Guangzhou.” With its small bridges, flowing streams, red walls, green tiles, dancing tree shadows, and lush green lawns, the park offers a uniquely charming urban oasis.

Zengbu Park has fully preserved the early Republican-era garden architecture complex of distinctive Lingnan style from the original “Duishan Garden,” along with two industrial towers that serve as symbols of Guangzhou’s industrial development history.

The Duishan Villa Complex is located in the eastern part of Zengbu Park. It was built in the 1930s by Huang Guanzhang, who served as the head of military supplies under warlord Chen Jitang and also as the vice president of the Guangdong Bank. Its design style and materials bear striking similarities to those of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall built around the same time, hence earning the nickname “Little Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.” The main structure is a five-bay, double-eave, hip-and-gable-roofed hall-style building constructed using advanced reinforced concrete technology for the period, setting it apart from other contemporary buildings. Additionally, it combines northern-style square rafters with Lingnan-style “chicken-breast brackets,” reflecting a blend of Chinese and Western, as well as northern and southern, architectural elements. It can be considered a unique example of ancient Chinese architecture in the early Republican-era Guangzhou.

Address: No. 8 Fuzhou Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province

Transportation: Take bus routes 134, 175, 179, 215, 225, 228, 238, 241, 486, 524, 543, 545, 71, 80, or 832 in Guangzhou and get off at Heishan Station.