Drunken Viewing Park

Drunken Viewing Park

Drunken Viewing Park is located on the east bank of the river in Fangcun Mountain Village, covering an area of 33,900 square meters. It was converted from a flower and plant production farm in December 1984. The park is known for its flowers and potted plants. It features rockeries, resting pavilions and corridors, as well as a camellia garden with over 40 varieties. It is a comprehensive district-level park, established in February 1984. The park consists of four functional areas: the Bonsai Garden, Tea Wood Garden, Flower Garden, and Children’s Play Area. There are over ten scenic spots within the park, including artificial rock hills, pavilions, corridors, terraces, and a bonsai exhibition corridor. The park is home to over a hundred types of main trees such as Michelia alba, Yulan magnolia, cherimoya, and lily magnolia, along with potted plants and flowers that reflect the characteristics of the region known as the hometown of flowers.

Drunken Viewing Park is one of the eight famous historical gardens in Fangcun. During the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period, there were over 30 large and small gardens in Huadi, among which the eight famous gardens, especially Drunken Viewing Garden and Liufang Garden, were the most renowned. Drunken Viewing Garden (owned by Liang Chiquan) covered nearly 1 hectare, located beside the Shancun Bridge on today’s Fangcun Avenue, adjacent to the Huadi River. It was shaded by green trees and had a beautiful environment. The peonies planted there were highly favored by officials and nobles at the time. The garden also offered the most complete and largest variety of floral displays. After the Japanese army occupied Guangzhou, the garden was damaged.

In the 1950s after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, surviving gardens such as Drunken Viewing and Liufang were merged at the site of Drunken Viewing Garden to form Drunken Viewing Garden. In the early 1960s, the Guangzhou municipal government once planned to build Huadi Park on the basis of Drunken Viewing Garden, but the project was later suspended. In October 1983, the municipal government decided to rebuild the park and named it Drunken Viewing Park. The park was completed during the Spring Festival in 1984. Starting in October 1994, the city and district governments began renovating the park, expanding its area, clarifying its functional zones, adding scenic spots, and improving facilities. To date, nearly 10 million yuan has been invested in the park’s renovation.

After the renovation, the appearance and landscape of the park have changed significantly. The current total area of the park is 36,000 square meters, including two small artificial lakes covering 3,500 square meters, green space of nearly 25,000 square meters, and garden buildings covering 1,030 square meters. It is gradually being developed into a “compact and uniquely distinctive” comprehensive park.

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Address: No. 275, Fangcun Avenue Middle, Liwan District, Guangzhou City

Type: Urban Park

Recommended Visiting Time: 1–2 hours

Phone: 020-81896354

Opening Hours: 6:00–19:00

Ticket Information: Free admission.