The Guangzhou Postal Museum is located in the Postal Building on Yanjiang West Road, facing the Pearl River. To the west is the Customs House, and to the east is the South China Building. Together with the neighboring Aiqun Building, they form the most stunning scenery along the Pearl River’s Yanjiang Road. The building itself is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. The Postal Building was originally constructed in 1916, and its predecessor was the Guangdong Postal Administration under the then Nationalist government...
Xiguan Jade Street is a large-scale, characteristic marketplace in Liwan District’s commercial and tourism zone, comprising three main sections: "Hualin Jade Street," "Yuansheng Ceramics & Jade Craft Street," and "Xiguan Daihe Road Antiques Street." It is one of Guangzhou’s top ten distinctive commercial streets. The shops mainly deal in Burmese jade and Malaysian jade, as well as...
Located on Yanjiang Road in Guangzhou, the 12-story Nanyue Building is one of the iconic structures along the Pearl River. To its east stands the Aiqun Building, to its west are the historic Guangzhou Customs House, post office, and Cultural Park, with Shamian Island just beyond. Nearby are also well-known Guangzhou streets such as Xihao Second Road, Renmin South Road, and Thirteen Hongs, making it a long-standing…
The Canton Customs was the earliest customs authority established by the Chinese government. In 1685 (the 24th year of the Kangxi reign in the Qing Dynasty), the Qing government set up the Canton Maritime Customs in Guangzhou as an administrative body to manage foreign trade. In the 10th year of the Xianfeng reign (1860 AD), the Canton Customs Tax Department officially established its headquarters at the current site. The Canton Customs Building (commonly known as the Big Clock Tower)...
There is a road in Xiguan called "Enning Road." On this road once stood a legendary building that is familiar and deeply cherished by overseas Chinese worldwide — the Bahe Guild Hall. Its name is as widely known as a thunderous echo lingering in the air, evoking a sense of closeness no less than that of Shisifuzhong. The former myths of the Bahe Guild Hall have transformed the surviving Enning Road into an authentic historical enclave, a touching tale of “not tasting meat for three months,” and a renowned “Street of Cantonese Opera.” And Xiguan, having witnessed the vicissitudes of life, has become the “Hometown of Cantonese Opera and Performing Arts” due to the joys and sorrows of this ancient thoroughfare.
Located on the riverbank of Fangcun’s Long Di embankment, the Fangcun White Swan Pond Music Plaza is a white curtain-like structure supported by 18 steel pipes, resembling a white sail. Covering an area of 2,800 square meters, the plaza neighbors the famous White Swan Pond Riverside Bar Street and is one of the iconic sights along the Pearl River night cruise. The White Swan Pond Music…
The graceful traces of Lingnan gardens, steeped in an ancient charm that stretches back to the Nanyue Kingdom and the minor dynasties of the Southern Han, are almost tangible. The scale of garden architecture historically built within Lychee Bay was even more “magnificent.” Examples include the garden of the Southern Han Dynasty, the Changhua Garden famed for its “ten miles of rosy clouds and eight bridges with painted pleasure boats,” the Evening…
Hiding opposite the Panxi Restaurant on Longjin West Road is a small courtyard called “Yunjin Garden,” which houses an ancient pagoda known as the “Wen Tower.” This pagoda is regarded as a “geomantic treasure.” Standing 13 meters tall, it features a hexagonal pyramidal structure made of brick and wood, with each side of the base measuring 2.5 meters wide. The two-story pagoda has its entrance facing north, where a stone plaque inscribed with “South Axis” is mounted above the door. The...
Zengbu Park is located at No. 8 Fuzhou Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou. It was formerly the private garden “Duishan Garden” of Huang Guanzhang, the vice president of the Guangdong Bank during the Republican era. In 2007, the site was acquired and developed into Zengbu Park. Due to its relatively remote location, few visitors come here, earning it the nickname “the loneliest park in Guangzhou.” The park features small bridges…
Julong Village, also known as Kuang Family Village, was built in the fifth year of the Guangxu reign (1879) by a group of overseas Chinese from Taishan surnamed Kuang who purchased the land. Located between Longxi and Zhao Village on Chongkou Street, the entrance of the village faces a bend in the river. The renovated riverbanks are shaded by ancient banyan trees, still retaining a pastoral charm. Julong Village now covers an area of over 5,200 square meters, …
Guangzhou Dashahai Wetland Park is located in Fangcun, Liwan District, near Nanhai District of Foshan. It spans Longxi Avenue in Fangcun, Liwan District, and the Guangzhou Flower Expo Garden, and is about 160 meters from the “Longxi Station” of the Guangfo Metro. Dashahai Wetland Park is one of the five ecological zones planned under the Shuixiu Huaxiang Ecological Area of Liwan District, Guangzhou…
The Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs Museum is located on the site of the former Thirteen Hongs merchant area from the Qing Dynasty (No. 37, Erma Road, Xidi, Liwan District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, within Guangzhou Cultural Park), covering an area of 3,060 square meters with a total construction area of 6,090 square meters. It currently houses a collection of over 4,800 cultural relics (sets). The permanent exhibitions include the “Historical Exhibition of the Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs in the Qing Dynasty…”
The Baoqing Pawnshop is located at No. 41, No. 41-1, and No. 43, Baoqing Xinzhongyue, Liwan District. It is a five-story building standing 20 meters tall with a five-level structure typical of old pawnshops. Built in the late Qing Dynasty, it was one of the six major pawnshops in Guangzhou at the time. Towering 20 meters high, it was once one of the city’s highest points in the late Qing period and served as a landmark structure...
Xiguan culture is a microcosm of Guangzhou’s culture, and the Xiguan mansion is the essence of Xiguan architectural culture. The Xiguan Folk Museum is actually a renovated version of a typical Xiguan mansion. Walk around to the right side of the Liwan Museum, and you’ll see the grand old house quietly standing by Qingyun Lane. The walls are neatly built with uniform blue bricks, and though the structure isn’t particularly large...
Guangzhou Iron and Steel Enterprise Group Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as “GISEG”) is a municipal enterprise under the administration of Guangzhou City. Its predecessor was the Guangzhou Iron and Steel Plant, which commenced operations in 1958. It once had an annual steelmaking capacity of 5.5 million tons, China’s first continuous bar mill, the first listed company among local Chinese steel backbone enterprises, China’s first…
Bruce Lee’s former residence in Guangzhou is located at No. 13, Yongqing First Lane, Enning Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou. It was built around the 1940s by Lee’s father, Hoi-Chuen Lee. Later, Hoi-Chuen Lee moved to Hong Kong and rented out the house. In 1978, descendants of the Lee family regained ownership of the property. The current property rights belong to the Liwan District...
• The oldest railway station in Guangzhou, a great spot for nostalgic-style photography. Attraction Introduction Shiwutang Railway Station is a second-class station on the Guangzhou-Maoming Railway line, located on Shiwutang Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. It was put into use in 1903 and is the oldest surviving railway station in Guangzhou. Currently, Shiwutang Railw…
The Shamian Our Lady of Lourdes Church is a small Catholic church located on Shamian Island in downtown Guangzhou, China. Built in 1889 within the 60-acre area of the former French Concession in Guangzhou, it served the expatriate community. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, and its entrance features a Gothic Revival style. The Shamian Our Lady of Lourdes Church is situated on Shamian Tongren...
The Zhujiang River Embankment is located on the northern bank of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, running from east to west. It stretches along Changdi Avenue and Yanjiang Road, roughly starting from Beijing South Road in the east and connecting to Renmin South Road in the west, spanning approximately 2 kilometers. In the early Qing Dynasty, this area was part of the Pearl River channel. Later, due to increased siltation along the riverbanks and the development of alluvial flats, it became land by the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is one of Guangzhou's bustling…
The Liang Family Ancestral Hall is located at No. 34, Liangjia Ci Street, Longjin West Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou City, China. It served as the ancestral hall for the Liang clan. The building faces south and features a three-bay, three-courtyard layout, representing a typical Lingnan-style ancestral hall architecture. It spans a total width of 12.9 meters and a depth of 54.3 meters, covering an area of approximately 700 square meters. The roof is of the flush-gable type, topped with pointed hip-and-gable firewalls...