Tongfu Bridge (Wuyan Bridge), located in Wuyan Bridge Village, Shiweitang Street, spans the Xiushui Stream. The bridge is 44.6 meters long and 2.9 meters wide, and is a five-arch stone bridge. In Guangdong, the term “eye” is used for “arch,” hence it is also called Wuyan Bridge (Five-Eye Bridge). The bridge features a distinctive design and structure, with wide arches and thin shells. Among the five arches, the central one is the widest, while the other four are slightly narrower and symmetrically arranged on both sides...
Little Painting Boat Studio is located at No. 21, Fengyuan Street, Longjin West Road, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. It is a villa of the wealthy Huang family of overseas Chinese from Singapore, rebuilt by Huang Jingtao in the late Qing Dynasty and completed in the year of Renyin during the Guangxu reign (1902). It is a garden architecture with Lingnan style. Named after the boat-shaped hall inside, it is called Little Painting Boat Studio. In 1956, the descendants of the Huang family...
Little Penglai Immortal Temple is located in Shangshi Xinlongsha East on Huadi Street. Built during the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty, it was reconstructed in the sixth year of the Xianfeng era (1856). The three-courtyard structure is made of polished blue bricks, facing south with its back to the north. It features a main hall, quiet chambers, and a small garden behind the hall. With winding paths, serene scenery, pavilions, and rockeries, the temple boasts picturesque views. During the Guangxu era, the temple was renamed “Seven Lords’ Shrine,” …
The Ancient Stone Bridge of Liusong Garden, located within Zui Guan Park in Liwan District, Guangzhou, was built during the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty (around 1770). Originally, the stone bridge was a scenic feature of Liusong Garden in Huadi during the Qing Dynasty. Liusong Garden was originally constructed by Pan Youwei, a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations (Jinshi) during the Qianlong era, who once served as an official in the Grand Secretariat. Kang Youwei and Zhang Weiping once stayed here, and the stone bridge once...
The ruins of the West City Gate Barbican in Guangzhou are located on the southwest side of the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Renmin Middle Road. They are the earliest and best-preserved existing foundation of a city gate tower discovered in Guangzhou to date. The barbican was discovered in 1996 during urban infrastructure construction. The barbican is H-shaped in plan, extending over 50 meters from north to south and 1…
The former site of the German Church is located on Fangcun Avenue East in Liwan District. On August 19, 2015, it was designated as part of the Eighth Batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. Bell tower and chapel at No. 5 Xinyi Road: The protected area extends 5 meters east, north, and south from the main structure, and west to the eastern boundary of the planned road to the west. Office building: West to the current western boundary of Xinyi Road…
Liwan Union Church is located at No. 18 Xizeng Road, Liwan District. On August 19, 2015, it was designated as part of the Eighth Batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. Protected area: 5 meters beyond the outer edge of the building within Guangzhou Union High School. Construction control zone: 30 meters beyond the outer edge of the protected area. …
The VIP Building of Panxi Restaurant is located within Panxi Restaurant at No. 151 Longjin West Road, Liwan District. On August 19, 2015, it was designated as part of the Eighth Batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. Protected area: to the east up to the west boundary line of the planned Longjin West Road, to the north up to the northern wall line of the Panxi Restaurant building, to the west up to the outer edge line of the western corridor of the courtyard on the west side of the Yingbin Building…
The former site of Tongsheng Machinery Factory is located at No. 1 Guang’an Li, Zhendong Street, Shangshi Road, Xinlongsha Community, Huadi Subdistrict, Liwan District. It dates back to the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period. In December 2008, it was designated as part of the seventh batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units. The site currently includes the former Tongsheng Machinery Factory building (an auxiliary building of Qiaoming Match Factory) and five residential buildings. …
The former site of the Qiaopi Bureau on Heping Road is located at No. 50, Heping East Road, Liwan District, dating back to the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period. For a long time in the past, a unique form of correspondence related to overseas communication flourished in Guangdong’s overseas Chinese hometowns—Qiaopi (the term “批,” pronounced “pī,” is a colloquial word for letter in regions such as Chaoshan and Meizhou, and is referred to as “银信,” or “silver letter,” in Jiangmen area),…
The Site of Datong Misty Rain Well, also known as Misty Rain Well, is located southeast of Huadi River Estuary (now Hengliwan Bay). The well has an inner diameter of 0.8 meters, an outer diameter of 1 meter, and a depth of 3.8 meters. It is built with 15 layers of stone rings carved from gray sandstone. The Misty Rain Well is a millennia-old historical site in Guangzhou. During the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, the “Datong Misty Rain” was one of the Eight Scenic Spots of Yangcheng (“Goat City,” an old name for Guangzhou). The “Misty Rain Well” and the “Yuewang Well” near the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall are ranked as the two most famous ancient wells in Guangzhou’s history. During the Japanese occupation of Fangcun, the Datong Temple was destroyed and reduced to ruins. This scenic beauty thus disappeared from the world.
The former site of the Guangdong Beverage Factory is located at No. 63 Xizeng Road, Xicun Subdistrict, Liwan District, within the Guangzhou Brewery. It was built in the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934). The Guangdong Beverage Factory was a provincial enterprise established under the governance of Chen Jitang, specializing in the production of beer and soda. At that time, it was the first brewery in South China, and its main production equipment was imported from…
The First District Peasant Association in the suburbs of Guangzhou was established on August 15, 1924 (during the First United Front between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party) at the Xie Family Ancestral Hall, making it the earliest district-level peasant association in Guangzhou. The association trained the Peasant Self-Defense Army and the Workers' Patrol Corps at the Xie Family Ancestral Hall; directed the peasant soldiers to participate in the Second Eastern Expedition, helped suppress the merchants' corps and the rebellions of warlords Yang and Liu, …
The former sites of modern foreign firm warehouses and docks are located at No. 1 Xinma Road, Baihedong, Liwan District; No. 29 Xinlian Road, Fangcun Avenue East; No. 48 Fangcun Avenue East; No. 1 Nanzhiwei, Baihedong; within the Second Port Station of Henan Port Company, Guangzhou Port Authority, Fangcun Avenue Central; south side of Shayong, Fangcun Avenue; No. 124 Gexin Road, Longfeng Subdistrict, Haizhu District...
Xietonghe Machinery Factory was established in 1912. It originated as the Xietonghe Rice Mill, which was founded in 1911 (the third year of the Xuantong reign of the Qing Dynasty) by Chen Peilin and Chen Bateng in Dachongkou, Fangcun. In 1912, it partnered with He Weiwen to expand into the Xietonghe Machinery Factory, specializing in the production of diesel engines. In 1915, the factory successfully replicated a four-cylinder, 44.3…
The former site of the Bank Guild Hall is located within Zhuji Road Primary School at No. 18 Lianzhu Lane, Zhuji Road, Liwan District. It dates back to the Qing Dynasty. In December 2008, it was designated as part of the seventh batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units. Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit. …
The former residential buildings on Baoyuan Road are located at Nos. 8–34 and 5–23, Baoyuan Road, Liwan District. They date back to the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period. The Xiguan area has “Three Treasures” — Duobao Road, Baohua Road, and Baoyuan Road. Among them, the 542-meter-long Baoyuan Road is one of the areas in Guangzhou with the highest concentration of old residences, featuring over 20 cultural heritage buildings. No other old street has as many historical plaques — you can spot signs for “Guangzhou Historical Building,” “Guangzhou Cultural Relics Protection Unit (Former Residential Buildings),” and “Liwan District Registered Cultural Relics Protection Unit” just a few steps apart.
The former site of True Light Seminary is located within True Light Middle School at No. 17 Peizhen Road, Baihedong, Liwan District. Established in 1872, True Light Middle School is one of the earliest schools founded in Lingnan. The current campus covers a construction area of approximately 60,000 square meters, and within it lies the cultural heritage site “Former Site of True Light Seminary,” which spans about 6,300 square meters, including...
Wong Pau Kin Stone House is located at No. 13, Kingsin Lane, Wenchang South Road, Liwan District. The residence of Wong Pau Kin on Kingsin Lane, Wenchang Road in Guangzhou’s Liwan area is a typical stone building. Despite being nearly a hundred years old, the overall structure remains well-preserved and was designated as a Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit in 2003. The Wong Pau Kin Stone House was built in 1912, covering...
Mingxin Academy, located within Taoli Primary School at No. 5 Mingxin Road, Liwan District. It was first built in 1912, but its origins can be traced back to 1889. That year, Fung Sai, an American-Chinese doctor at Guangzhou Boji Hospital, took in four blind young girls from the hospital and enrolled them in the girls' school affiliated with the hospital. Three years later, as the number of blind...