The former site of Guangzhou Huiai Hospital is located at No. 36 Mingxin Road, Liwan District. In July 2002, it was designated as part of the sixth batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. …
The Five-Eye Well is located on Xilai Back Street, Xilai Chudi, Xiajiu Road, Liwan District. In July 2002, it was designated as part of the sixth batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units. …
Dui Shan Garden is located within Zengbu Park at No. 6-22 Fuzhou Road, Xicun Subdistrict, Liwan District. This was the private villa of Huang Guanzhang during the Republic of China era. He served as the Quartermaster General under General Chen Jitang, the Guangzhou military leader of the 1930s, and also held the concurrent post of bank director—an unusually powerful and multifaceted bureaucratic role akin to that of a finance minister. Legend has it that while he was in charge…
The former site of Baosheng Pawnshop is located at the rear building at No. 22, Zhongshan 7th Road, Liwan District. Situated near the west gate of the ancient city of Guangzhou, the Baosheng Pawnshop stands 22.2 meters tall. Built in the early years of the Republic of China, it is a three-story watchtower-style structure. At the time, it was the third-largest pawnshop in Guangzhou and the tallest building in the surrounding area. In 1938, when Japanese forces heavily bombed Guangzhou, buildings in the Ximenkou area were razed to the ground, but the Baosheng Pawnshop remained entirely unscathed. It was also one of the six major pawnshops in Guangzhou during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period.
The Xiguan Traditional House at No. 22 Hongchang Street dates back to the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period. It is located at No. 22 Hongchang Street, Changshou West Road, Liwan District. In July 1999, it was designated as part of the fifth batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. …
The old residences on Duobao Road are located at No. 201 to 219, Duobao Road, Liwan District, dating back to the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period. In July 1999, they were designated as part of the fifth batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. …
The former pawnshop on Huagui Road is located at No. 26, Huagui Road, Liwan District. It is a well-preserved ancient pawnshop from the Qing Dynasty. The front section was the original business hall of the pawnshop, while the rear section served as the original fortified warehouse for storing pledged items. As it currently remains a residential property, it is not open to the public. However, visitors can still appreciate its exterior architectural features. 1…
The former site of the Central Party Department of the China Zhi Gong Party is located at No. 221 and No. 223 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou City. Unfortunately, No. 223, which served as the main office building, was completely demolished in 1996 due to subway construction. No. 221 is a five-story Western-style building. The less-than-100-square-meter ground-floor shop used to be a store called “Chao Bao…”
The Early Buildings of Pui Ying Middle School are located within Pui Ying Middle School at No. 60 Peizhen Road, Liwan District. Dating back to 1935, they fall under the category of important modern historical sites and representative architecture. The Early Buildings of Pui Ying Middle School were designated as part of the ninth batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Heritage Protection Units. …
The Former Residence of Berky is located at No. 8-2 Hedong Road, Liwan District. Dating back to the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period, it is categorized as an important modern historical site and representative architecture. It has been designated as one of the Ninth Batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units. …
Yongqingfang (Guangzhou) is located on Enning Road in Liwan District, home to Guangzhou’s most beautiful arcade street. It connects to the landmark commercial district of Shangxiajiu in the east and borders the 5A-level scenic spot Shamian Island to the south. This area is a historic part of Xiguan that embodies rich urban cultural heritage. Following the principle of “revitalizing the old city with new vitality,” it has integrated contemporary urban lifestyles and serves as an emblem of Guangzhou’s…
The former residence of Chen Lianzhong is located at No. 84 Fengyuan North Street, Liwan District. Commonly referred to as the Chen Lianzhong Mansion, it features a spacious inner garden and covers a construction area of over 900 square meters. Chen Lianzhong’s residence is a three-story building constructed with a brick-and-wood structure in the early years of the Republic of China. Different from Western architectural styles, it represents an innovative take on traditional Guangzhou residential design...
Yuling Bridge is located at Chongkou Yong in Xinghua Street, Fangcun Avenue East, Liwan District. Within the jurisdiction of Chongkou Subdistrict, it spans the Dachongkou Yong. The bridge was built in the mid-Qing Dynasty. Its name, "Yuling," meaning "nurturing spiritual essence," originates from the area historically belonging to Zhongxiu Township, taking the meaning of "gathering refined spiritual energy from a beautiful land." The exact time of its construction is difficult to verify—some say it was built during the Ming Dynasty, while others claim it was constructed during the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty. The bridge name “…
Liwan Taihua Tower is located at No. 27 Duobao Fang, Enning Road, Liwan District. Taihua Tower was the study of Li Wentian, a top imperial scholar (Tan Hua) during the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty. It got its name from housing early rubbings of the “Dongyue Taishan Stele” and the “Xiyue Huashan Temple Stele.” Later, Chen Li inscribed a plaque with the name “Taihua Tower.” The tower faces east with a garden gate, featuring a flush-gable roof. Inside, there is the study...
Shuzhu Gang is a well-known historic site. Located on Wufeng Village along Xin'gang Road on the southern bank of the Pearl River (known as Wansong Gang during the Song Dynasty), it was named Shuzhu Gang by Taoist priest Li Mingche (Taoist name Qinglai) during the Qing Dynasty’s Daoguang era, who described the area as “surrounded by mountains and winding waters, with elegant pines and peculiar rocks.” The site features the Chunyang Temple, built through donations led by Li in the sixth year of the Daoguang reign (1826), which is named after the Pure Yang True Lord enshrined within...
Xiaogang Park is a specialized park dominated by bamboo groves, located in the southern section of Qianjin Road. Originally a river channel, marshland, and small hills, it was named after the ancient Xiaogang Bridge within the park—“Xiaogang” being a homophone of the bridge’s name. Covering an area of 167,000 square meters, including 47,300 square meters of water bodies, the park features crisscrossing bamboo-lined paths and boasts over 120 varieties of bamboo. River channels…
Sun Yat-sen's Former Presidential Palace Memorial Hall is a heritage site-based memorial museum established on the site of the former Presidential Palace, a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit. The original site of the Presidential Palace is located at No. 18 Dongsha Street, Textile Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. Between 1917 and 1925, Sun Yat-sen established the Presidential Palace here twice to lead China’s democratic revolution…
Yingzhou Ecological Park is located within the Haizhu District (east of Nanzhou Road) and is often referred to as the “southern lung” of Guangzhou. The park covers a total area of 142 hectares, borders the Pearl River’s southern channel, and connects to the South China Expressway. The park features an intricate network of waterways and abundant fiddler crab burrows. It is rich in producing various famous fruits of Lingnan, especially the Shixia longan...
The Ancient Coastline Relics of Guangzhou are located on the northwest side of the intersection between Shiliugang Road in Haizhu District and the Huannan Expressway, and are designated as a cultural relic protection site of Guangzhou. The relics consist of three parts: a sea-eroded cliff, a sea-eroded cave, and a sea-eroded platform. These formations were created by wave erosion and serve as evidence of an ancient coastline that existed in Guangzhou around six to seven thousand years ago. Today, the coastline has shifted more than 100...
Chunyang Temple is the largest Taoist temple in Guangzhou and a municipal-level cultural heritage site. Located on Shuzhu Hill in Haizhu District, the temple was first built in the fourth year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1824 AD). According to geologists, Shuzhu Hill was formed from lava deposits of a volcanic eruption that occurred two hundred million years ago. Historical figures such as Yang Fu of the Han Dynasty, Cui Jupo of the Song Dynasty, and Ji Lan, the founder of the Lingnan School of Painting in the Qing Dynasty...