Chigang Pagoda is a feng shui pagoda built during the Ming Dynasty, located on a red sandstone hill in Chigang, Haizhu District. It was first proposed for construction in the 47th year of the Wanli reign (1619) by the imperial inspector Wang Mingxuan. The project was halted halfway due to funding shortages and was later completed between the Tianqi years (1621–1627) under the supervision of Minister Li Daiwen. This pagoda is a pavilion-style…
The Chen Li Ji Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum is located at No. 1688, Guangzhou Avenue South, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. It is currently the only museum in Guangzhou established by a time-honored brand and also the first of its kind in the Lingnan region dedicated to the traditional Chinese medicine industry. Here, a large number of lifelike wax figures simulate and recreate the pharmaceutical manufacturing process. As a living fossil of 400 years of traditional Chinese medicine,...
The lake located west of the teaching buildings at Sun Yat-sen University is called Hidden Lake. The name is truly fitting—just the single character “隐” (hidden) is enough to stir the imagination. Though I haven’t been there, just imagining its expanse of greenish-blue water, the shimmering ripples catching the sunlight, the floating lotuses that evoke the charm of the Jiangnan region, the grand tree that creates a world of its own, and that always…
Located on Nanhua West Road in Haizhu District, it covers an area of 19,000 square meters. Originally the Qianqiu Temple from the Southern Han Dynasty, it was developed into Haizhuang Temple—one of the five major Buddhist monasteries in Guangzhou—during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and was turned into a park in 1932. The park houses many cultural relics and historic sites as well as ancient and famous trees, such as the Mahavira Hall, the Great Bronze Bell, the Yōumíng (Underworld) Iron Bell, the Thousand-Hand...
Nanhua West Street predates Haizhu District. As the earliest urban area and birthplace of Haizhu District in Guangzhou, after a century of dramatic changes, every alley and old house here carries rich historical stories and the memories of generations of residents. Today, it is one of Guangzhou’s 37 historical and cultural preservation zones and will be included in the city’s future master plan for historic development.
Grant Hall, also known as the Big Bell Tower, currently houses administrative departments of Sun Yat-sen University such as the Career Guidance Center, Undergraduate Admissions Office, Alumni Association, and Teaching Evaluation Center. Construction began in 1915, and it was completed in June 1916. Because its exterior resembles a bell tower, it is commonly referred to as the Big Bell Tower; the original Big Bell Tower of Sun Yat-sen University was located in the Shiqi architectural complex of the old campus...
The Former Site of the First National Labor Congress is located at No. 230 Binjiang West Road. It is a cultural heritage site protected by Guangzhou Municipality, as well as an educational base for Party history and patriotism in Guangzhou. From May 1 to 6, 1922, the Communist Party of China, under the name of the Chinese Labor Secretariat, held the first...
Driving along a country-style road, everything feels long, lonely, and bewildering... But all of that will soon vanish. The quaint water town charm of Xiaozhou Village will wash away your fatigue and leave you in a refreshed mood. Located at the southern edge of Guangzhou, in Xinzhou Town, Haizhu District, Xiaozhou Village is about 15…
Zhoutouzui Park is located on Binjiang West Road, facing the White Swan Hotel and Fangcun Embankment across the river, covering an area of over 20,000 square meters. Zhoutouzui bears witness to the glorious struggle of the people of Guangzhou against British invaders. After the First Opium War, the Qing government signed a series of unequal treaties with imperialist powers. On April 3, 1847...
"Riverside Elegance" refers to the scenic views along Binjiang Road, which runs along the northern shore of Haizhu Island and the southern bank of the Pearl River. As part of the planned island-loop road, the neat and smooth Binjiang Road stretches alongside the winding Pearl River. Century-old banyan trees on both sides sway gracefully, casting their reflections on the river surface, creating a unique southern Chinese landscape. The upscale residential buildings to the east of Binjiang Road…
The Cao Chong'en Sculpture Garden is the first sculpture park in China entirely self-funded, self-created, and self-designed by a sculptor. Covering an area of 5,000 square meters with an investment of approximately 10 million yuan, this site is unique for being both a fruit orchard and a sculpture garden. The park displays numerous stone portrait sculptures created by Professor Cao...
The Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center is located on Pazhou Island on the south bank of the Pearl River, covering a total area of 700,000 square meters. It is currently the largest exhibition center in Asia and the second largest in the world, only after the Hanover Exhibition Center in Germany. The Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center is one of the iconic buildings representing Guangzhou’s new urban image in the 21st century and also serves as a popular tourist attraction. …
Academic Charm (Sun Yat-sen University North Gate Plaza) is located on Binjiang East Road and covers an area of 15,000 square meters. This site was the main entrance of the former Lingnan University. In 1952, when Sun Yat-sen University relocated from Shipai, this gate also served as the university’s main entrance. It was re-planned and a plaza was constructed during Guangzhou’s urban revitalization initiative known as the “Three-Year Mid-Term Transformation.”
The Guangzhou Puppet Art Center officially opened on September 22, 2003, hosting the opening ceremony and first performance of the second National Puppet and Shadow Play Competition—the Golden Lion Awards—as well as seven subsequent public performance showcases. The center covers a usable area of 3,581 square meters, including a main theater of 945.7 square meters with 452 seats, a small...
Sun Yat-sen University, originally named Guangdong University, was founded in 1924 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great democratic revolutionary. In 1926, it was renamed Sun Yat-sen University in his honor. By 1931, the university had five disciplines: Arts, Law, Science, Agriculture, and Medicine, which were renamed as colleges in the same year. In 1934...
The Guangzhou Liberation Monument stands in the center of Haizhu Square. It was created in 1959 to commemorate the liberation of Guangzhou, with the sculpture by Yin Jichang. Due to historical reasons, the original monument was dismantled. The current Guangzhou Liberation Monument was rebuilt in 1979 and completed in 1980, with sculptures by Pan He and Liang Mingcheng. The monument is carved from granite,…
Longtan Fruit Tree Park is located in Longtan Village on Xinjiao South Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. It is an ecological park that integrates ecological conservation, fruit orchard production, and landscape development. As Guangzhou’s first government-leased ecological park, it effectively combines ecological protection, agricultural production, and landscape development, pioneering a new model for the preservation of the “Southern Lung.” The park lies within a vast 10,000-mu fruit tree forest, which is designated as a key ecological protection area in Guangzhou’s urban master plan. As an important part of Haizhu District’s fruit tree protection zone, Longtan Fruit Tree Park is situated southwest of the intersection of Xinjiao East Road and the Huancheng Expressway, adjacent to the University Town and near the Datang Station of Metro Line 3. With well-developed surrounding road networks and convenient transportation, it can also be connected with Yingzhou Ecological Park to facilitate better protection. The park includes five leisure activity zones: fruit production area, science education area, leisure and recreation area, orchard sightseeing area, and eco-agriculture area, as well as three ecological functional belts.
Haiyin Park is located on Binjiang East Road along the southern bank of the Pearl River, situated southeast of the Haiyin Bridge. The entire park is divided into northern and southern sections by Binjiang East Road, with the northern section mainly formed by land reclamation from the river. The park covers a total area of 35,500 square meters. Construction began in April 1991, and by November of the same year, it was largely completed and opened to visitors…
Sun Yat-sen University's Kangyuan Garden was once the residence of Xie Lingyun, a renowned poet from the Jin Dynasty known as the Duke of Kangle, after he was exiled. Blessed with beautiful scenery and abundant natural resources, the early buildings of Kangyuan Garden are the former site of Lingnan University, located in Kangyucun on Xingang West Road, Guangzhou. The university originated from the Canton Christian College, founded in the 14th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1888), which was a church school controlled by American Christians. Its original location was in present-day Shaji (now Liuer San Road). The school later relocated twice, and after moving to Macau, it was renamed Lingnan School. In the 29th year of Guangxu (1893), American Dr. Yen Shi-kai and Zhongshan scholar Zhong Rongguang moved Lingnan School from Macau to Kangyucun. Zhong Rongguang raised over 1.2 million yuan through fundraising efforts to build the campus, covering an area of approximately 1.15 million square meters. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), it was divided into the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Agriculture, College of Sericulture, and College of Commerce; additionally, there were affiliated high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, schools for overseas Chinese, kindergartens, libraries, museums, faculty residences, and student dormitories—totaling over 60 facilities. Among them, the library, originally built in 1905 (known as "Martin Hall"), housed over 200,000 volumes of Chinese and Western books. Furthermore, today’s Kangyuan Garden buildings also include the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Bronze Statue, Xing Pavilion, and the Archway of the Seven Successful Imperial Examination Candidates of the Year Yichou. Following the national higher education restructuring in 1952, Sun Yat-sen University, founded in the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924) in Shipai, eastern Guangzhou, was relocated to the former Lingnan University campus in southern Guangzhou, where it remains today. The buildings constructed during the Lingnan School period (the early buildings of Kangyuan Garden) that still stand are all protected cultural heritage sites.
Yajisha Bridge is a major bridge on the Guangzhou Ring Expressway that spans the main channel of the Pearl River. It is an iconic project of the Southeast and West Ring Roads in Guangzhou. The entire bridge is 1,084 meters long, and its main span holds the world record for bridges of its type. With its grand and majestic presence, resembling a rainbow stretching across the river, the bridge adds a new landmark to Guangzhou’s urban landscape. The main bridge features spans of 76M+…