Located on the eastern side of the central part of the Summit Park, there is a granite memorial archway inscribed with the words “Foremost Peak under Heaven in the South.” The mountain where the archway stands is about 200 meters above sea level and is not the highest peak of Baiyun Mountain. The “Foremost Peak under Heaven in the South” scenic spot is one of the most famous attractions of Baiyun Mountain. The memorial archway itself is one of…
Jiayu Sun City Plaza is located in the bustling section of Nanfang Hospital along Guangzhou Avenue North. With a total construction area of 70,000 square meters and a total investment exceeding 600 million yuan, it is currently one of the largest and highest-end comprehensive experiential shopping plazas in Baiyun District, integrating shopping, dining, and leisure entertainment. Transportation: Subway Line 3, Exit C of Jiaxi Nanfang Hospital Station...
The Summit Park is about one and a half kilometers uphill from Nengren Temple. The pavilion features two plaques inscribed with “Morning View of Baiyun” and “Evening View of Baiyun,” both calligraphed by General Zhang Yunyi. Standing on the pavilion and looking out from the railing, you can see the blue waters of the Pearl River and the buildings of Guangzhou. From the summit square, follow the mountain path southeast past Yifeng Tea House and Yunyan Rock to reach the “First Peak Under Heaven”...
Datian Village Cultural Heritage Park is located in Datian Village, Jianggao Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou. It was officially completed and opened to the public on January 18, 2009. The Beidi Ancient Temple and Yuanzhen Xie Ancestral Hall, situated at the center of the park, have been newly renovated. Surrounded by lush greenery and featuring well-arranged layouts, the park includes the Wenchang Pavilion, rockeries, and leisure paths throughout.
Baiyun Lake is currently the largest artificial lake in Guangzhou, surpassing the combined area of Liwan Lake, Liuhua Lake, Dongshan Lake, and Luhu Lake within the city. It is part of the first phase of the Pearl River West Channel water diversion project for the northern water system construction of Guangzhou. Located to the north of Huangjinwei and Huanjiao Village in Baiyun District, it borders the Guangqing Expressway to the west and the Airport Expressway and National Highway 106 to the east…
On the right side of the rock face near the archway of Nengren Temple on Baiyun Mountain, there is an irregular horizontally elongated cliff carving. On the right, there is a cursive script character “虎” (tiger), approximately two meters in length, forming a pictographic character. It features two large eyes on top and a long, sweeping tail, with the upper inscription reading “Double Ninth Festival, 24th Year of the Guangxu Reign” and the lower signature “Written by Liu Yongfu.” During the Qing Dynasty’s Guangxu…
Dai Hongci’s Tomb is located at the back of Nengren Temple on the southern slope of Baiyun Mountain, about 10 meters below the upper exit station of the current Baiyun Cable Car. The tomb faces south and is built with granite in a traditional “crossed-hands” style. A pair of granite flagpole stands still remains in front of the tomb, inscribed with the text: “Dai Hongci, selected as a Hanlin Academy scholar, rose to the rank of Minister and Grand Secretary of the Grand Council, erected this.” Dai...
The former site of Shengping Shexue in Qing Dynasty Guangzhou is located in Shijing, Guangzhou. Facing east and situated westward, it spans 31.46 meters in width and 51.62 meters in depth, featuring a three-courtyard, hard-roofed architectural layout. The current site was initiated for construction in the 22nd year of the Daoguang reign (1842) by local scholars including Li Fang from Shijing Township. The main gate bears a stone plaque inscribed with “Shengping Shexue,” personally written by Qiying, the Viceroy of Liangguang, and dated “Daoguang Renyin August.”
The Shijing Bridge in Qing Dynasty Guangzhou is located in Shijing Subdistrict, Baiyun District, Guangzhou. Built in the 11th year of the Daoguang reign (1831), it runs east-west, stretches 68 meters in length and 3.8 meters in width, and is a beam-type stone bridge supported by six piers. Stone railings line both sides of the bridge. Originally, there was a pavilion at each end of the bridge—both featuring hip-and-gable roofs and covered with green-glazed tiles. At the two ends of the bridge are stone inscriptions marked with the reign year “Daoguang Year Xinmao…”
The Museum of Lingnan Medicinal Herbs at Southern Medical University was established on the foundation of the former Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Specimen Hall of the First Military Medical University. Founded in 1982, the museum covers an area of approximately 350 m². In 2003, its overall layout was rationally adjusted and undergo a simple renovation, adding 896 new herbarium specimens and 237 liquid-preserved specimens, as well as 136 varieties of authentic medicinal materials...
To forever commemorate the heroic deeds of the martyrs, after the liberation, the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government built the Sanyuanli People’s Anti-British Martyrs Monument on the hillside at the West Gate Tower of Sanyuanli Village in October 1950. The surrounding area was developed into the Sanyuanli Anti-British Struggle Memorial Park. Covering an area of 7,920 square meters, the park features a solemn and dignified layout...
The former residence of Gan Xian is located at No. 11, Lane 14, South Yuelong East Street, Gangwei Village (now Gangwei Village, Renhe Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City), Yadu Division, Fuledi County, Panyu (formerly Panyu County). It is a traditional Cantonese-style "three-bay, two-corridor" house, facing south and measuring 11.80 meters in width and 12.30 meters in length, covering a construction area of 145 square meters. The walls are made of rammed earth, with a flush-gable roof...
The former residence of Peng Jiamu is located at No. 12, Tianshu 2nd Street, Chalong Village, Songzhou Subdistrict, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City. The building covers a floor area of approximately 12 meters in length and 16 meters in width. It faces a narrow alley to the east, connects to neighboring houses to the north, and borders village roads to the west and south. The walls on the eastern and northern sides are mostly straight, while those on the western and southern sides are curved. Currently, two households reside in the house…
The Tomb of Yun Conglong and His Wife is located at Maling, at the foot of Baiyun Mountain near Wuxianqiao in Guangzhou. The original tomb complex was quite expansive, featuring a ceremonial path, stone statues of officials and horses, and a lotus pond, none of which remain today. The current site covers an area of 3,000 square meters. The joint tomb of Yun Conglong and his wife, Madam Xu, is a horseshoe-shaped structure rebuilt in 1985, measuring 16.3 meters in width and 11 meters in depth. It houses a stele from the 39th year of the Kangxi reign (1700) set into the center. A newly built pavilion stands in front of the tomb. The original stele pavilion, constructed in the early years of the Republic of China, features six stone tablets embedded in its walls, including those commemorating the tomb’s restoration by clan members and proclamations by successive Guangdong provincial governments regarding the protection of the site. On both the eastern and western sides of the ceremonial path stand memorial archways. The front side of the archway inscription reads “Tomb Path of Yuan Dynasty Chancellor Yun – Inscribed by Xia Tonghe,” while the back has faded over time and is no longer legible.
The Xinsi Kui Chong Site is located on Guigang in Xinsi Kui Chong, Xinsi, Guangzhou. It dates back to the Xia and Shang dynasties. In 1982, a trial excavation covered an area of 20 square meters. The cultural layer reaches a maximum thickness of 0.52 meters and contains a large number of shells, mostly freshwater clams, as well as snails and clams that thrived at the brackish water zone. Artifacts unearthed include pottery, stone tools, and animal remains. The pottery is mainly...
The Tomb of Jian Wenhui, Top Imperial Scholar of the Southern Han Dynasty, is located on the mountainside of Jinchai Ridge in Baishan Village, Taihe Town, on the northeastern side of Helong Reservoir. It faces south. It is a “chair-style” tomb, consisting of a grave mound, wing tombs, a front terrace, two rear earth mounds, and three levels of protective slopes. The front edge of the wing tombs is 10.1 meters wide, the front terrace is 7.3 meters wide, and the entire tomb extends 17.6 meters in depth. At the center of the grave face stands a bluestone stele from Lianzhou...
The Tomb of Liang Peilan, located on the southern foothills of Kezishan Mountain in Baiyun Mountain, has been designated as a cultural relics protection unit of Guangzhou City. The tomb structure is built with lime-sand mortar and consists of a mound, wing walls, and a front terrace. Facing south, it stretches approximately 13.4 meters in length. The ground is paved with layers of lime sand divided into three levels—the mound being the highest, followed by the wing walls and then the front terrace. The mound is encircled by a half-cylindrical wall made of rammed lime-sand…
The Tomb of Loo Luen Yip is located on Qinglong Hill behind the Shuangxi Villa on Baiyun Mountain in Guangzhou. It serves as the joint burial site for Loo Luen Yip and his wives and concubines. Although the tomb was built in 1927, it was constructed entirely in granite in the architectural style of Qing Dynasty tombs. It is a "cross-handled" tomb, consisting of a grave mound, wing walls, terrace, and protective earth mound. Built along the mountain slope, the tomb boasts an imposing presence...
The Tomb of the Aunt and Niece (a cultural relic site in Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area, Guangzhou) is located within the Cloudview Garden of Baiyun Mountain. It is the joint burial tomb of an aunt and her niece from the He family of Shawan, Panyu, dating back to the Southern Song Dynasty. In 1994, due to the construction of Cloudview Garden on the original tomb site, the tomb was rebuilt about 20 meters east of its original location, following the style of its renovation during the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. It is a hillside-style grave. The tombstone is inscribed with “The Joint Burial Tomb of the Fourth Ancestral Grandmother of the He Family of the Song Dynasty…”
The Tomb of Lady Huang, Xushi, is located within the Guangzhou South Lake Golf Course in Xinzhuang Village, Tonghe Street, Baiyun District. Dating back to 1845, it is categorized as an ancient tomb. In July 1999, it was designated as part of the fifth batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units. Protected area: an extension of 10 meters beyond the outer edge of the tomb (including the Earth God stele and stone ceremonial columns). Construction control…