The former residence of He Zhubin is located at No. 12, Huiyuan Street, Nancun, Shawan Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou City. Built in the 1940s, it is a courtyard-style building made of blue brick and concrete in a Western architectural style. Facing south and backed by the north, it spans 25.2 meters in width and 16.5 meters in depth, with three floors reaching about 12 meters in height. To ensure good ventilation and lighting inside the building, it consists of two double-story structures on the east and west...
Lotus Water Town (formerly Lotus Mountain World Flower Garden) is located in Shilou Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou City. Nestled against Lotus Mountain and facing the Lion Sea, it is the nearest leisure and holiday resort to the urban area. It takes just 40 minutes by car from downtown Guangzhou to reach Lotus Water Town. The scenic area has a total investment of 2.39 billion yuan and covers an overall area of 3,551.1 mu. The first phase...
Shiji Village is located in the northeast of Dongchong Town. There are quite a few small village houses in Shiji, and although the exteriors of the houses have changed, the surrounding walls still retain the character of an ancient village. Perhaps it’s a case of restoring the old as it was, but overall, the ancient village atmosphere feels more intact. It’s recommended to rent a bicycle, as the scenic area is particularly large, and the spots with great views range from as close as 1 kilometer to as far as 2–8 kilometers away.
Maodegong Thatched Cottage is a high-end private club located in Hualong Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou, covering an area of nearly 200 acres. It is divided into six main functional zones: Deju, Tangtang, Gengduzhai, Kanglu, Jiyixuan, and Gongengyuan (services include a super five-star small hotel, Chinese-style retro meeting rooms, art-inspired private dining, etc…
The Sanren Hall, a memorial museum of the birthplace of Cantonese music, is located at No. 7 Anning West Street, Beicun, Shawan. Built during the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty, for over a century from the late Qing to the Republican era, the Sanren Hall became a gathering place for elites in the Cantonese music and traditional performing arts circles, serving as the concert hall of Shawan—the birthplace of Cantonese music. Notable Cantonese musicians from Shawan such as He Bozhong,...
The Jiang Ancestral Hall is located on Nan Yue Street, Shitou Village, Nancun Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou. It is the largest ancestral hall of the Jiang clan, a prominent local family in Shitou Village. Originally built in the 15th year of the Jiajing reign during the Ming Dynasty, the rear section was renovated and expanded in the 50th year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty, and the front section was further renovated and heightened in the 38th year of the Jiaqing reign. Jiang Chixiang, the 20th-generation descendant of the Jiang family, introduced that this grand ancestral hall...
The Ming-era Lotus Tower of Panyu, originally named Wenchang Tower, is located on Lotus Mountain in Panyu District, Guangzhou. According to the *Panyu County Annals* from the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty: “During the Ming Dynasty, Pang Duanye and other scholars from Nanhai, including Guo, falsely claimed ownership of the tax mountain, recruited merchants to mine there, damaging the land’s energy and bringing misfortune upon local culture and scholarship. In the 40th year of the Wanli era (1612), local scholars Li Weifeng, Liu Ruxing, Lin Yanshu, Cui Zhixing…”
The Qing Dynasty Panyu Lotus City is located on the second peak of Lotus Mountain in Panyu District, Guangzhou, on the western bank of the Lion Ocean waterway of the Pearl River. The city has an oval-like layout, covering an area of about 1,400 square meters. Its walls are built on a stone foundation, with blue bricks used on both the inner and outer sides and earth filled in between. The walls are 5.66 meters high and 2.34 meters thick. There is a stone arched gate on both the south and north sides...
The tomb of Qu Dajun from the Qing Dynasty, located in Panyu, is situated at the foot of Baozhu Hill in Sixian Village, Xinzao Town, Panyu City. The grave has a "convex" shape and is constructed of lime and sand. It is 14.50 meters wide at the front, 6.80 meters wide at the back, and 9.80 meters in length. The grave mound is saddle-shaped, with a bluestone stele 0.93 meters high embedded in the center, inscribed in regular script with “Tomb of Mr. Qu Wengshan of the Ming Dynasty”…
The Tomb of Emperor He is located on the northern slope of Qinggang in Beiting Village, Xiaoguwei Subdistrict, Panyu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, commonly known as "Tomb of King Liu." The tomb faces north and was built during the Southern Han period. The entire structure is constructed from plain gray bricks and consists of four parts: the entrance passage, sealed gate, front chamber, and rear chamber. The tomb is 36.47 meters deep and 5.82 meters wide, covering an area of…
The Kang Mausoleum is located at the southern foot of Daxiang Mountain in Beiting Village, Xiaoguwei Subdistrict, Panyu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. Constructed in the first year of the Guangtian era of the Southern Han Dynasty (942), the mausoleum complex faces south and follows the contours of the hill, extending from north to south. It consists of above-ground structures including the mausoleum gardens and ceremonial terraces, as well as an underground imperial burial chamber. The garden is rectangular in shape, enclosed by rammed earth walls, with corner pavilions positioned at each of the four corners...
Yan Guan Gang Beacon Tower is located at the junction of three villages—Xiwei, Cuiting, and Shalu—in Hualong Town, on a hill known locally as Huodi Gang or Damei Gang, with an elevation of 120 meters. According to the 1736 edition of the “Panyu County Annals” from the Qianlong era: “At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the righteous army commander Qu Zhongshu raised troops to defend the local area and built a signal tower on this hill.” Since then, it has been called Yan Guan Gang. In May of the fourth year of the Xianfeng era (1854)...
The Pan Yu Li Ancestral Hall, also known as the Li Yongsi Hall, is located in Banqiao Village, Nancun Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou City. It was built to commemorate Li Suiqiu, a renowned anti-Qing general and patriotic poet. Originally constructed in Renhou Lane east of Guangzhou city, it was destroyed during wartime. Later, Li’s eldest son, Yanzu, erected a statue in his honor in the Li Yongsi Hall in Banqiao Village in the 26th year of the Kangxi reign (1687) during the Qing Dynasty, and rebuilt...
Commonly known as Shanshi Hall, the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is located in Yicun Village, Shilou Town, Panyu City. Originally built during the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty, it was expanded during the Wanli era and renovated in the 34th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1769). The ancestral hall consists of a front gate, memorial archway, main hall, rear chamber, and auxiliary halls, spanning four courtyards in depth, with a total construction area of 2,472 square meters. The front gate is three bays wide…
The Zhongxiao Lianjie Memorial Archway is located within the Li Clan Ancestral Hall in Banqiao Village, Nancun Town, Panyu District. Built in the 26th year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1687), it is a stone structure consisting of four pillars, three gates, and three stories, serving as the ceremonial gate of the ancestral hall. The central bay is 3.40 meters wide, while the side bays are 1.80 meters wide. All four pillars are flanked by stone drums, and the eaves feature brick-carved dentil brackets and a dragon boat-shaped gray ridge...
The Shishu Shize Memorial Archway is located within the He Clan Ancestral Hall (Liugeng Hall) in Shawan, Panyu City. Built in the 54th year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1716), it is an eight-pillared, three-bay archway constructed from brick, wood, and stone, serving as the ceremonial gate of the ancestral hall. It measures 11.10 meters in width and 3.90 meters in depth. The structure is supported by four square white stone pillars at the front and back, dividing it into three entrances, and is built upon a base of six steps...
The Zhongcun Pingshan Tomb Cluster is located on Shan'gang, Cuntougang, Zhuyegang, and Zenggang in Pingshan'er Village, Zhongcun, Panyu District, Guangzhou. In 1998, 15 brick-chambered tombs were excavated. They date back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Based on their floor plans, the tombs come in various shapes including “zhong” (中) character, “ding” (丁) character, “convex” (凸) character, “cross” (十) character, “earth” (土) character, and rectangular. The tomb roofs…
Tomb No. 3 at Shatou, Shiqiao is located on the eastern side of Guigang in Shatou, Shiqiao, Panyu District, Guangzhou. Dating back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it was excavated in 1993. A total of 21 Eastern Han tombs were discovered at the site, all featuring domed brick-chamber structures. Eleven of them have been excavated, yielding over 400 burial objects. Among them, Tomb No. 3 is the best-preserved and largest in scale, with...
The Ancestral Hall of He Huiyan is a family shrine dedicated to He Huiyan, the 22nd-generation descendant of the Liugeng Hall of the He clan, along with his ancestors. The hall faces south with its back to the north. The front gate is 10.3 meters wide and 6.1 meters deep, built on a granite foundation with three stone steps leading up to it. The main door is an uncommon “swing-bar door.” Under the eaves of the front gate are exquisite stucco reliefs and murals. The Ancestral Hall of Huiyan…
The former residence of He Shaoxia is located at No. 7, Huiyan Lane, Chepi Street, Beicun, Shawan Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou City, and was built during the Qing Dynasty. It is a two-story building with hard mountain-style roofing made of blue bricks. The ground floor features three bays and two corridors with blue brick stone bases, covering a construction area of approximately 105 square meters, with a width of 10.2 meters and a depth of 10.3 meters. The wall foundation and doorstep are constructed from granite, and the stone lintel is adorned with...