is one of the representative works of modern Western neoclassical architecture in Guangzhou, commonly known as the Big Clock Tower. Its chimes are crisp and can be heard up to ten miles away, even in Fangcun. The building was designed by an American architect in 1916, stands 31.85 meters tall including the clock tower, and the main construction materials were all imported from the United States. In the 23rd year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty, that is, 168…
Ancient Chu Court Memorial Archway The four characters “Ancient Chu Court” are engraved in clerical script on the stone archway. It was built during the Qing Dynasty. “Chu Court” is the earliest known name used for Guangzhou, predating the construction of the Five-Story Tower by Zhu Liangzu in the early Ming Dynasty. Commander Hua Ying built the Jade Mountain Tower and Guanyin Pavilion on Yu Jing Hill. The Jade Mountain Tower has long since disappeared, and the Guanyin Pavilion...
Wu Tingfang's Tomb Wu Tingfang's Tomb is located to the east of the Sun Yat-sen Monument on Yuexiu Mountain. Wu Tingfang was a modern Chinese diplomat who successively served as Minister of Justice, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Acting Premier. Wu Chaoshu, his son, also held positions such as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Governor of Guangdong Provincial Government. In front of the two tombs stands a stele pavilion housing a memorial stele for Wu Tingfang written by Sun Yat-sen...
The Zhongshan Monument was built to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great democratic revolutionary. It is located atop Guanyin Mountain and can be reached by climbing 498 steps along the "Hundred Steps Stairway." The monument was constructed in Yuexiu Park in 1929 and designed by the renowned architect Lü Yanzhi. The entire structure is made of granite, standing 37 meters tall, with a square base that…
The ancient city wall of Ming Dynasty Guangzhou is located on Yuexiu Mountain in Guangzhou. In the 13th year of the Hongwu reign during the Ming Dynasty (1380), Marquis Yongjia Zhu Liangzu unified the three separate walled cities of Song Dynasty Guangzhou into one and expanded them northward, crossing over to Yuexiu Mountain. This unified section is historically referred to as the Old City. According to the Guangdong General Gazetteer by Huang Zuo of the Ming Dynasty, at that time, the Guangzhou city walls had a “perimeter of 3,796 zhang and a height of two zhang.” The city featured...
Tomb of the Emperor Shaowu of Ming and His Ministers: The tomb was relocated from near Liuhua Bridge to beneath Mushell Hill in 1955 due to the construction of a sports stadium. It is listed as a cultural relic protection site of Guangzhou. The tomb contains the remains of Emperor Shaowu of the Southern Ming, Zhu Yuyue, along with fifteen of his ministers and followers. There is only a single stone tablet and a mound of earth. In the late Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuyue, the brother of Emperor Longwu...
Originally named Yongkang Battery, Sifang Battery was located atop Panlonggang in Yuexiu Mountain, north of Guangzhou City. Built in the 10th year of the Shunzhi reign (1653), it is one of the important remnants of the [Opium] War. Commonly known as “Sifang Battery” (Square Battery) due to its square shape, the structure measured approximately 48 meters in both length and width, and 7 meters in height. It consisted of an outer battery and a smaller sub-battery, equipped with 22 cannons of various sizes, including 13 on the outer battery…
At the southern foot of Xianggang Mountain in Yuexiu District, No. 87 (originally 85-91) Zhuzi Street, Panfu Road, stands a row of three ancient houses built against the hillside. This is the former teaching site of Gao Jianfu, one of the founders of the renowned Lingnan School of Painting, where he gathered students to lecture and instruct. The building was originally a charitable mortuary established by Zhejiang natives residing in Guangzhou during the late Qing Dynasty, commonly known as the "Coffin Manor." In 1930...
The former residence of Lu Xun at Baiyunlou in Republican-era Guangzhou is located at Baiyunlou on Baiyun Road, Guangzhou. The building is a three-story reinforced concrete structure. It faces the southeast, and its length varies from front to back due to the terrain—approximately 93 meters in the front, about 74 meters in the back, and around 28 meters deep. The southwestern and northern walls feature multiple cement plaques inscribed with the name “Baiyunlou.” …
Located between Guangzhou Railway Station and Dabei Overpass, the park covers an area of 13,400 square meters. The name is derived from a line in a poem by Tang Dynasty poet Li He: “Grass warms as clouds darken, spring spans ten thousand miles.” However, the layout and architecture of the park are distinctly different from traditional Chinese styles. The design incorporates Western elements, featuring over 8,000 square meters of lush green lawns planted with red…
The Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King is located on Xianggang Hill, west of Yuexiu Mountain. It was built around the tomb of Zhao Mo, the second King of Nanyue, which was discovered in Xianggang in 1983. It is also the first ancient tomb museum in Guangdong Province. The museum is divided into three parts: the comprehensive exhibition building facing Jiefang North Road, which mainly displays a collection of ancient porcelain pillows donated by Hong Kong’s Mr. and Mrs. Yang Yongde, along with other temporary exhibitions...
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Xinghai Concert Hall is located on Ersha Island in Guangzhou. With its uniquely shaped, modern-looking exterior resembling a swan poised to take flight by the river, it blends seamlessly with the blue sky and water, forming a magnificent scenic view. Named after the People's Musician Xian Xinghai, this concert hall covers an area of 14,000 square meters, with a construction area of 18,000 squa…
The Former Site of the Peasant Movement Institute in Guangzhou is located at No. 42, Zhongshan 4th Road, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. It was established here in 1926 by Mao Zedong and others as the Peasant Movement Institute in Guangzhou. The site is situated at No. 42, Zhongshan 4th Road, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. Originally the Panyu Confucian Temple, it was first built in the third year of the Hongwu reign during the Ming Dynasty (1370) and rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty. The Peasant Movement Institute...
Yuexiu Mountain Water Tower is located on a small hillside on the western slope of Yuexiu Mountain, overlooking Jiefang North Road. The earliest water tower in Guangzhou was the Xiguan Water Tower, built in 1908 on Changshou Road. The second was the Dongshan Water Tower, constructed in 1928 at Shipai Longtan in Yangji Village. The third was the Yuexiu Mountain Water Tower, built in 1930 and dismantled during the Anti-Japanese War...
Covering an area of 54.43 hectares, Liuhua Lake Park consists of 60% water surface and 88% green space on land. The site of the current park is said to have been Zhilan Lake from the Jin Dynasty, which later became vegetable fields. In 1958, to address urban drainage issues, the municipal government organized voluntary labor by the city’s residents to construct four artificial lakes, including Liuhua Lake. Later, the area was developed...
Located on Guangzhou’s traditional central axis, the park spans 44,600 square meters and is the city’s first comprehensive public park. Known as the “No. 1 Park of Guangzhou,” it is also referred to as Central Park. The site has housed government offices since the Sui Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, it served as the office of the Guangdong Circuit Censorate, in the Ming Dynasty as the headquarters of the Regional Military Command, and at one time was the palace of the Southern Ming Shao Wu regime. During the Qing Dynasty, it was successively the residence of the Prince of Pingnan and the office of the Governor-General of Guangdong. In the early years of the Republic of China, when Guangzhou had no public parks, Sun Yat-sen proposed converting the site into a park in 1917. It was completed in 1918 and named the “Municipal No. 1 Park.”
The Site of the Guangzhou Commune is located within the Guangzhou Uprising Compound on Qiyi Road, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province — the former site of the Guangzhou Soviet Government. The site retains its main gate, as well as three office buildings (south, central, and north) and a detention house. The south building was used for offices, the guard company headquarters, and the distribution of weapons, propaganda materials, and armbands; the central building served as the meeting…
Located on Zhongshan 4th Road in Guangzhou, Panyu Confucian Temple was the county school of Panyu County and a temple dedicated to the worship of Confucius. It was established in the third year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty (1370) by Magistrate Wu Zhong and Instructor Li Xin at its current site. The original Panyu Confucian Temple was grand in scale, spanning three roadways in width and five courtyards in depth. The central axis primarily featured a screen wall, the Lingxing Gate, a crescent pool with an arched bridge, the Dacheng Gate, the Dacheng Hall, the Chongsheng…
The ancient Great Buddha Temple is located at No. 21 Huixin Middle Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. Originally built during the Southern Han Dynasty (917–971 AD), it was first named Xin Zang Temple, constructed by Southern Han King Liu Yan in response to the twenty-eight lunar mansions in the heavens. It was expanded during the Ming Dynasty into Long Zang Temple. Later, as the halls deteriorated, it was repurposed as an imperial inspector’s office. In the first year of the Shunzhi reign (1649) during the Qing Dynasty, the office was destroyed by fire. ...