Development Park is located in the central area of Ersha Island. As you approach the main entrance of Guangzhou Development Park, the first thing that catches your eye is a huge variegated banyan tree. At the back of the park are several tall bodhi banyan trees. The design philosophy of Development Park can be summed up in one phrase: "open woodland and lawn." Though the trees are large, they are not densely packed, giving a very open feel…
Chunyuan, located at No. 22–26 Xinhepu Road, faces south with its back to the north. It consists of three identical three-story Western-style houses made of brick, stone, and concrete, each standing 13.5 meters tall, with each floor measuring 19.1 meters in depth and 9.8 meters in width. An octagonal concrete pavilion has been built on the rooftop terrace of Building No. 24. The entire compound is enclosed by a wall, and the three buildings are interconnected. …
Baiyun Xianguan is located in Luhu Park. Constructed in the 17th year of the Jiaqing reign during the Qing Dynasty (1812), it covers an area of 5,500 square meters, including a main building with a floor space of 448 square meters and a water surface of 3,700 square meters. The main building is situated on a hillside by Luhu Road, facing Luhu Lake. The hill is edged with marble, among which there are five...
In the eastern part of the Huanghuagang Martyrs' Cemetery stands a 180-square-meter square-columned memorial tomb, located adjacent to the east of the Tomb of the Seventy-Two Martyrs. The front of the gravestone is inscribed with “The Tomb of Mr. Pan Dawei”; the east side bears “Tomb Epitaph for Mr. Pan Dawei” written by Yao Yuping; the west side features “Inscription on the Tomb Tablet of Mr. Pan Dawei” inscribed by Li Zhangda; and the north side is engraved with...
The former residence of the Gu family is located at No. 56 Cangbian Road, Yuexiu District. This residence served as the family home of Gu Yingfen in Guangzhou. The building features distinctive architectural characteristics of the Republican era, blending Chinese and Western styles. Its exterior has been renovated, and the current front entrance now houses a restaurant. Legend has it that during Chen Jiongming’s rebellion when the Presidential Palace was shelled, Sun Yat-sen and his wife were forced to retreat to warships at White Goose Pond. Later, with the help of He Xiangning, …
The former residence of Zhang Fakui is located at No. 2-4, Xiaoyou East Lane, Cui Fu Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. It is a two-story brick-and-wood building facing south with its back to the north. The second floor has a balcony at the front, and each floor covers an area of about 70 square meters. There is also a rooftop terrace. The structure largely retains its original appearance. Currently, Building No. 2 is inhabited by his descendants, while Building No. 4 serves as the site of the Xianghua Memorial Hall...
Chen Shuren Memorial Hall, located at No. 10 Shuqian Road, Dongshan, is a commemorative structure built on the site of the former residence “Chuyuan” of Chen Shuren, one of the founders of the Lingnan School of Painting. The original residence was destroyed during the Anti-Japanese War. The memorial hall was completed and opened to the public on November 26, 1988. It is a round-arched building inlaid with white marble and features two floors of exhibition halls…
To make full use of limited space and comprehensively showcase Guangzhou’s river culture, the Donghaozhong Museum extensively employs modern audiovisual and lighting technologies to recreate and exhibit the commercial and cultural prosperity along the waterways. It vividly reproduces the map of the Six Canals from the Song Dynasty, as well as the historical charm and folk culture along Donghaozhong, leaving a deep impression on visitors. The two-story museum building houses…
The Guangzhou Origin Point is the city's coordinate origin, located in the South Square of People's Park in front of the Guangzhou Municipal Government along the city's traditional central axis. The directions and distances of major buildings and historic sites in Guangzhou can be measured from this point. The Guangzhou Origin Point was completed on October 21, 2010. Made of 3 tons of refined copper, the Guangzhou Origin Point…
Xidi Pier is located on the river surface opposite the Nanfang Building along Changdi Dadao in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. The pier is supported by two white sails, and from a distance, it resembles a soaring ship sail. In the evening, you can purchase tickets here to take a cruise and enjoy the night views of the Pearl River. Address: Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, near Renmin Bridge. Type: Pier. Recommended visit duration: …
The Guangzhou Uprising Memorial Hall, also known as the former site of the Guangzhou Commune, was originally the Public Security Bureau of Guangdong Province under the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China. Located at No. 200-1 Qiyi Road, Guangzhou City, China, it was the site of the Soviet government — the Guangzhou Commune — established during the Guangzhou Uprising led by Zhang Tailei of the Communist Party of China. After the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising, the Soviet government...
The Former Headquarters of the "March 29th" Uprising in Guangzhou, located at No. 5 (now changed to No. 15) Xiaodongying, Yuehua Road, in the central area of Guangzhou, was the overall command center used by revolutionaries under the leadership of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1911 for their decisive battle to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. Dr. Sun Yat-sen spoke highly of this uprising: “Blood was shed across the land, heroic spirit filled the air…”
The former site of the Guangdong Peasants' Association is located at No. 1 Donggao Avenue (now No. 6 Lixing Street, Donggao Avenue). In this spacious and quiet courtyard stands an orderly and attractive beige building, which was originally a garden villa belonging to Chen Gongshou, the vice commander of the Guangzhou Merchants’ Volunteer Corps. During the period of the Great Revolution, it served as the command center of the Guangdong Peasants’ Association (abbreviated as the "Provincial Peasants’ Association"), representing the fight of 800,000 peasant association members across the province...
The former site of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in the Republican-era Guangzhou is located at No. 194 to 200 Wenming Road, Guangzhou (originally No. 75 to 81 Wenming Road). It is a three-story building consisting of four interconnected units, built with brick and wood, featuring wooden floors, facing south and backed by the north. The four units are internally connected via doors. Each unit is 4 meters wide and 12.8 meters deep. In 19…
The astronomical observatory heritage site of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou during the Republican era consists of both old and new locations. The old observatory is situated at No. 125 Yuexiu Middle Road in present-day Guangzhou. The new observatory is located on the campus of South China University of Technology in Shipai. In 1926, Sun Yat-sen University, then located on Yuexiu Road, established a Department of Mathematics and Astronomy. The following February, an observatory was constructed within the university grounds on Yuexiu Road,...
The Tomb of Deng Yin-nan is located on Xianlie South Road in Guangzhou, adjacent to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Cemetery to the east. Upon entering the tomb gate, a “Tomb Epitaph of Mr. Deng Yin-nan” stands beside the pathway. Authored and inscribed by Hu Hanmin, it provides a brief biography of Deng. It was erected in 1929. To the west of the epitaph lies the center of the cemetery. The tomb itself is rectangular and slab-like in shape, made of cement, facing south with its back to the north, and is 20 centimeters high. …
The Guangdong Earthquake Science Popularization and Education Center is located on the 2nd floor of the office building of the Guangdong Earthquake Administration at No. 1, Compound 81, Xianlie Middle Road, Guangzhou City, covering a total area of 730 square meters. The construction project of the Guangdong Earthquake Science Popularization Center is one of the key projects of the Guangdong Province Seismic Disaster Prevention and Mitigation 10th Five-Year Plan, approved by the People's Government of Guangdong Province and the China Earthquake Administration. …
The Guangzhou Municipal Archives (Bureau) was established in 1959. The Guangzhou Municipal Archives Bureau operates under a dual-name, single-staff management system and is a directly affiliated agency of the Guangzhou Municipal Government. The Guangzhou Municipal Archives Bureau oversees the city’s archival affairs, engaging in overall planning, organization and coordination, unified regulation, and supervision and guidance. Specifically, it is responsible for...
Trench Gold Pit Tomb No. 1 is located at the southern foot of Trench Gold Pit Mountain, adjacent to the west of Overseas Chinese New Village. It is a burial site consisting of small and medium-sized tombs from the Nanyue Kingdom period. In 1973, when the Baiyun Hotel was constructed here, over 40 Nanyue tombs were discovered within a leveled area of 10,000 square meters. After rescue excavations, 22 tombs were unearthed, 21 of which were wooden-chambered tombs, while only this one was a vertical pit tomb. …
The ruins of the city wall are located on Zhongshan 5th Road in Guangzhou. They date back to the Eastern Han Dynasty through the Southern Dynasties period. Two excavations were carried out between 1996 and 1998, covering an area of 300 square meters. A section of the wall, 16 meters long and oriented from north to south, was unearthed. It was originally built during the Eastern Han Dynasty and later expanded and maintained during the Jin and Southern Dynasties. The Eastern Han section of the wall was constructed as an earthen rampart on a hillside,…