Xian Xinghai’s Tomb is the burial site of the renowned Chinese musician and composer Xian Xinghai. Located in Xinghai Park by Luhu Lake in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, the tomb is constructed of cement. Covering an area of 4,200 square meters, the site features a statue of Xian Xinghai. The tomb was built in 1985 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death and the 80th anniversary of his birth. Following its completion, there was…
General Wang Xing's Tomb is located by Nanxiu Lake in Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou. The tomb faces west and has a mound-shaped earthen burial site. The tombstone is inscribed with the words “Tomb of General Wang Xing of the Southern Ming Dynasty Who Died for His Country Resisting the Qing, and His Wives and Concubines.” Behind the tomb stands a stone epitaph measuring 0.55 meters in height and 0.45 meters in width. The original tomb was discovered in 1952 in Nanji Village. At that time, the tombstone...
The Tomb of the Three Loyal Muslims is located on the east side of the Ancient Tomb of Muslim Saints on Jiefang North Road in Guangzhou. It is a cenotaph dedicated to three Hui Muslim generals—Yu Fengqi, She Zhifu, and Ma Chengzu—who defended Guangzhou under the Southern Ming regime. The three tombs are arranged side by side, facing south, and are about 3 meters apart from each other. The above-ground structures follow the traditional Islamic style of stone sarcophagi, rendered with cement mortar. …
The Tomb of Yao Tan is located in the northern section of Jianshe Avenue in Guangzhou. It was excavated in 1954. The tomb is a rectangular brick structure with a vaulted ceiling, featuring grayish-black, undecorated bricks. It measures 3.52 meters in length, 1.2 meters in width, and 1.15 meters in height. The bottom of the tomb is paved with bricks. The coffin, originally placed in the middle-rear section, has decayed, leaving only fragments of iron coffin nails. The skeleton has also deteriorated, with only two teeth remaining—one of which has a small thin gold foil attached. In the front section of the chamber, there is a pair of white porcelain bowls, a cosmetic box, and several glazed pottery jars with four handles. A tomb epitaph is erected vertically beneath the right arched wall. In the rear section of the chamber, there is a double-handled glazed pottery jar. The unearthed white porcelain bowl has a clean white body, with visible knife marks from turning on the exterior, a foot ring, and belongs to the Xing kiln system—it is the only one of its kind found in Tang dynasty tombs in Guangzhou. The gold foil attached to the deceased’s tooth is an example of ancient Chinese tooth gilding, confirming historical records that Tang bureaucrats and dandies indeed had the custom of gilding their teeth. The epitaph is made of brick, bluish-gray and slightly soft, measuring 35.5 cm in height and 36 cm in width. The inscription is in regular script, divided into 14 lines. It records that the tomb owner, Yao Tan, was the eldest daughter of Ti Yi, the Chief Clerk of the Guangzhou Protectorate during the Tang Dynasty. She passed away on the 27th day of the 12th month in the 11th year of the Dazhong era (857) at the age of 25, and was buried on the 13th day of the 2nd month in the 12th year of Dazhong in the southern fields by the Ganxi stream.
The Tomb of Wang Huan is located in a mountain hollow behind the Zhenhai Tower in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. It was excavated in 1954. The tomb is rectangular in shape and constructed of bricks, which are bluish-gray and plain without any patterns. The tomb measures 3.6 meters in length and 1.72 meters in width. Only one bluestone epitaph was unearthed from the tomb, with no other artifacts. The cover of the epitaph is 75.5 cm high, 78 cm wide, and 10 cm thick, with slanted edges...
Wang Fuyuan’s Tomb at Taojin Garden is located on Taihegang to the east of Taojinkeng in Guangzhou, south of the Canton–Kowloon Railway, and adjacent to Huanghuagang Park to the southeast. In 1998, four brick-chambered tombs from the Tang Dynasty were excavated here, yielding 36 sets of funerary objects. Tomb No. 1 measures 3.15 meters in length, 1.65 meters in width, and has a remaining height of 0.30 meters. It was built with bluish-gray…
The Tomb from the First Year of the Jianchu Era at Mayinggang is located on Mayinggang in the zoo. It was excavated in 1956. This is a brick-chambered tomb with a conical pointed roof. It is about 5 meters deep. The tomb entrance faces west and is connected to a sloping ramp-style passage. The tomb chamber has double corner walls and a floor plan in the shape of a Chinese character “中” (meaning “middle”), divided into three sections: a passageway, an antechamber, and a coffin chamber, with a total length of 9 meters. The antechamber is square, measuring 2.8 meters in both length and width…
The Luogang Wooden-Chambered Tomb in Quzhuang is located in Quzhuang, Liuhuang area, Guangzhou. It was excavated in 1962. This vertical pit wooden-chamber tomb measures 3.6 meters in length and 1.9 meters in width. The coffin has decayed, with only a few remnants of the chamber boards remaining. Burial objects were placed at one end inside the chamber, including 12 pottery items such as jars, pots, small basins, cauldrons, tripods, basins, and ewers; lacquerware fragments include 7 pieces such as cosmetic boxes, trays, and ear cups. …
Tomb No. 43 at Longshenggang is located on Longshenggang along Xianlie Road. It was excavated in 1953 and dates back to the early Eastern Han Dynasty. The tomb has a remaining earthen mound about 3 meters high. The burial pit is rectangular, measuring 6.2 meters in length and 3.6 meters in width. The bottom of the pit is divided into two levels, with the front lower than the back. The coffin chamber was constructed from large wooden planks following the shape of the pit, also in two levels. The rear level, which is elevated by 0.59 meters, is…
The Ancestral Temple of the Jian Clan is located within No. 27 Middle School on Panfu Road in Guangzhou. It was built to commemorate Jian Wenhui. The original ancestral temple was situated on Guixiang Street, Zhongshan 5th Road, and was relatively small. Later, at the initiative of brothers Jian Zhaonan (a director of the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company) and others, it was relocated to its current site. Construction began in 1933 and was completed in 1936. In 1947, …
The Tomb of Eunuch Wei Juan is located at Yaojiagang in Dongshan, Guangzhou, behind the old Yongtai Temple. It was excavated in 1964. The tomb is a vaulted stone chamber facing southeast and backing northwest, constructed from red sandstone blocks, with a total length of 7.44 meters. The tomb chamber is meticulously built and hermetically sealed, featuring unique anti-theft measures. The thickness of the arched side walls and the rear wall of the stone chamber exceeds 1…
The Tomb of Dai Jin and His Wife is located at Xianglangang, Meihua Village, Dongshan, Guangzhou. It was excavated in 1956. This is a joint burial tomb with separate chambers. Above ground, there is a granite-built grave mound, which was renovated in the 13th year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1874). The two tomb chambers are constructed from granite, placed side by side but not connected, and buried 2 meters underground. One black stone epitaph is placed at the front and one at the back of each chamber. ...
Tomb No. 16 at Taojinkeng is located on a hillside near Taojinkeng (present-day Baiyun Hotel). It was excavated in 1973. The site is a small wooden-chambered tomb. The burial pit measures 3.7 meters in length and 2 meters in width. Both the coffin and outer chamber have completely decayed with no remains left. The grave goods include a set of pottery ritual vessels—ding (tripod), he (covered box), and hu (jar)—as well as over ten other pottery items such as urns, jars, pots, and steamers. One of the pottery urns...
The First Tower of Lingnan, also known as the Bell-Prohibition Tower due to the Ming Dynasty bronze bell hanging inside, is located behind the main hall of the Five Immortals Temple on Huifu West Road in Guangzhou. It was built in the seventh year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty (1374) by Wang Guangyang, the Provincial Administrative Vice Commissioner. Later destroyed, it was rebuilt during the Wanli era, and the current wooden structure on the upper floor dates back to the 53rd year of the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty (1788). …
The mosque is also known as Haopan Temple. It is located on Hao Pan Street, Renmin Middle Road, Guangzhou. Originally built during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, it was reconstructed in the 45th year of the Kangxi reign (1706) of the Qing Dynasty. After 1949, the mosque served as a rotating site for the Islamic Jumu'ah prayer gatherings. Structures such as the Moon-Viewing Tower, north and south corridors, and ablution facilities within the mosque have been demolished, leaving only the main gate and the main prayer hall. The main gate...
The Former Site of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League is located at No. 246 and 248 Wenming Road, Guangzhou (formerly No. 13 and No. 13-1 Wenming Road). It consists of two adjacent two-and-a-half-story brick-and-wood buildings, each 15 meters deep and 9 meters wide. The structure faces south and sits along the northern side of the street with arcades, while the other three sides are surrounded by residential houses. The front section has three...
Located at the intersection of Yuexiu South Road and Dongyuan Heng Road, the "First National Congress of the Communist Youth League" Memorial Square is Guangdong Province’s first memorial square themed on the history and culture of the Communist Youth League. With a total construction area of approximately 3,744 square meters, it is divided into eastern and western sections along Yuexiu South Road. The eastern square covers an area of 1,404 square meters and mainly consists of landscaped gardens for visitors to relax…
The Tomb of Phạm Hồng Thái in Vietnam is located at Taihe Hill, behind Huanghuagang Park on Xianlie Road in Guangzhou. The tomb is built of cement, covering an area of about 80 square meters. The granite gravestone is conical in shape, with a three-tiered base. The tombstone stands 3.27 meters tall, and its front bears inscriptions in both Chinese and Vietnamese: Tomb of the Vietnamese Martyr Phạm Hồng. A memorial stele for the martyr stands beside the tomb, measuring 1.8 meters wide, …
Wendelou is located in Wende Li, Wende East Road, Guangzhou. It consists of five three-story buildings of the same style connected together, collectively called Wendelou. In the autumn of 1925, Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao lived on the second floor of No. 3, Li Fuchun and Cai Chang on the second floor of No. 1, and Li Zhilong, captain of the Zhongshan Warship, among others, on the second floor of No. 4. The second floor of No. 3 has one living room and three bedrooms…
Tianfeng Tower is located in Ershatou, Guangzhou, and currently serves as Building 20 of the Provincial Sports Training Base. It was the former residence of the renowned traditional Chinese painter Gao Qifeng. The tower was built on the bank of the Pearl River, slightly jutting out over the water, and is a small, exquisite two-story building. A 4-meter-long small bridge connects the north entrance to a tree-lined earthen embankment, and a stone plaque inscribed with “Tianfeng Tower” is embedded beside the door. The small building is of mixed construction, nearly square in floor plan, with sides of about 10 meters on the lower level. The upper level tapers inward slightly, with sides of about 6 meters, and features a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof with four corners meeting at a point, covered in green glazed tiles. The wooden floors are laid with floral-patterned bricks, and the walls have wooden wainscoting. The lower level is divided by brick walls and stained glass screen doors: the southeast side is the bedroom, the southwest side is the living room and inner balcony, and a small curved bridge in the corner leads to the dock. The entire upper level is used as a painting studio. A gentle breeze flows through, bringing a refreshing coolness even in the height of summer, prompting Gao to name the tower “Tianfeng” (Heavenly Wind). The building remains well-preserved to this day.