The Former Residence of Chen Jitang is located in Meihua Village on Zhongshan 1st Road, Guangzhou. It is a garden-style residence. Built in 1930 and designed by Luo Mingyu, a technician from the Public Works Bureau, it later became a gathering place for key figures of the Kuomintang (KMT). From July to September 1949, after the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze River, Chiang Kai-shek held a series of KMT Central…
The former site of the reviewing stand for the People's Liberation Army's entry parade is located on Fufu Road in Guangzhou, specifically on the platform in front of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government building. After the liberation of Guangzhou on October 14, 1949, the People's Liberation Army held the city’s entry parade and a celebration assembly for the liberation of Guangzhou here on November 11. A large red banner hung above the reviewing stand…
The former site of the Central Bank is located at No. 193 Yanjiang Middle Road. It was personally established by Dr. Sun Yat-sen on August 15, 1924, the 13th year of the Republic of China. The two-story building features a reinforced concrete structure, with the outer wall of the central hall constructed from granite. Two Western-style stone lions stand on either side of the entrance. Ascending the stone steps leads you into…
The Tomb of Zhang Minjie is located on the west side of Guangzhou Zoo on Xianlie Road. It was selected by Xu Chongzhi and built in 1926. The entrance to the tomb is a two-pillar granite archway, with the horizontal inscription “Tomb Path of Mr. Zhang Minjie” on the lintel. On the right side of the cement path inside the archway is a shelter pavilion and a stele inscribed by Deng Zeru and written by Zou Lu. On the left is a rostrum, inside which a stone tablet is engraved with the four characters “Donated Life for the Country,” flanked by tablets inscribed with “Tong Wen” (Understand Literature) and “Da Li” (Understand Reason) respectively. Ascending the steps along the tomb path leads to a semicircular tomb hall. A stone tablet inscribed with “Tomb of Mr. Zhang Minjie” by Tan Yankai is embedded in the granite wall at the center of the hall. In front of the tablet is a granite offering table. The cemetery covers an area of 2,438 square meters, with lush trees throughout, creating a solemn and respectful atmosphere. In August 1983, it was designated as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit by the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government.
The former residence of Hong Xian-Nu is located at No. 20, You'ai Road, Overseas Chinese New Village, Guangzhou. Hong Xian-Nu was a model artist of both moral integrity and artistic excellence. She loved her country, her people, and the Communist Party of China. The Hong School of art she founded represents the highest achievement in the female lead roles of Cantonese opera. Throughout her life, Hong rooted her art in the people and sang for them. She was a beloved people’s artist, a master of Cantonese opera, and a symbol of the art form.
In 1924, the remains of Mr. Yang Xianyi were buried in the Air Force Cemetery at Sanwangang, adjacent to Huanghuagang in Guangzhou, and were later relocated to Xianzhuang in the suburbs of Guangzhou. In 1981, following instructions from Vice Chairwoman Soong Ching Ling, the Guangdong Provincial Government allocated funds to rebuild the Tomb of Major General Yang Xianyi next to the Mausoleum of the 72 Martyrs of Huanghuagang. In August 1983, the tomb was designated as...
The Hanging Stele Well is located at the intersection of Liurong Road and Fuquan Street in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. It is one of the Nine Famous Wells of Guangzhou and dates back to the Song Dynasty. It earned its name because there used to be a stone stele covered in talismanic inscriptions leaning out from the well wall. The well has a mouth diameter of 0.35 meters, a body diameter of about 2 meters, and a depth of approximately 7 meters. The well is built with red sandstone. Inside the well there is…
The Building of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance is located at the northern end of Beijing Road. It is a brick, wood, and reinforced concrete structure designed in the style of popular European classical architecture. The construction was carried out in two phases. The first phase involved building three floors; the foundation was laid in the 4th year of the Republic of China (1915), and the project was completed in the 8th year (1919). A stone plaque at the top of the building's entrance reads “Guang…
The Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King is located on Zhongshan 4th Road, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, covering a protected area of approximately 53,000 square meters. It is the only large-scale heritage site in Guangdong Province included in the national key protection projects during the 11th Five-Year Plan period. The site was designated as part of the fourth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level by the State Council in 1996. In December 2006...
The Former Site of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League and the Vietnamese Political Training Classes for Youth was the headquarters of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League, led by Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh (later President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) during the Great Revolution period, as well as the location where the first and second sessions of the Vietnamese Political Training Classes for Youth were held. It is located at No. 24… on Wenming Road, Guangzhou City.
The former residence of Yang Pao’an is located in a lane within the office of the Labor Service Company of Guangdong Sugar Machinery Factory, inside the compound of the Provincial Light Industry Department at No. 116 Yuehua Road, Yuexiu District. Originally, it was a clan ancestral hall established in Guangzhou by the Yang family from Beishan, Nanping (now part of Xiangshan County, now Zhuhai), serving also as a lodging for Yang family members who came to Guangzhou to study. The hall was originally a two-courtyard, north-facing structure...
The former site of the Military Affairs Commission of the Guangdong District Committee of the CPC is located on the second floor at 190 Wanfu Road. For a brief period from May 1926 to April 1927, it served as the office of the Military Affairs Commission of the CPC Guangdong District Committee and as the residence of Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao. In 1926, Comrade Zhou Enlai led the Huangpu Military Academy and the Communist Party special branch of the National Revolutionary…
The clock tower where the site of the First National Congress of the Kuomintang is located was built on the former site of the Guangdong Provincial Imperial Examination Hall. To its north lies the only remaining architectural relic of the Guangdong Provincial Imperial Examination Hall — Mingyuan Tower. Mingyuan Tower is a two-story wooden pavilion-style building with a hip-and-gable roof and glazed tiles. The first floor has five bays in both width and depth, while the second floor has five bays in width and three bays in depth. Both levels are surrounded by corridors. It dates back to the...
The Memorial Pavilion of the Restoration was built to commemorate the significant contributions made by Hong Kong compatriots who donated generously to support the 1911 Revolution between 1911 and 1912. On October 10, 1911, the 1911 Revolution broke out. At that time, Zhang Mingqi, the Viceroy of Liangguang under the Qing government, abandoned the city and fled. Hong Kong representatives who were in Guangzhou helping to establish the Guangdong Military Government volunteered to rush back...
The Sailor's Pavilion is located on Zhenhai Road. It is a double-eaved octagonal pavilion with a pointed roof, covered with green glazed tiles. Eight white stone pillars stand in the center, and the floor features a black anchor emblem of the Chinese Seamen's Industrial Union, made from pebble aggregate. The Sailor's Pavilion commemorates the historic achievements of the 1922 Hong Kong Seamen's Strike. In the early 20th century, Chinese seamen in Hong Kong...
Built in 1930 to commemorate Deng Zhongyuan, a renowned general of the Guangdong Army, it was renamed Guangzhou Art Museum after the liberation. The museum is one of the national institutions for the collection of paintings and frequently exhibits artworks by renowned calligraphers and painters from various dynasties. …
The "Foshan" Stone Memorial Archway is located beneath the "Ancient Chuting" memorial archway in Yuexiu Park. Originally built in the sixth year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1826), it was renovated in the third year of the Guangxu reign (1877). It is a granite structure with four pillars, three bays, and one story. In the third year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty (1405), a Guanyin Pavilion was built atop this hill, which was later converted into a Buddhist temple. The characters "Foshan" on this archway are believed to be related to this temple...
The Beiyuan Winery Family Garden is located within Beiyuan Winery at No. 202, Xiaobei Road, Yuexiu District. On August 19, 2015, it was designated as part of the eighth batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. Protected area: bounded by the exterior wall line of the Beiyuan Winery building. Construction control zone: approximately 30 meters beyond the protected area, with partial adjustments in the southeast to the northwest wall line of the second building on the southeast side, and in the northwest to the west edge of the existing Xiaobei Road.
The former residence of Ouyang Shan is located at No. 36, Meihua Village, Zhongshan 1st Road, Yuexiu District. On August 19, 2015, it was designated as part of the eighth batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. Protected area: to the east, about 5 meters beyond the outer edge of the pavilion, partially extending to the west boundary of the public transformer room on the southeast side; to the south, 5 meters beyond the southern boundary of the former residence building; to the west...
The Early Buildings of Guangzhou Pui Ching Middle School are located within the school premises at No. 2 Pui Ching Road, Yuexiu District. On August 19, 2015, they were designated as part of the Eighth Batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. The protected area extends 5 meters beyond the outer walls of the heritage buildings, including the square on the east side of the Pui Ching Gate, the two-story gatehouse and warehouse building on the south side...