Xuan De Building is located in Ailing Village, Xinpu Town, Jiaoling County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. It was rebuilt and expanded by Zhong Menghong in the fourth year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1865). The building faces southeast and is situated to the northwest. It features a three-row, two-story horse-gang style layout, with a total width of 27.3 meters, a total depth of 31.6 meters, comprising 41 rooms and covering a land area of approximately 862.86 square…
Hakka Park is located in Xiaoxichun, East District, Meizhou City, covering an area of 163.2 mu. Construction began on March 28, 2005, based on the expansion and integration of the former residences of Huang Zunxian — Renjinglu and Rongludi. It is divided into three functional areas: the Memorial Scenic Area, the Humanities & Culture Scenic Area, and the Service Area. Newly built facilities include a museum, academicians’ hall, generals’ hall, overseas Chinese…
The former residence of Huang Zunxian, a patriotic poet of the late Qing Dynasty, is named “Renjing Lu,” which takes its meaning from a line in Tao Yuanming’s poem: “I built my hut in a zone of human habitation, yet near me there sounds no noise of horse or coach.” It is located by Zhouxi Creek, three kilometers east of Meizhou City, and was built in the spring of 1884. The three characters “Renjing Lu” on the lintel were written by Japanese calligrapher Daiku Naruse Atsushi. Inside the cottage, there are flower...
Zanchun Manor is located in Jiaoling County and dates back to the Republican era, classified as an important modern historical site and representative architecture. On January 13, 2014, the Meizhou Municipal People's Government designated Zanchun Manor as part of the second batch of Meizhou Municipal Cultural Heritage Protection Units. …
The Huang Clan Ancestral Tomb (including the Second Generation Ancestral Tomb) is located in Wenfu Town, Jiaoling County. Dating back to the Yuan Dynasty, it is classified as an ancient tomb. On March 24, 2017, the Meizhou Municipal People’s Government designated the Huang Clan Ancestral Tomb (including the Second Generation Ancestral Tomb) as part of the fifth batch of Meizhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units. …
Yangmin Litian Thatched Cottage is located in Baihu Village, Wenfu Town, Jiaoling County, Meizhou City. Dating back to the Qing Dynasty, it is classified as an ancient architectural structure. On March 13, 2020, the Meizhou Municipal People’s Government designated it as part of the Seventh Batch of Meizhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units. …
Dihua Residence is located in Xinlian Village, Xiyang Town, Meijiang District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. Built in 1915, it was constructed by overseas Chinese from Indonesia, Qiu Yixing and Qiu Tianxing. The residence features a traditional layout of three halls, four wings, and one enclosed wall, facing east and centered along a symmetrical axis. It consists of main halls, wing rooms, an enclosed wall, a raised platform, courtyards, a gate tower, a front courtyard, auxiliary buildings, and a pond. The total width is 5…
Chengde Building is located in the downtown area and is the best-preserved typical traditional Hakka enclosed roundhouse in Meizhou City. The builder, Mr. Liang Jiongchang, also known as Xinglou, was from Zhéguìwō, Sanjiao Anding Yi, Jiayingzhou (now Meizhou), Guangdong. In his twentieth generation, he served as a leader of the overseas Chinese community in Siam (now Thailand) while also engaging in business. The construction of Chengde Building began in 1885…
Taoism is a traditional religion native to the Chinese nation, with the earliest origins, dating back to the era of the Yellow Emperor during the Shang Dynasty, boasting a history of over 4,600 years. Taoism is centered around reverence for heaven and ancestors, as well as the study, practice, and devotion to the Tao. It celebrates life, values longevity and spiritual cultivation, and seeks immortality and eternal vision. Its most fundamental belief is the “Tao” and “Virtue” as taught by Laozi…
Meizhou Confucius Temple is located in front of the Old Examination Hall at Nanmen on Lingfeng West Road, Meizhou City. It faces south and was first built in the first year of the Chunyou era of the Southern Song Dynasty (1241), serving as the highest educational institution in Meizhou at the time. In the 17th year of the Zhiyuan era of the Yuan Dynasty (1280), it was destroyed during wartime. It was rebuilt and expanded in the 2nd year of the Yuanshun era (1296), beginning to take shape. However, it suffered multiple destructions afterward...
Introduction to the Origins of Tianbogong, Guanyin Temple, and Jade Emperor Hall Situated on Jiulonggang in the eastern suburbs of Meizhou City, Tianbogong and the Jade Emperor were first built during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty (1573 AD), boasting a history of over four hundred years. The site boasts picturesque scenery, with the clear waters of the Meijiang River in front and towering green mountains behind. Embraced by ranges of hills and exuding a majestic aura, …
The China Hakka Museum, located in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, is the only thematic museum in China dedicated to the collection, research, exhibition, and inheritance of Hakka culture. It is the only institution in the country representing the research achievements and directions of Hakka historical and folk cultural artifacts, and is the sole thematic museum for the culture of a single Han Chinese subgroup among China’s many ethnic branches…
PanKeng Scenic Area is located in Sanjiao Town, Meijiang District, Meizhou City, 7 kilometers from the city center, covering an area of 47 square kilometers. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, the area boasts lush forests and beautiful scenery. Major attractions within the scenic area include the PanKeng Gongwang Temple, the "Panxi Waterfall," and the Nianci Pavilion. The area also features tourist facilities such as tea houses, restaurants, pleasure boats, and seaplanes.…
The Meizhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have attached great importance to flood control. Since 1993, they have undertaken comprehensive improvement projects along the two riversides, investing substantial funds to construct riverbanks according to high standards designed to withstand a “once-in-a-century” flood. Along both banks, traditional-style corridors, cultural promenades, Roman-style arcades, cultural squares, and riverside roads have been built, presenting a fresh urban landscape of greenery amidst the city, water within the urban fabric, azure waters against the blue sky, and an overall picturesque environment.
Wenyao Zhuang is a structure built on a high platform base, with the main building being a corridor-style building (zoumalou), and auxiliary wings on both sides. The central axis includes an outer courtyard, gate tower, lower hall, patio, upper hall, and stone-reinforced slope. It faces southwest from the northeast, featuring a recessed gate tower, hanging gable walls, rammed earth construction, gray tiled roofing, and a composite structure of earth, wood, and stone. The complex covers a land area of 1,624 square meters, with a built-up area of 1…
Chongyu Building is a three-sided enclosed revolving corridor building built on a high platform base, adapting to the mountain terrain, with a second floor connected to the pillow house. It features a hanging gable roof, recessed gatehouse, rammed earth construction, gray tile roofing, and a timber-earth-stone structure. Oriented from northwest to southeast, it covers a land area of 600 square meters and a building area of 1,025 square meters, comprising 37 rooms in total and is currently well-preserved. It was built by...
Bogong House is the oldest "single hall with two wings and one gate tower" style residential building in Xianhua Village, Xinlian Village. It faces southeast and is situated to the northwest, consisting of the main hall, wing rooms, a central courtyard, an outer gate tower, and an inner courtyard. The house features a recessed entrance gate, hanging gable walls, rammed earth construction, gray tiled roofing, and a well-preserved wood-earth-stone structure. It covers a land area of 488 square meters,…
The Ox Horn House is located in Xianhua Village, Baiwu, Xiyang Town, approximately 3 kilometers from Baiwu Market. Also known as the Qiu Family Dafudi, this house was built by brothers Qiu Kailin and Qiu Xianglin. Construction began in the first year of the Guangxu reign and was completed in the tenth year (1884). According to experts, this ox-horn-shaped walled dragon house is unique in the world. From…
Lin Fengmian was one of the founding figures of modern art education in China. Born in 1900 in Meixian, Guangdong Province, he began studying painting at the age of six and went to France for further studies after graduating from middle school. In 1928, he founded the National Academy of Art (the predecessor of today’s China Academy of Art) and passed away in 1991. The former residence of Lin Fengmian, known as Dunyuju, is located in Gegongling Village, Xiyang Town, Meijiang District...
A model of traditional Meizhou residences—Jili Residence is located on Gongyanshang in Pan坑 Village, Sanjiao Town, Meijiang District. In 1913, Xiong Yingxian, an overseas Chinese from Malaysia, returned from Malacca to purchase the land and build this house. The building faces southeast and is situated northwest, structured as a two-hall, two-wing, one-attached-section, covered corridor-style enclosed-dragon house. It has two floors, a total of 30 rooms, and covers an area of 1,790…