After crossing Dongshan Bridge, you can see a linear park on the southern bank of the Meijiang River. This park is called Guidu Park. “Gui” means “to return,” and “du” means “to read.” The name “Guidu” comes from a famous line by Marshal Ye Jianying: “Let us strive for another ten years, then return to read by the plum-lined waters of Yinna.” It embodies the aspirations of the students of Meizhou to achieve success and return to their hometown to read and contribute...
Dongtian Lake Ecotourism Resort in Meizhou City is located in the northwest of Meizhou, adjacent to the Tian-Shan, Mei-Jie, and He-Mei expressways. It is just a two- to four-hour drive from Shantou, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou, and 25 kilometers away from downtown Meizhou. The resort is nestled within the scenic and naturally charming Meixi Reservoir. This reservoir was…
“Renjing Pavilion and Ronglu Mansion” are parts of the Huang Zunxian Memorial Hall and are important modern historical sites and representative architecture. Renjing Pavilion was built in 1884, and Ronglu Mansion in 1881. Both were constructed by Huang Zunxian, a renowned patriotic poet, outstanding diplomat, thinker, politician, and educator of modern China. Renjing Pavilion,…
Meizhou Cherry Blossom Valley "Alice Manor" is located in Zhashang Village, Chengbei Town, Meijiang District, Meizhou City, covering an area of over 300 acres. It is a green ecological park dedicated to eco-friendly development, integrating scientific research, planting, breeding, and tourism & leisure. It serves as a comprehensive leisure agricultural tourism destination. The entire park features European-style holiday wooden cabins, forest-themed shops...
• Located in the core area of Jiangnan New City, Jianying Park features rockeries, pavilions, and scenic waterside structures, making it an ideal spot for families to exercise and relax.
• A world-class Hakka museum that condenses the traditional folk culture of the Hakka people, presenting an authentic portrayal of Hakka life to the world.
The Meizhou Revolutionary History Memorial Hall is located within Jianying Park in downtown Meizhou. Established by the Meizhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Meizhou Municipal People's Government, the memorial was built to commemorate the revolutionary struggles of the people of Meizhou and to honor the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for national and people’s liberation. Meizhou is the hometown of Marshal Ye Jianying, and it is...
The Meizhou University Presidents' Hall is located within the Hakka Park in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. Covering a land area of 525 square meters and a construction area of 1,050 square meters, it is a traditional Hakka-style residential building constructed in the 1940s, featuring a two-courtyard, two-story, brick-and-concrete structure with two wings. The hall primarily introduces and displays the lives of university presidents (and party secretaries) from Meizhou who have come from both within China and abroad since the late Qing Dynasty...
The Meizhou Generals' Hall is located in Meijiang District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. Covering a land area of 550 square meters and a building area of 1,100 square meters, it is a traditional Hakka residential building constructed in 1946, featuring a brick-and-wood structure with two courtyards and two stories in a stilted building style. The hall primarily introduces and displays...
The Thousand Buddha Pagoda is located atop Dadongyan Mountain in the eastern suburbs of Meizhou City. Built in the eighth year of the Dabao era (965 AD), it has a history of over a thousand years and is now a key cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province. The iron pagoda consists of seven levels, stands 4.2 meters tall, and has a square shape with a base side length of 1.6 meters. It is cast from wrought iron, with 2…
Cherry Blossom Valley is located in Zhashang Village, Chengbei Town, Meijiang District. It features over 100,000 cherry blossom saplings of more than ten varieties, including eight-petal, Feihan, and Yoshino. With over 500 acres of cherry blossoms ready to bloom, the valley welcomes its flowering season in late January. When the flowers are in full bloom, the mountains are covered in a sea of pink blossoms — truly romantic. Everyone knows how beautiful cherry blossoms are, and there are endless blooms as far as the eye can see. The meaning of cherry blossoms is…
Yushui Ancient Village, located in the northern part of Meijiang District, Meizhou City, over 10 kilometers from downtown Meizhou, boasts over 500 years of Hakka cultural heritage and is the best-preserved pristine Hakka ancient village in China. Once a vital trade and transport route between eastern Guangdong and Jiangxi, this ancient village has a history of more than 600 years. It remains well-preserved, featuring over 30 Hakka residences mostly built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, as well as a historic salt merchant trail and ancient post stations. With its simple folk customs and towering ancient trees, it has been hailed by experts and scholars as “the best-preserved pristine Hakka ancient village.”
The Lingfeng Road Old Street is located beside the Meijiang Bridge in the northern part of Meicheng. As an important testament to the history and culture of Meizhou, the Lingfeng Road Old Street showcases traces of the city’s development at every turn. The charming arcade buildings line the entire street. Though old, the street remains bustling with shops, featuring a variety of century-old establishments full of character — ranging from large electrical appliance stores to...
The former site of the traffic hub of the East River Column and Eastern Guangdong Guerrilla Unit is located at the Qiaolin Ancestral Hall in Liming Village, Sanjiao Town, Meijiang District. The Qiaolin Ancestral Hall was initially built in the late Ming Dynasty and has a history of over 400 years. It is a Hakka Weilong-style enclosed house featuring a three-hall, four-wing, and one-attached-structure layout, covering a total area of approximately 20 mu. This ancestral hall is one of the more well-preserved ancient buildings in downtown Meizhou...
Lianhui Building, located at No. 36 Yangkeng, Ganguang Village, Chengbei Town, Meijiang District. It was built in 1925 by overseas Chinese Li Bingzhang. The building combines tradition with unique creativity, featuring a modern Western style, and holds significant value for the study of Meizhou’s Hakka architecture that blends Chinese and Western elements, Hakka traditional culture, and the history of overseas Chinese. Lianhui Building faces southwest from the northeast and consists of…
The Dadongyan Cliff Inscriptions are located on the rock face at the front of the cave of Dongyan Temple (commonly known as Dadongyan) in Dongjiao Township, Meijiang District, Meizhou City. The inscribed characters “石釜灵响” (“The Stone Cauldron’s Lingering Echo”) are written horizontally. The strokes are rounded and the composition is tight, with each character approximately 0.30 meters square. They were carved in the youth of Lan Kui, a Song Dynasty scholar who assisted Sima Guang in achieving the Yuanfeng era of good governance and earned numerous distinguished merits...
Damaoji Tomb is located in the eastern suburbs of Meijiang District, Meizhou City. It was excavated in 1955. The tomb is a rectangular brick chamber with a vaulted ceiling, measuring 4.38 meters in length, 1.74 meters in width, and 0.86 meters in height. A brick wall divides the interior into left and right chambers, connected by lattice windows, while the tomb floor is paved with herringbone-patterned bricks. A flat-brick altar is built at the front of the tomb chamber, and the entrance is sealed with bricks arranged in a pattern of three horizontal and one vertical. The tomb features...
The Five Dynasties-era Meizhou Thousand Buddha Iron Pagoda is located within the Thousand Buddha Pagoda Temple in Dongshan District, Meizhou City. Cast in the eighth year of the Dabao era (965 AD) during the Southern Han Dynasty, the pagoda has a square base and was originally a seven-tiered, pavilion-style iron pagoda standing 4.2 meters tall. It was initially placed at Xiuhui Temple but, after the temple was destroyed, it was relocated to Dongshan Ridge in the early years of the Republic of China, and moved to its current location in 1994. After damage, remnants…
The Tomb of Ye Dajing is located in Chengbei Town, Meijiang District, Meizhou City. Dating back to the Song Dynasty, it is classified as an ancient tomb. On March 24, 2017, the Meizhou Municipal People's Government designated it as a Cultural Relics Protection Unit of Meizhou City in the fifth batch of such listings. …
Qixian Residence (Former Residence of Liu Fuzhi) is located in Sanjiao Town, Meijiang District, Meizhou City. Dating back to the Republican era, it is considered an important modern historical site and representative architecture. On March 24, 2017, the Meizhou Municipal People's Government designated Qixian Residence (Former Residence of Liu Fuzhi) as part of the fifth batch of Meizhou Cultural Heritage Protection Units. …