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| Brief Introduction of Guangzhou / Canton |
| Guangzhou,as the capital city
of Canton Province now, with its population of 6.56 million,
is one of the oldest port cities as well as a important trade
center. It continually taken full advantages of its southern
periphery location at the edge of the empire - far from the influence
of the capital to build its own sphere of influence on the cutting
edge of modern-day regional and international trade. When Guangzhou
first opened to Western traders in 1685, business was restricted
to Shamian Island in the Pearl River, which later developed
into a foreign stronghold after the Opium Wars in the mid-19th
century. The Cantonese, savy and outward-looking, continue to
capitalize on their commercial talents as well as their longstanding
business and family connections in Hong Kong, Macau and abroad. |
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| Guangzhou Sightseeing Highlights |
 [White
Cloud Mountain]
White Cloud Mountain is a park with natural hills and waters,
and an ideal sightseeing place and summer resort. The mountain
is made up of 30-odd peaks, with an area of 28 square meters.
The highest peak, Moxing Ridge stands in the center of White
Cloud Mountain, measuring 382 meters in height, reputed as "the
First Peak under the Southern Sky". Due to "White
cloud flying over the mountain, and gathering around its base"
The mountain was named White Cloud Mountain. It has gorgeous
scenery and abundant historical relics, and since ancient times,
it has already been a famous scenic spot in Gunagzhou. |
 [Yuexiu
Park]
Yuexiu Park covers covers an area of 93 hectares and is located
in central Guangzhou. Apart from the lakes and landscaped gardens
the park is also home to some of the city's famous sights including
Guangzhou's symbolic Statue of the Five Goats and the Guangzhou
Museum.
There are a number of small amusement parks for children within
Yuexiu Park including the Journey to the West Amusement Park,
which is an entertaining mini-theme park featuring characters
from this classic Chinese story. |
 [Sun
Yat-sen Memorial Hall]
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is the most symbolized building of
Guangzhou, and a key venue for the large-scale meetings and
performances as well.
It was built in 1931 in memory of Sun Yat-sen, the pioneer of
China's bourgeois democratic revolution.
The memorial hall, occupying an area of 12,000 square meters
with a height of 46 meters, has magnificent exterior and elegant
interior decorations. The whole building, in octagonal shape,
is designed with typical Chinese architecture style. |
[Temple of Six Banyan
Trees]
As one of t he famous ancient Buddhist temple in China, the
Temple of Six Banyan Trees was built in 537 during the Southern
dynasties (386-581A.D). The major structure in the temple is
an octagonal pagoda named Flower Pagoda, which is 57.6 meters
high, the highest old architecture in the city. The temple originally
had a different name but was renamed the "Banyan tree"
temple by the dissident poet Su Dongpo who visited the site
in 1100. The temple houses 3 huge bronze Buddhist statues made
in 1663, each of which is 6 meters high and weighs 10 tons.
They are the largest old bronze statues in Guangdong. |
[The Memorial Hall
of the Chen Family]
The Memorial Hall of the Chen Family, also known as Guangdong
Folk Art Museum, was built in the 1890s. It is now the largest
and best preserved and decorated ancient architecture existing
in Guangdong province. The decoration combines wood carving,
brick carving, stone carving, clay sculpture, ash sculpture,
brass and iron foundry, grotto, etc.The special historical,
artistic, and scientific aspects of the temple have made it
an important attraction in Guangzhou. |
[Guangxiao Temple]
The Guangxiao Temple in Guangzhou is One of the four famous
temples in Guangdong Province, it has a history of 1,500 years.
The temple enjoys a very important position in the Buddhist
history in China. Many famous monks from home and abroad have
come to preach here since the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420).
In the temple, there are the Mahavira Hall, Sleeping Buddha
statue, bodhi trees and East and West Iron Pagodas. |
 [Zhenhai
Tower]
Standing on the top of Yuexiu Hill in the northern suburbs
of Guangzhou,Zhenhai Tower the 28-metre-high five-storey tower
-- also known as Five-storey Pagoda -- was built on the order
of Zhu Liangzu, the Yongjia Marquis of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)..
As a magnificent building, it commands a bird's-eye view of
the whole city. The tower now houses the City Museum, with
exhibits which describe the history of Guangzhou from Neolithic
times till the early part of this century.
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