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Guangzhou, neighboring Hong Kong and Macao, is the
capital of Guangdong
Province, and the largest city in South China as well. The city has
eight districts and
four counties, with a population of 6,290,000 people. Guangzhou has been
listed in China's
24 historic and cultural cities. It has long been one of China's ports
of foreign trade
and friendly exchanges. The past decade has seen great economic
achievements in the city
thanks to the policy of reform and opening to the outside world which
was first carried
out in Guangdong. Now the city has become a well-known industrial city.
Rapid progress has also been made in the tourism industry. Many hotels,
restaurants and
night markets have been opened in the city. A continuous stream of
visitors including
overseas Chinese, compatriots from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao and
foreign travelers come
to the city every year.
SCENIC PLACES OF INTEREST -
THE SUN YAT-SEN
MEMORIAL HALL: Located on Dongfeng Road, it was built
between 1929-1931,
with the fund from overseas Chinese and the local people to the memory
of Dr. Sun Yat-sen,
who led the overthrow of the last dynasty in 1911 and founded the first
republic ever in
China in 1912. It houses an assembly hall with a seating capacity of
4,700 people.
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THE TOMB OF 72 MARTYRS AT HUANGHUAGANG:
Built
in 1918 in memory of the martyrs who died in the Guangzhou Uprising
against the Qing court
led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen on April 27, 1911.
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THE MEMORIAL HALL OF THE CHEN FAMILY:
Located
on Zhongshan Qilu, also known as the Chen's Academy of Learning, it was
built between
1890-1894, to serve as the ancestor temple of the Chens in 72 counties
in Guangdong, as
well as a learning academy for their descendants. It was well furnished
with a strong
local architectural style.
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THE
SIX-BANYAN TEMPLE: Also called Flower Pagoda
1000-Buddha Pagoda, it was
first built in 537. It was named Liurong/six-banyan because the famous
song writer Su
Dongpo wrote the two characters here. It is 57.6 metres high, nine
stories on the outside
and 17 stories inside. A climb on the pagoda can give a full view of the
city.
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CONQUERING
THE SEA TOWER: Atop Yuexiu Hill, also called the
Five-storied Tower,
Conquering the Sea Tower was built in 1380 by Zhu Liang, a Yuan general
who gave in to the
Ming, to mark the conquest by the Ming.
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THE
TOMB OF NANYUE PRINCE: Located on Jiefang Beilu,
excavated in 1983, it is
the tomb of the second prince of the Western Han Dynasty of 2,100 years
ago. More than
2,000 cultural relics unearthed in the tomb are of great value for the
study of the
politics, economy and people's life of south China at that time.
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GUANGXIAO
TEMPLE: The earliest temple in Guangzhou, it got its
current name in
1151.
Many famous monks from India and China have carried on Buddhist
activities there.
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THE MOSQUE: Located on
Guangta Road, also known
as Huaisheng Mosque or popularly known as Light Tower, it was said to be
built by two
Arabian missionaries in 627 in memory of Mohammed. It was called Light
Tower because it is
smooth and was once used as a beacon for the boats on the Zhujiang
River.
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YUEXIU
PARK:
Located on Dahei Road, 920,000 square metres in area. It is the largest
park in Guangzhou,
including seven hills, three artificial lakes, Conquering the Sea Tower,
the Monument to
Sun Yat-sen, the Statue of Five Rams, the Seaman's Pavilion, the Jinyin
Children's
Amusement Ground and a swimming ground.
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GUANGZHOU ZOO:
Located on Xianlie Road, 430,000 square metres in area, it is the
largest zoo in South
China. More than 2,000 animals in 200 species are on exhibition in the
zoo, including the
giant panda, golden-haired monkey, red-crowned crane and other precious
animals unique to
China.
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THE
ORCHID
GARDEN: Located on the west of Liuhu Lake, it is a
small park featuring
orchids. The garden grows more than 10,000 pots of orchids in over 100
varieties. With
trees and flowers and winding paths, the park presents a scene as
beautiful as a painting.
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THE GUANGZHOU IMPORT AND
EXPORT COMMODITIES FAIR: A
biannual event, which, usually referred to as the Guangzhou Spring Trade
Fair,
15APR96-30APR96, and the Guangzhou Autumn Trade Fair, 15OCT96-30OCT96,
brings thousands of
traders from around the world. It is so far the biggest and the oldest
international trade
fair -40 odd years old-, on the mainland of China.
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