Guangzhou

Capital of Guangdong province in southern China, Guangzhou is the largest metropolis in South China's coastal area. Adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao Guangzhou has greatly benefited from reforms, which have made china more open. Now Guangzhou is China's southern gateway.

Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall

    It was built with funds contributed by overseas Chinese and the residents of Guangzhou to honor Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and was built on the site of the presidential house where Dr. Sun Yat-sen acted as the provisional president in 1922.

Foshan Ancestral Temple

    It is a Taoist temple, first built during Emperor Yuan Feng's reign (1078-1085) of the Song Dynasty. The whole structure is characterized by compactness and simplicity.

Liurong Temple
(Six-Banyan Temple)

    It was built in 537. Six banyan trees once grew in its courtyard. The trees impressed Su Dongpo, great poet and calligrapher of Song Dynasty, so much that he immediately wrote two characters Liu Rong (six banyan trees).

Guangzhou: Ancestral Temple of Chen Family

    It was built during the reign of Emperor Guang Xu from 1890 to 1894, with funds raised from the Chen's families. On its ground of 10,000 square meters, there are six courtyards and nine main halls, luxuriously furnished, typical of South China architecture.