Yuexiu Park is one of the earliest parks of Guangzhou and is a large-scale comprehensive park. Early back to Nanyue State of Western Han, Yuexiu Mountain had been the place of interest for people at that time. In the modern times, Sun Yat-sen had brought forward to build Yuexiu Mountain a large park. His wish didn’t come true at that time; Yuexiu Park was only a small park instead of a large one. After the liberation of Guangzhou, the people’s government realized his fancy. Now Yuexiu Park is a park that is like in spring all the seasons with undulating hills and jade green trees, fulfilled with the thriving life and green charms of subtropical areas. Besides the kinds of historical relics and remains reserved, the newly built paths in the park extend in all directions connecting every scenic spots together.
Yuexiu Park is a park of mountains. It belongs to the ending ranges of Baiyun Mountain, stretching for 3km from the east to the west with an altitude of over 70ms. In history Yuexiu Mountain(in Chinese characters of “越秀”)was called Yuexiu Mountain (in Chinese characters of “粤秀”) or Yuewang (king of Yue) Mountain. In Yongle times at Ming Dynasty, there was a Kwan-yin Temple on the mountain so the folk people call it Kwan-yin Mountain.
Yuexiu Park, connecting with Xiaobei Road at the east, linking to Yingyuan Road at the south and neighboring Huanshi Road at the north and facing North Jiefang Road at the west, can be entered through 7 gates including the front gate, the east gate, the south gate and the north gate. The park has a total area of 928,000 m2 including 7 hills of Yuexiu Mountain, Muke Hill, Changyao Hill, Liyutou Hill and Sweet Osmanthus Hill and Beixiu, Nanxiu and Dongxiu 3 artificial lakes. In the park there are pavilions, towers, lofts and water pavilions and five floor buildings and Zhongshan Monument and Five Goat Stone Statue. And there are large sports playground, natatorium and art gallery etc. This central park of the city of green trees reaching the sky has been regarded as one of the Eight Sceneries of Guangzhou from the past dynasties, for example it had the title of “Autumn Moon of Yuetai” in Yuan Dynasty, “Pine Wave of Yuexiu” in Ming Dynasty, “Tower of Zhenhai” and “Rolling Hills of Yuexiu” in Qing Dynasty and “Overlook of Yuexiu”, “Tower of Yuexiu”, “New View of Yuexiu” in modern times.
Zhenhai Tower: Standing on top of Yuexiu Mountain, it is also called Five-story Tower. It has a history of some 600years. Looking into distance from the top of the tower, you will find the Zhujiang flowing like a belt and the city of Guangzhou with flower like a piece of gorgeous embroidery right before your eyes. The rusty emplacement beside the tower is a witness of the history of the city. Hung on the tower os a couplet that reads:”Having experienced disasters many times, this high building remains contact. I wonder who was grabbing stars and touching the sky, looking down upon the whole country under heaven, and where the hero of 500 years ago is. Learning on the tower’s railing and watching my sword. I could not help but shed tears for past heroes.”
Sanyuan Temple: Built in 319 during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and situated at the foot of Yuexiu Mountain, the Sanyuan Temple consists of Sanyuan Hall, main gate, Laojun Hall and Luzu Hall. It is one of the few well-preserved Taosit temples in China.
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