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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 中山纪念堂Zhōngshān Jìniàntáng
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Guangzhou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Built in 1929–31 with funds raised from local and overseas Chinese in memory of Sun Yat-sen, this octagonal hall by the architect Lü Yanzhi stands at the foot of Yuexiu Hill on the old city's north–south axis. Its blue-tiled roof covers a 71-metre auditorium without internal pillars, still used for concerts and meetings, and the Japanese surrender in Guangdong was signed here in 1945. A bronze statue of Sun stands in front, and the gardens include a kapok tree about 300 years old.
How to get to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
On Dongfeng Middle Road in Yuexiu District, central Guangzhou, beside Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall station on Metro Line 2.
Nearby
- Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔 under 10 km
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Also within 20 km: Yuexiu Park and Zhenhai Tower 越秀公园 (under 10 km), Nanyue King Museum (Mausoleum of the Nanyue King) 南越王博物院 (under 10 km), Temple of the Six Banyan Trees 六榕寺 (under 10 km), Guangxiao Temple 光孝寺 (under 10 km), Guangzhou Uprising Memorial Museum (Guangzhou Commune Site) 广州起义纪念馆 (under 10 km), Wanmu Caotang (Kang Youwei's School) 万木草堂 (under 10 km).
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