Yuexiu Park

Yuexiu Park is named after Yuexiu mountain. It is composed of yuejinggang, the main peak, guihuagang, mukegang, Liyugang and three artificial lakes, namely beixiu, nanxiu and Dongxiu. In the Western Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, built "Chaohan platform" on Yuexiu mountain. After the construction of Guanyin Pavilion, also known as Guanyin Mountain. Zhenhai tower, also known as five story building, is a famous historic site. You can have a panoramic view of Yangcheng from the tower. In addition, Yuexiu Park has Yuexiu mountain stadium and Yuexiu swimming pool, as well as Jinyin playground, flower Museum, Guangzhou Art Museum, journey to the west landscape and other cultural and entertainment places. In addition to the beautiful natural scenery, Yuexiu Park also preserves the ancient Chu court and Foshan memorial archway, ancient city wall, square fort, Zhongshan monument, Sun Yat Sen's memorial tablet, Wu Tingfang's tomb, Ming Shaowu Junchen tomb, sailor Pavilion, Wuyang stone statue, Wuyang legend sculpture group, spherical water tower, TV Tower, etc.

Yuexiu Park

Yuexiu Park is the largest comprehensive park in Guangzhou. Yuexiu mountain, the main part of Yuexiu Park, is named after Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, who built "Chaohan platform" on the mountain in the Western Han Dynasty.

In the park, there is a stone archway built in the Qing Dynasty, which is engraved with the word "ancient Chu Pavilion". Many historical records regard "Chu Ting" (or "Chu Pavilion") as the prototype of Guangzhou

. There are also Zhenhai tower, ancient city wall, square fort, Zhongshan monument, monument of Sun Yat Sen's study and administration office, Wu Tingfang tomb, Tomb of emperor and Minister of Shaowu in Ming Dynasty, sailor Pavilion, Wuyang stone statue, Wuyang legend sculpture group, spherical water tower and other scenic spots in the park.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, the park has been one of the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng; in 2006, the park was rated as a national 4A scenic spot.

Park composition

The park is composed of yuejinggang, the main peak, guihuagang, mukegang, Liyugang and three artificial lakes of beixiu, nanxiu and Dongxiu. The whole park is surrounded by mountains and rivers with natural scenery. Pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, corridors, pavilions and other garden attractions are full of Lingnan characteristics. Every year in spring and autumn, many tourists come to visit the flower exhibition held in the park.

Park history

Yuexiu Park is one of the earliest parks in Guangzhou and the largest comprehensive park in Guangzhou. During the period of the Republic of China, Dr. Sun Yat Sen proposed to build Yuexiu mountain into a large park. After the liberation of Guangzhou, this idea was realized. Today, Yuexiu Park has beautiful natural scenery, rich in subtropical features, and also preserves a variety of historical relics and relics. The new garden road also connects the scenic spots.

Ancient times

Yuexiu mountain, the main part of Yuexiu Park, is a famous mountain with profound cultural heritage. As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was a scenic spot in Guangzhou. More than two thousand years ago, Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, who established the first feudal dynasty in Lingnan, once held a banquet for his officials in this mountain and warmly entertained Lu Jia, an envoy sent by Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty. There is the site of yuewangtai on Yuexiu mountain. It is said that every year on the third day of the third month of the third lunar month, Zhao Tuo would go up here to have fun. His accompanying officials would dance on the stage, which is also known as gewugang.

During the Southern Han Dynasty, the emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty used yuewangtai as a place for sightseeing and banqueting, and planted exotic flowers and trees on the Mountaineering Road, which was called "huluan road". Beside the road, golden chrysanthemums and hibiscus were planted. The emperors and ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty often spent a good night here.

By the song, yuan and Ming Dynasties, Yuexiu mountain had become a famous scenic spot in Guangzhou, such as Yuetai Qiuyue, Yuexiu Songtao, Xiangshan Qiaoge, Yuexiu Lianfeng, Zhenhai storied building, etc.

Modern times

In 1925, the Guangzhou municipal government ordered the industry and Commerce Bureau to build Yuexiu mountain as a memorial garden for premier sun.

In 1926, the citizens of Guangzhou initiated a park recreation meeting to raise money to build the park. In December of the same year, Yuexiu Park held an opening ceremony.

Since 1950, the Guangzhou municipal government has organized the masses to develop and maintain the historical relics of Yuexiu mountain, and at the same time, comprehensively rectify the greening. Zhu Guang, then mayor of Guangzhou, also wrote the inscription "Yuexiu Park" for the new gate archway.

On November 7, 1957, the new Yuexiu Park was officially opened to the general public and became the largest comprehensive park in the city, with an area of more than 750000 square meters.

In January 2006, the park was rated as a national 4A tourist attraction.

Reception of celebrities

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, Ye Jianying and other party and state leaders have visited the park many times. Among them, Chairman Mao once swam in Yuexiu mountain swimming pool seven times, and Zhu De once wrote a poem for Yuexiu Park: Yuexiu Park has a forest of flowers and trees, and a hundred flowers are blooming. Only the fragrance of orchid is just right. Wuyang city is very valuable for a time. In addition, Yuexiu Park has received more than 20 foreign heads of state and friendly groups such as Nixon, Sihanouk and Kim Il Sung.

geographical environment

Topography

Yuexiu Park is a mountain park, Yuexiu mountain belongs to Baiyun Mountain, extending about 3 kilometers in the East and West, with an altitude of more than 70 km. It is also known as Yuexiu mountain and Yuewang mountain in history. In Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, Guanyin pavilion was built on the mountain, so it is often called Guanyin Mountain.

Yuexiu mountain is the geomantic treasure land of Guangzhou. From the perspective of geography, Guangzhou is surrounded by mountains and sea, Jiulian Mountain in the north and Lingdingyang in the South; Luofu Mountain on the left and Qingyun Mountain on the right serve as "rosefinch" and "Xuanwu" arch guards, and extend to Baiyun Mountain and Yuexiu mountain in Guangzhou. According to the map, Baiyun Mountain and Yuexiu mountain are like huge black dragons, which form the potential of "flying dragons absorbing water" on the banks of the Pearl River.

ecological environment

Yuexiu Park is the largest green space in the central area of Guangzhou city. It is a natural ecosystem based on mixed forest and lake. The natural environment in the park is unique, and there are many kinds of plants in the park. The existing vegetation is a mixture of artificial vegetation and natural secondary vegetation. There are 460 species belonging to 127 families. There are 275 native plants and 185 non native plants. There are 146 species of arbors and nearly 220000 plants, mainly including Yinxiang, banyan, Tumi, Pu Shu, Broussonetia papyrifera, longan, Prynne, Acacia formosana, Bauhinia, Putao and human carpocarpus; 121 species of shrubs, including Osmanthus fragrans, plantain, Pittosporum, Forsythia suspensa, hongbeigui, etc.; 143 species of ground cover plants, including Alocasia esculenta, butterfly, Pucao, nephropteris, Wedelia, Curculigo grandiflora, iris, guibeizhu, etc. There are 19 species of palms, 8 species of bamboos, 10 species of vines, 3 species of aquatic plants and 10 species of flowers. There is Alsophila spinulosa, a national first-class protected plant.

The abundant plant species, dense bamboo forest, forest and large grassland in the park provide a good foraging and habitat environment for animals. There are 43 species of birds in the park, and South American migratory birds are also attracted. In addition, the park also inhabits dog bats, East Asian wing bats, flat skull bats and small yellow bats. There are 6 species of frogs, 10 species of fish and 66 species of insects in the park.

Scenic spots in the park

Ancient city wall of Ming Dynasty

From behind the Zhongshan monument, turning westward, you can see a section of the ancient city wall, about 200 meters long, meandering and extending, hidden in the jungle. It starts from xiaobeimen (now xiaobeihuayuan) in the East and ends at dabeimen (now the intersection of Jiefang North Road and Panfu Road) in the West. It is more than 1100 meters long, crossing Xiushan intermittently. It is the only Ming Dynasty city wall preserved in Guangzhou and the oldest existing one in Guangzhou. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Liangzu guarded Guangzhou and built it in 1380, which has a history of more than 600 years. This section of the city wall is the historical heritage of Guangzhou city wall. Together with Zhenhai tower and the bell tower behind the five immortals temple, it is regarded as one of the three major ground monuments in Guangzhou in the early Ming Dynasty.

Zhenhai building

Zhenhai building is known as the first scenic spot in Lingnan. Zhenhai building is called "five storey building" because of its five storey height. This building was built in 1380 by Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia. It was originally named "Wanghai building" and later named "Zhenhai building", which means to be a powerful coastal town.

It was changed into Guangzhou Museum in 1956.

There is an interesting legend about the construction of Zhenhai tower. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor and established his capital in Nanjing. He once toured Zhongshan Mountain in Nanjing with Taoist Tieguan. Halfway through the tour, Tieguan pointed to the southeast and said to Zhu Yuanzhang that the sea surface of Guangdong was covered with a "King's spirit", which seemed that the "son of heaven" was about to be born. He had to build a building town in Guangzhou immediately to suppress the "dragon vein", otherwise it would become a disaster of the Ming Dynasty in the future. After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly sent people to Guangdong to investigate and found that Yuexiu mountain in Guangzhou was full of the spirit of king. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial edict, ordering Zhu Liangzu, the Yongjia Marquis who guarded Guangzhou, to build a building on the mountain to suppress Wang Qi. Therefore, Zhu Liangzu built the Zhenhai tower on Yuexiu mountain, which is "tower like, tower like".

Zhenhai building is the most intact, the most powerful and the most ethnic ancient building in Guangzhou. It is 28 meters high and 31 meters wide, with a total of five floors. The first and second floors are made of red sandstone stones. Brick walls are built on more than three floors. The external walls are reduced layer by layer, like buildings and towers. The red walls and green tiles are simple and unique. In front of the building stands a pair of two meter high red sandstone stone lions carved in the Ming Dynasty. Qu Dajun, a poet in the early Qing Dynasty, once praised the Zhenhai building as "a grand sight, but a grand monument of Wuling". During the Qing Dynasty, Zhenhai tower was the tallest building in Guangzhou. On the top of the building, you can see the Pearl River and Baiyun Mountain.

Wuyang stone carving

Five-Goats Statue

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