Best of Guangzhou Day Tour

Tour Code: SE-GZ02

Tour Departure/ Pick-up: Guangzhou Port

Tour Duration: 4 hours

Tour Highlights: Chen Clan Academy, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

Itinerary

In the morning, you will be greeted by the local guide at the pier. Today you will visit the must-seeing sightseeing in Guangzhou. First you will visit the Chen Clan Academy. Located at Zhongshan 7th Road, the Chen Clan Academy is a symmetric complex consist 19 buildings with nine halls and six courtyards. Facing south, the complex forms around a north-south axis. A large collection of southern China art pieces, for example, wood carvings and pottery, can be found in the structure. The Chen Clan Academy complex exemplifies traditional Chinese architecture and decoration style, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments worldwide. It was added in the list of "Cultural Relics of National Importance under the Protection of the State" in 1988. After that, you will continue to visit the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is an octagon-shaped building in Guangzhou. The hall was designed by Lu Yanzhi and was built with funds raised by local and overseas Chinese people in memory of Sun Yat-sen. Construction work commenced in 1929 and completed in 1931. The hall is a large octagonal structure with a span of 71 meters without pillars, housing a large stage and seats 3,240 people.

Having been severely damaged it was repaired and improved several times until 1998, when it was comprehensively upgraded to its present-day condition. A statue of Sun Yat-sen was erected in front of the main entrance. Then you will transfer back to the pier. Service ends.