Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Guangzhou, China

The commemorative statue of Guangzhou Liberation, located in the center of Haizhu Plaza, Guangzhou, China, was built to commemorate the Liberation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The original author was the sculptor Yin Jichang. His creative version was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. The current statue of the Guangzhou Liberation Memorial was rebuilt in 1979 and was re -created by Pan He and Liang Mingcheng. The commemorative statue of Guangzhou Jiefang is carved with granite, 11.5 meters high, a three -way base of 3.6 meters high, and 4.3 meters long each. The front is engraved with Ye Jianying inscribed "Guangzhou Liberation Commemorative on October 14, 1949". "All power belongs to the people" seal, respectively, standing on the base is the whole body of the soldiers holding a rifle with a rifle, a left hand holding flowers, a smile, and a vision.

Wikipedia: 广州解放纪念像 (ZH)

Baiting Xu Dafu's family temple is located in Xudi, Gaodi Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. Xu Baiting was originally one of the four major salt merchants in Guangzhou, and later his eldest son Xu Xiangguang led his clan to build an ancestral hall on Gaodi Street, which is now the family temple of Xu Dafu. Xu Dijia Temple was originally a three-entry building, now only two entrances remain, the third entrance has been demolished, and built as a building. It is now used as an activity center for retired teachers in Yuexiu District. In July 2002, it was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Guangzhou.

Wikipedia: 拜庭许大夫家庙 (ZH)

The site of the wooden sluice gate of the Nanyue Kingdom is located on the basement floor of Guangming Square between Xihu Road and Huifu East Road in Guangzhou, China. It is the earliest, largest and most well-preserved wooden sluice site found in the world.

Wikipedia: 南越国木构水闸遗址 (ZH)

The Dafo Temple is a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Located in Yuexiu District, Dafo Temple is a grand temple with a history of more than one thousand years and was built by Emperor Liu Yan in the Southern Han dynasty (917–971). It has been praised as one of the "Five Largest Temples of Guangzhou" in history. Later it was destroyed and rebuilt many times. In the late Ming dynasty, the temple was declining day by day and was devastated by the war while Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao conquered Guangdong in 1649. During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor in 1663, the temple was rebuilt and expanded by Shang Kexi continuously. According to the national policy of free religious belief, the temple was approved by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government to be restored as a Buddhist temple in 1981. Then Master Guangming, vice-president of the Guangzhou Buddhist Association, served as abbot; he tried to revitalize Dafo Temple and restore the style of the large temple. On August 9, 1993, Dafo Temple was put on the list as a Municipality Protected Historic Site by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government.

Wikipedia: Dafo Temple (Guangzhou) (EN), Website

Beijing Road is a street integrating culture, entertainment and commerce in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China, and is the most prosperous commercial center in the history of Guangzhou, with an average daily flow of about 350,000 people. Beijing Road stretches from Guangwei Road in the north to Yanjiang Middle Road in the south, with a total length of more than 1,500 meters.

Wikipedia: 北京路商业步行街 (ZH)

The former site of the Guangzhou Fire Bureau, now No. 49 Wenming Road, the former Central Fire Department of Guangzhou City, the former Central Fire Department of Guangzhou City, was designed in 1924 by Charles Berger, the father of modern architecture in Guangzhou, due to insufficient funds, the project dragged on for 4 years, and was not completed until 1927, costing more than 80,000 yuan.

Wikipedia: 广州市消防局旧址 (ZH)