Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 

The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, located on the Dongfeng Middle Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou city, for commemorating the democratic revolutionary pioneer Mr. Sun Yat-sen who ended the 2000-year feudal monarchy system. It started to built in 1929 and completed in 1931, covering an area of more than 60,000 square meters surrounded with iron fences.

What to see

Bronze statue

When you entering into the gate of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, you will notice there is a bronze statue in the middle of the hall, 5.5 meters high, 3.9 tons weigh. The bronze statue describes that Mr. Sun is delivering a speech when he was Sun Yat-sen University. Under the basement of white granite, it carved content of “The Outline of Founding”, the work of Mr. Sun.

The traditional and western building

The Memorial Hall is a grand and octagonal ancient palace building with a height of 49 meters, covering 3700 square meters. It looks like a dragon bones after placing four double roof architecture on each side. Red pillars, yellow bricks and sapphire blue glazed tiles, the whole building is so elegant and traditional. In the middle, it hangs a plaque written four words “Tian Xia Wei Gong” by Sun Yat-sen, which means the whole world belongs to all. When you walk closer, you will enjoy the exquisite carving on the pillars, ceiling and beam, five big rectangular-shape glass bronze chandeliers are hanging on the ceiling along the corridor. While entering inside, there aren’t pillars that make this hall spacious and bright. Dividing into two floors, it can hold 5000 persons. The oval ceiling was placed superior gold foil, looking so splendid and magnificent.

Exhibition hall

The exhibition hall is on the northwest of the memorial hall, mainly introducing Mr. Sun’s life and deeds, who has made countless efforts for the liberation of Chinese people, no wonder he is respected as the founding father of China.

Ancient trees

Kapok trees live for more than 300 years, which were considered as the oldest kapok trees in Guangzhou city. You will enjoy the beautiful blooming kapok flower if you travel in early March. Besides, there are two biggest Magnolia trees planted on the completion of the hall, blooming fragrant and spotless white flowers in June and October, and it's a great opportunity to take pictures here.