Historic Site sights in Guǎngzhōu
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Chen Clan Ancestral Hall
This enormous compound is an ancestral shrine, a Confucian school and a 'chamber of commerce' for the Chen clan, built in 1894 by the residents of 72 villages in Guǎngdōng; the Chen lineage is the predominant family. The complex encompasses 19 buildings of the traditional Lingnan style (southern Chinese style). All buildings contain exquisite carvings, statues and paintings, and are decorated with ornate scrollwork throughout. Take metro line 1 to Chénjiācí station.
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Memorial Museum of Generalissimo Sun Yatsen's Mansion
In Hǎizhū district, this beautiful Victorian mansion was where Sun Yatsen lived when he established governments in the then Canton in 1917 and 1923. Take metro line 2 to Shì Èrgōng station (the Second Workers Cultural Palace), and then take a taxi (Y9).
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Peasant Movement Institute
The institute was established in 1924 by the CCP at the site of a former Confucian temple. Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai both taught here, before the school closed in 1926. You can see Mao Zedong's re-created personal quarters and even his bed. Take metro line 1 to Nóngjiǎng Suǒ station.
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