Yuexiu Park is the largest comprehensive park in Guangzhou. Yuexiu Mountain, the main body of Yuexiu Park, was named after Zhao Tuo, the king of South Vietnam in the Western Han Dynasty, built the "Chaohantai" on the mountain. There are ancient Chu Pavilion, Foshan Archway, Ancient City Wall, Fangbao, Sun Yat-sen Monument, Sun Yat-sen Reading Room Monument, Wu Tomb, Ming Shaowu Junchen Tomb, Sailor Pavilion, Wuyang Legend Sculpture Group, Spherical Water Tower and other attractions in the park. The area where the park is located has been one of the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng since the Yuan Dynasty. In 2006, the park was rated as a national 4A tourist attraction.
Yuexiu Mountain, the main body 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 2,000 years ago, Zhao Tuo, the king of South Vietnam, who established the first feudal dynasty in Lingnan, once gave a banquet in this mountain and warmly entertained Lu Jia, the messenger sent by Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of Han Dynasty. Yuexiu Mountain has the former site of Yuewangtai. According to legend, every year on the third day of the third lunar month, Zhao Tuo will visit here for fun, and the accompanying officials will sing and dance on the stage, so it is also called the Song and Dance Gang.
During the Southern Han Dynasty, the monarch of the Southern Han Dynasty took Yuewangtai as a banquet place and planted exotic flowers and trees on the hiking trail, which was called "Hulu Road". Jin Ju and Furong were planted all over the trail, and the monarch of the Southern Han Dynasty and his ministers often spent the night here. During the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Yuexiu Mountain has become a famous scenic spot in Guangzhou, such as Yuetai Qiuyue, Yuexiu Songtao, Xiangshan Bridge Pavilion, Yuexiu Lianfeng and zhenhai tower. Without exception, Yuexiu Mountain has been listed as an important scenic spot among the "Eight Scenes of Yangcheng" in past dynasties.
Yuexiu Park is one of the earliest parks in Guangzhou and the largest comprehensive park in Guangzhou. During the Republic of China, Dr. Sun Yat-sen proposed to build Yuexiu Mountain into a big park. After the liberation of Guangzhou, this idea came true. Today, Yuexiu Park has beautiful natural scenery and subtropical characteristics, and also preserves various historical sites and relics. The newly-built Garden Road also connects various scenic spots.
Yuexiu Park is a mountain park, and Yuexiu Mountain belongs to the remnant vein of Baiyun Mountain, with an east-west extension of about 3 kilometers and an altitude of more than 70 kilometers. Also known as Yuexiu Mountain and Wang Yueshan in history. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Guanyin Pavilion was built on the mountain, so it was often called Guanyin Mountain by the people.
The park consists of the main peak Yuejinggang, seven hills around Guihuagang, Mukougang and Li Yugang, and three artificial lakes: Beixiu, Nanxiu and Dongxiu. The whole park is surrounded by mountains and waters with natural scenery. Pavilion, terrace, building, pavilion, corridor, pavilion and other garden attractions are very rich in Lingnan characteristics. Every spring and autumn, the park will hold a flower show, and many tourists come to visit it over the years.
Yuexiu Mountain is a treasure trove of geomantic omen in Guangzhou. Geographically, Guangzhou is surrounded by mountains and seas, with Jiulian Mountain in the five mountains in the north and Lingdingyang in the south. There is Luofu Mountain on the left, and Qingyun Mountain on the right as the "Suzaku" and "Xuanwu" vaults, extending to Baiyun Mountain and Yuexiu Mountain in Guangzhou. Seen from the map, Baiyun Mountain and Yuexiu Mountain are like huge black dragons, and on both sides of the Pearl River, a "flying dragon absorbs water" trend is formed.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Mao, Liu, Zhu, Zhou, and other party and state leaders visited the park many times. Among them, leader Mao swam in Yuexiu Mountain Swimming Pool for seven times, and leader Zhu wrote a poem "You Yuexiu Park" for Yuexiu Park: Yuexiu Park is full of flowers and trees, and all flowers bloom in spring. Only the orchid fragrance is just right, and it will be expensive later. In addition, Yuexiu Park also received more than 20 foreign heads of state and friendly groups such as Nixon, Sihanouk and Kim Il Sung.
Conclusion There are some ancient traditional buildings in many parks. If you don't look around, just looking at those buildings is like being in an ancient environment. If Guangzhou people have never been to Guangzhou Yuexiu Park, it must be a pity.