Zhenhai Tower (Guangzhou Museum)

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With a history of 630 years, Zhenhai Tower is a five-floor tower located on the top of Yuexiu Mountain. It is also known among the locals as the Five-Story Tower and Wanghai Tower. There is an old saying in Guangzhou that "You have been to Guangzhou only after visiting the five-story tower". As one of the landmarks in Guangzhou, it is reputed as the best preserved architecture with best vigour and unique traditional features. The tower is also named as Guangzhou Museum which shows the changing and development of Guangzhou's culture, customs and the city itself through the display of ten thousand cultural relics, pictures and historical data of Guangzhou. On its west seats a stele corridor which shows the stele carvings of the past dynasties of China and 12 Ancient Cannons. If you want to have a deep understanding of the city's culture and history, Zhenhai tower is a must see attraction.

Zhenhai Tower is located in Yuexiu Park	The front view

The tower is 92 feet (25 meters) in height, 102 feet (31 meters) in width and 52 feet (16 meters) in depth. The walls of its first and second floor are built with red sandstones while the other floors are brick walls with the thickness of 13 feet (3.9 meters). Combined with the structures of tower and floor, the outside wall of the tower is in a decreased shape from the bottom to its top. Its magnificent appearance with overlapped brims and spectacular red walls make it reputed as "the first scape in South China". The horizontal plaque with Chinese characters of "Zhenhai Tower" is hanged in the front of its fifth floor. In front of the tower, there is a stele corridor which shows the stele carvings of the past dynasties of China; on its right side, 12 Ancient Cannons are displayed. With its unique and spectacular architecture style, the pattern of Zhenhai tower is always used as the landmark of Guangzhou to attract tourists in and abroad.

From the Qing Dynasty (1636AD—1911AD), Zhenhai Tower has been reputed as one of the eight scapes in Guangzhou and one of the modern tourist attractions for many times. The museum is a comprehensive museum which displays abundant of cultural relics and shows the history of the city. More than that, Guangzhou museum also holds various exhibitions with different themes.

The tablet of the tower	red wall

The magnificent appearance of the tower

Combined with the structures of tower and floor, the outside wall of the tower is in a decreased shape from the bottom to its top. Its magnificent appearance with overlapped brims and spectacular red walls make it reputed as "the first scape in South China". With its unique and spectacular architecture style, the pattern of Zhenhai tower is always used as the landmark of Guangzhou to attract tourists in and abroad.

The old view of Zhenhai tower	overlapped brims and spectacular red walls

12 Ancient Cannons

Located at the west side of the tower, the cannons displayed here are made in Guangzhou between Ming Dynasty and the Opium War in Qing Dynasty (1627AD – 1840 AD).

the displayed ancient cannons	Located at the west side of the tower

Displays of 5000 years' history of Guangzhou

From the second floor to the fourth floor, cultural relics and historical data of different period are displayed here from which tourists can get a whole understanding of the 5000 years' history of Guangzhou.

Cultural relics in Guangzhou Museum

Folks and arts in different period can be found in the museum, including ivory sculptures, ironware, ceramics, paintings, old coins, and embroiders.

Cultural relics in Guangzhou Museum	Zhenhai Tower is also named Guangzhou Museum

	Baiyun Mountain		Cantonese Opera
	Chen Clan Academy		Chimelong Paradise
	Dinghu Mountain		Guangxiao Temple
	Kaiping Diaolou		Liurong Temple
	Pearl River Night Cruise		Qingping Market
	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall		Tomb of Western Han Nanyue King
	Xiangjiang Safari Park		Xiguan
	Yuexiu Park		Yum-cha
	Zhenhai Tower		Canton Tower