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Lady of Lourdes, (Tiānzhǔjiào Lùdé Shèngmǔ Táng MAP GOOGLE MAP ;14 Shamian Dajie;
8am-6pm; Line 1, Huángshā) built by the French in 1892, is on the eastern end.
MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF GENERALISSIMO SUN YATSEN'S MANSION
HISTORIC SITE
(Sūn Zhōngshān Dàyuánshuài Fǔ MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 8901 2366; www.dyshf.com ;
18 Dongsha Jie, Fangzhi Lu; 9am-4.30pm Tue-Sun; Line 2, Shì Èrgōng)
Sun Yatsen lived in this restored mansion when he established governments in Guǎngzhōu
in 1917 and 1923. The beautiful complex comprises two Victorian-style buildings housing
displays on the history of Guǎngzhōu in the revolutionary era, as well as Sun's living quar-
ters. A cab from Shāmiàn Island costs about ¥40, and from Shì Èrgōng station, about ¥20.
GARDENS
YÚYÌN MOUNTAIN VILLA
(Yúyīn Shānfáng 3482 2187;Náncūn, Pānyú;adult/child ¥18/9; 8am-6pm; Line 1, Dàshí, exit A)
One of Guăngdōng 's four famous classical gardens, this graceful property was built in 1871
by an official of the Qing court. It incorporates the landscaping styles of Sūzhōu and Háng-
zhōu, and the features of Lĭngnán architecture. The result is a photogenic collection of pa-
vilions, terraces, halls, bridges and lakes. It also has a dessert shop selling ginger milk curd
(, jiāngzhī zhuàngnă i).
The Waterside Pavilion commands a different vista on each of its eight sides; the Deep
Willow Room features ancient art and coloured 'Manchu' windows, ( mǎnzhoū chuāng ) aka
'four-season windows' ( sìjì chuāng ), which create an illusion of changing seasons by altering
the hue of the outside scenery.
Turn left when you leave the metro. There's a stop for the Route 8 feeder bus to Qīxīng-
găng Gōngyuán (¥2). Disembark at Nánshān Gōngyuán (), the 20th stop, after half an hour.
Cross to the opposite and leafy side of the road. Bus 30 (¥2) from the stop there takes you to
the entrance of Yúyìn Mountain Villa just one stop away.
MUSEUM
WHAMPOA MILITARY ACADEMY
(Huángpǔ Jūnxiào 8820 1082; 9am-5pm Tue-Sun; Line 2, Chìgǎng, exit C1)
This academy on Chángzhōu Island (Chángzhōu Dǎo) was founded in 1924 by the Kuo-
mintang to train military elites for both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Many of
the graduates went on to fight in important conflicts and civil wars. The present structure
has a museum dedicated to the revolutionary history of modern China. After leaving the
metro, board bus 262 on Xingang Zhonglu to Xīnzhōu Pier (Xīnzhōu Mǎtou). Ferries (¥2)
to the academy depart every hour from 7.40am to 7.40pm.
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