Guangzhou Liwan District Museum Travel Guide

Liwan District

Scenic spot introduction:

Guangzhou Liwan Museum focuses on collecting, displaying and researching the history, culture and folk customs of Liwan. It is the first district-level museum in Guangdong Province. The museum is opened in the former residences of celebrities and restored buildings with local characteristics. Both inside and outside, it is full of a strong historical and cultural atmosphere. The museum not only displays the life stories of two celebrities, the national capitalist Chen Lianzhong and the famous anti-Japanese general Jiang Guangnai, but also reproduces the typical model of the traditional Xiguan house and the living style and cultural landscape of Xiguan homes. In addition, the perfect view of Lingnan-style courtyards and Western-style villas coexisting, and the "Flying Banyan Tree on the Stone", known as the "representative work of Lingnan stone mountain wonders", is even more eye-catching.

Attractions distribution:

Liwan Museum is located at No. 84 Fengyuan North Street, Longjin West Road. It consists of three exhibition areas: Chen Lianzhong’s former residence, Xiguan House, and Jiang Guangnai’s former residence. Chen Lianzhong’s former residence has collection exhibitions and temporary exhibition halls; Xiguan House is the Xiguan Folk Museum, which mainly uses Ming and Qing Cantonese-style furniture, supplemented by "Xiguan House Architectural Artistic Concept", "Xiguan Folk Customs", "Wedding Customs", "Festivals" Exhibitions such as "Customs and Customs" display the living customs of Xiguan people and the charm of "Xiguanjiao" and "Zhujialin" in the past; Jiang Guangnai's former residence displays more than 200 precious cultural relics donated by Mr. Jiang Guangnai's descendants, showing the audience his early Jin Ge Iron horse, ups and downs of revolutionary career, and great contribution to China's national democratic revolution and socialist construction in the later period.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 3A scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Visits, patriotic education, history and culture, museums, old sites

Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China > Guangdong Province > Guangzhou City > Liwan District

How to get there:

Bus routes: Pantang Road Station of Routes 8 and 25, Fengyuan Road Station of Routes 74, 15, 25, 55, and 2, Duobao Road Station of Routes 2, 25, 55, and 74; Metro No. 1 Line 5 Changshou Road Station, Line 5 Zhongshan 8th Road Station.

Self-driving route: Guangzhou Houchao South China Expressway/Guangyuan Expressway → Huangpu Avenue/Dongfeng Road → Zhongshan 1st Road → Zhongshan 8th Road → Longjin West Road → Fengyuan North Street → Liwan Museum

Scenic area map:

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Tickets

Liwan Museum ticket price:

Full ticket 10 yuan

Half ticket 5 yuan

Free for minors and seniors over 65 years old; 40% off for groups of 10 or more people

Scenic area opening hours:

Open every Tuesday to Sunday from 8:30-17:30, ticket sales stop at 17:00, closed on Mondays (except legal holidays and special circumstances)

Travel Tips

Tour route:

Xiguan House: Main Gate → Doorman (Foyer) → Car Hall → Main Hall (also known as Hall or Divine Hall) → First Room (Elders’ Room) → Second Hall (Dining Room) → Second Room (Tail Room)