Information on the Five Towers of Yuexiu Mountain

Located in the north of Guangzhou City. In the early Ming Dynasty, a Guanyin Pavilion was built on the top of the mountain, so it was also called Guanyin Xiang Facility. Ancient buildings were built and became Yuexiu Mountain Park with an area of ??nearly 1 million square meters. Most of the park is hilly, and there are three artificial lakes in the park, Nanxiu Lake and Dongxiu Lake.

It is named after the former site of Yuewangtai. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was a famous Taoist mountain with a Taoist temple named Sanyuan Palace. There is Qiulongxian Well in the palace, which is said to be Baogu Well in the Jin Dynasty. Baogu was the daughter of Bao Liang, the governor of Nanhai in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the wife of the famous Taoist Ge Hong. She was good at acupuncture and was praised by the world. This well was named in memory of her. After the Song Dynasty, Taoism became increasingly prosperous, the palace site was expanded, and another Taoist temple was built on the mountainside. Today's Yuexiu Tower is the former site. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Hua Ying commanded Huaying to build the Guanyin Pavilion on the top of the mountain, which was also called "Guanyin Mountain". There is a hill to the west called "Wuyang Mountain". It is named after an 11-meter stone statue of the Five Rams standing on the top of the hillock. It is said that during the reign of King Zhou Yi, five immortals came to Chuting (the ancient name of Guangzhou) riding five sheep with ears of grain in their mouths. They gave the ears of grain to good people and wished them never to have famine. After saying this, they disappeared and the sheep transformed. For stone. The Wuyang Stone Statue was created based on this legend and is regarded as the emblem of Guangzhou.

There are many scenic spots and historic sites in the park, including Wuyang Mountain, Zhenhai Tower, etc.

Wuyang Mountain is on the hill in the west of the park. On the top of the hill stands an 11-meter-high stone statue of the Five Rams. Legend has it that in the ancient Zhou Dynasty, five immortals came to Chuting (the ancient name of Guangzhou) riding sheep with six ears of grain in their mouths. They gave the ears of grain to the people of the city and wished that the people would never have famine. The immortal finished his words and disappeared, and the sheep turned into stone. The Wuyang Stone Statue was created by artists based on this myth. This is why Guangzhou uses "Yangcheng" and "Gui" as its nicknames and abbreviations. The Wuyang Statue is carved from granite and has a subtle and poetic shape. It is regarded as a symbol of Guangzhou.

Zhenhai Tower is located on the top of Yuexiu Mountain and is commonly known as the "five-story building". It was built in the early Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. At that time, Japanese pirates were constantly invading my country's coastal borders. In order to strengthen defense, local officials took the meaning of "heroic Zhenhai" and built the Zhenhai Tower on the top of the mountain. Zhenhai Tower is 28 meters high, about 30 meters wide, and divided into five floors. The roof and overhangs on each floor are covered with glazed tiles, and the walls on the lower two floors are built with red stone. Climbing the stairs and looking out, the scenery of Guangzhou is vividly visible. Zhenhai Building has been repaired many times. When it was renovated in 1928, the wooden floors and columns were replaced with reinforced concrete. On both sides of Zhenhai Tower are Ming Dynasty city walls about 170 meters long. Now the Guangzhou Museum has been established here.

The Sun Yat-sen Monument is located on the top of Yuexiu Mountain, also known as the Memorial Tower. It was built in memory of Sun Yat-sen, the great revolutionary forerunner of our country, and was designed by Lu Yanzhi, the designer of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. Construction started in 1929 and was completed that year. The monument is built of weather-resistant granite, 37 meters high, and square in shape. There is a staircase spiraling up inside the stele tower. The full text of Sun Yat-sen's will is engraved on the front of the monument on a huge piece of granite. Yuexiu Park - Five Rams Stone Sculpture Regarding the legends of "Five Rams" and "Five Immortals", we have already introduced them before. "Five sheep carrying grains gather in Chu Ting" is a myth derived from the ancient Guangzhou people's yearning for a better life. This is indeed a beautiful legend. For the ancient Baiyue people, what could be better than "water without famine"? Five immortals gave the fine rice seeds to the people of Guangzhou, coupled with the abundant sunshine and climate in Guangzhou, The good natural conditions of mildness and abundant rainfall enabled the people of Guangzhou to achieve a bumper harvest, and Guangzhou became the richest place in Lingnan. The Wuyang Stone Statue is located in Yuexiu Park. There is a beautiful legend about this stone statue: five immortals dressed in five-color clothes, riding five-color sheep, floated from the South China Sea and landed in Guangzhou. Each of the five sheep held a stem in its mouth. Six ears of rice. The immortal gave the ears of rice to the local residents and wished that there would never be famine. After saying this, he flew away in the sky and turned the sheep into stone. Guangzhou is also nicknamed "Yangcheng" and "Suicheng".

According to ancient legends, a five-goat sculpture was built in Yuexiu Mountain in 1959. This Wuyang stone sculpture is 11 meters high including the base. It is carved from more than 130 pieces of granite and has a volume of about 53 cubic meters. The stone on the sheep's head alone weighs more than 2 tons. The five sheep are of different sizes. The ewe looks up into the distance with ears of grain in its mouth, and seems to look back and smile, looking into the world. The other four sheep surround him, cuddling closely, playing, grazing, or sucking milk. They have different postures, beautiful shapes and full of interest. It is said that when the statue was completed, someone asked if it was a sheep riding on the Five Immortals, how could there be a suckling sheep? In fact, the five immortals and the five goats are all imaginary myths. Since they are immortal sheep, no matter how big or small, they have their own immortal style and the boundless Dharma. The sculptors used their extraordinary imagination and ingenuity. For more than 40 years, the Wuyang stone sculpture has been known as the emblem of Guangzhou and has added a lot of color to Yuexiu Park. The legend of Wuyang is also widely circulated. Tourists at home and abroad come here to imagine, linger and take pictures one after another.