Yueshu Park

Yueshu Park in Guangzhou is the largest in the city and is included in the list of the most popular in China. Its area is 200 hectares, on which there are three lakes and seven hills. The main attractions are the Zhenhai Tower, a sculpture of five goats, fragments of 12 cannons - evidence of the occupation of Guangzhou by British and French troops during the Opium Wars of the mid-nineteenth century, a fragment of the fortress wall of the Ming dynasty and a monument to the revolutionary Sun Yat-sen.

The symbol of Guangzhou is a sculpture installed in 1959 depicting five deities riding goats. Tradition says that many thousands of years ago, the land around Guangzhou was not fertile and the population suffered from hunger. One day, five unknown strangers came to the city on horseback five goats and distributed to people bundles of rice that were in the mouths of animals. The mysterious wanderers left the animals and left. The goats turned to stones, and Guangzhou has been flourishing ever since.

In addition to the original sculptures and evidence of history, Yueshu Park has three artificial lakes, the total area of which exceeds 50 square kilometers. All lakes are connected by arched bridges, pavilions in traditional Chinese style are installed on the banks. On the lakes you can go boating or fishing. In addition, the park has a large number of restaurants, kiosks, tea houses, several greenhouses, a swimming pool, there is even a gym and its own stadium. Flower exhibitions are sometimes held in the park.