Four lakes
Linked waters.
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A park in the old Xiguan quarter of west Guangzhou, created in 1958 on 27 hectares, 62 per cent of them water, in four linked lakes dug by local people to ease the area's flooding; it took its present name in 1960. The park sits on Lizhiwan, «Lychee Bay», known for centuries for its lychee trees, canals and gardens, where famous gardens and orchards followed one another through the dynasties; before the city had many public parks, it was where people came to escape the summer heat, rowing and strolling. Entry is free, with stone bridges, southern-style pavilions and paths between the lakes, and it combines easily with the nearby old lanes of Xiguan.
Linked waters.
Lingnan style.
Close by.
Liwan District (Xiguan), Guangzhou
YongqingfangAn old lane quarter in Liwan, west Guangzhou, running from Enning Road in the so10 minutes walk
Chen Clan Ancestral HallA masterpiece of traditional Cantonese architecture, a complex built in 1894 und17 minutes walk4.4
Shangxiajiu Pedestrian StreetGuangzhou's first pedestrian shopping street, opened in September 1995 in the he21 minutes walk4.2
Shamian IslandA small sandbank island on the Pearl River in western Guangzhou, its Chinese nam25 minutes walk4.3It stands on historic Lychee Bay in the old Xiguan quarter, with four linked lakes and southern-style pavilions, and entry is free.