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The Guangdong Museum of Art holds the largest collection of contemporary Chinese art in China. Special exhibitions often present experimental work that reflects the changing political and social environment of this developing country. The museum also presents a large number of exhibitions of work by well-known artists from other Asian and Western countries. The Guangdong Museum of Art is open from Tuesday - Sunday, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., no admission after 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost 15 rmb with prices subject to change for special exhibitions. Discounts are available for students, teachers, and senior citizens with proper identification. Address: 38 Yan Yu Lu Er Sha Island Guangzhou, P.R. China 510105
Telephone number: 873751087 City Buses 248 and 89 stop on Er Sha Island close to the museum. Guangzhou Museum The Guangzhou Museum is located in Yuexiu Park within the 14th century Tower Controlling the Sea (zhenhai lou). Each of the 5 stories of the 28 meter (92ft) tower has exhibitions relating to the history of Guangzhou from prehistoric times to the present. The 3rd and 4th floors have some interesting exhibits relating to Guangzhou’s role as a trading center both before and after the Opium Wars (1839-1862). The top floor of the tower has a café and a selection of shops selling traditional gifts and souvenirs. Zhenhai Tower Standing on the top of Yuexiu Hill in the northern suburbs, the 28-metre-high five-storey tower -- also known as Five-storey Pagoda -- was built on the order of Zhu Liangzu, the Yongjia Marquis of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), to flaunt his power that was able to "shake the seas and mountains". A magnificent building, it commands a bird`s-eye view of the whole city. The tower now houses the City Museum, with exhibits which describe the history of Guangzhou from Neolithic times till the early part of this century. Bright Filial Piety Temple Bright filial Piety Temple is also called Guanghua Temple. Situated in the city proper and first built in the Three Kingdoms period (220-280), the temple is known as the "first ancient temple in South China". The Sixth Ancestor Hall in the temple was built in memory of Huineng, the sixth master of the Chan Sect of Buddhism, who was also the most influential monk in the history of Chinese Buddhism. In the temple there is also a pagoda where Huineng`s hair was buried. Other ancient structures in the temple include The Sakyamuni Hall, The Samgharama Hall, The King of Heaven Hall, and two iron towers. Temple of the Six Banyan Trees The temple is known as Liu Rong Temple in Chinese. Situated inside the city, the temple, first built in the Five Dynasties period (907-960), was originally called Baozhuangyan Temple. It was renamed in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) as Su Shi, a great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), was found to shave written the two characters of Liu Rong when he saw the six ancient banyan trees there on a visit to the temple. In the temple there is a 57-metre-high, 17-story octagonal pagoda, which has on its top a bronze column with 1,000 Buddhist sculptures. The column, with its metal accessories, weighs five tons, something rarely seen in ancient China. The pagoda is also called Flower Pagoda for its colorful exterior. In the temple there are also three large bronze Buddhist sculptures made in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), each standing six metres high and weighing 10 tons. Huaisheng (Remember the Sage) Mosque Built in the city during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the building is one of the oldest mosques in China. The name of the mosque mean
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