Skyline
A 600-metre tower cinched at the waist like a sleek hourglass, glowing in shifting colour over the Pearl River. Go up an hour before sunset.
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Memorial Hall#Culture
The Octagon · Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Guangzhou4.61 hr 15 min7.7k saved
A vast blue-tiled octagonal hall built without a single interior column, raised at the foot of Yuexiu Hill to honour the republic's founder.
It sits in Guangzhou, and rewards going slowly rather than ticking it off. Best morning.
Good to know
- Best time — Morning
- Arrive early for the light
- Allow more time than you think
- Keep a few yuan in cash, just in case
Photo: Shujianyang · CC BY 4.0
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