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Southern Han Mausoleums Museum 南汉二陵Nánhàn Èr Líng
National heritage site · Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Guangzhou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Southern Han Mausoleums Museum
The tombs of two rulers of the Southern Han, a tenth-century kingdom based in Guangzhou, were found in 2003 while the Higher Education Mega Center was being built on Xiaoguwei Island: the Kangling of Liu Yan, buried in 942, and the Deling attributed to Liu Yin. A site museum opened beside them in 2019, with permanent galleries on Guangzhou's archaeology and on Southern Han history and culture. Finds include the complete text of an imperial funerary eulogy carved in stone, the earliest of its kind yet excavated, and large groups of tenth-century ceramics.
How to get to Southern Han Mausoleums Museum
On Xiaoguwei Island (Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center) in Panyu District, about 20 km south-east of central Guangzhou, reachable from the Mega Center's North and South metro stations. The Kangling tomb area and the Guangzhou archaeology gallery have been closed since December 2025, so check what is open before going; closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
- Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔 under 10 km
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Also within 20 km: Guangdong Science Center 广东科学中心 (under 10 km), Lingnan Impression Park 岭南印象园 (under 10 km), Yuyin Shanfang (Yuyin Garden) 余荫山房 (under 10 km), Haizhu National Wetland Park 海珠湿地 (under 10 km), Whampoa Military Academy Site 黄埔军校旧址 (under 10 km), Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort 长隆旅游度假区 (under 10 km).
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