Atlas of China
Zhongshan 中山Zhōngshān
Sun Yat-sen's home county, where returned emigrants built arcaded streets
About Zhongshan
Called Xiangshan until 1925, Zhongshan was renamed after Sun Yat-sen, first provisional president of the Republic of China, who was born in the village of Cuiheng, where his former residence and a memorial museum stand. Xiangshan emigrants also founded Shanghai's four great department stores, and returned emigrants built the arcaded shophouses of Sunwen West Road in the old centre of Shiqi. Other stops include Zhan Garden, the Chadong Chen Ancestral Halls and the rosewood furniture town of Dachong.
What to eat in Zhongshan
- Shiqi pigeon (石岐乳鸽)
- Almond biscuits (杏仁饼)
Listed sites in Zhongshan
5 sites in Zhongshan are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.
- Sun Yat-sen's Hometown, Cuiheng 孙中山故里 5A scenic area · National heritage site
The village of Cuiheng, where Sun Yat-sen was born and grew up, centred on the two-storey house that his elder brother Sun Mei paid for and Sun himself oversaw building in 1892, with a Western-style front and a traditional Chinese interior. - China (Dachong) Redwood Culture Expo City 大涌红木文化博览城 4A scenic area · on the map
A large complex of new buildings in mixed old styles in Dachong, a town whose hardwood ('redwood' or mahogany) furniture industry dates from the late 1970s, combining Lingnan, Jiangnan, Huizhou and imperial palace architecture. - Huayi Plaza, Guzhen 华艺广场 4A scenic area · on the map
A lighting-industry showcase run by the Huayi lighting group in Guzhen, a town built on the lighting industry. - Zhan Garden 詹园 4A scenic area · on the map
A private classical garden built from 1998 over five years by the Macau businessman Huang Yuanxin for his mother and named after her family name, Zhan. - Chadong Chen Ancestral Halls 茶东陈氏宗祠群 National heritage site · on the map
A group of four Qing-dynasty ancestral halls of the Chen clan in Chadong village, Langbian, one of the larger and better-preserved ancestral-hall groups in the Pearl River Delta.
On the map
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