Released on: July 13, 2008, 7:04 pm

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Press Release Summary: The Chen Clan Academy, locally known as the Chen Ancestral
Hall, was built on donation from the Chen lineages in Guangdong province in the 20th
year of Guangxu Reign of the Qing dynasty (1894). It is a typical ancestral hall
building in Lingnan area, covering a total area of 15,000 square meters, 6,400
square meters to the main structure.

Press Release Body: Address: Chen Jia Ci.,Zhong Shan Qi Rd, Liwan District,
Guangzhou, CHINA
Open Hours: 08:30-17:30

The Chen Clan Academy, locally known as the Chen Ancestral Hall, was built on
donation from the Chen lineages in Guangdong province in the 20th year of Guangxu
Reign of the Qing dynasty (1894). It is a typical ancestral hall building in Lingnan
area, covering a total area of 15,000 square meters, 6,400 square meters to the main
structure.

The Chen Clan Academy gathers comprehensive features of the decorative arts of the
folk architecture in Guangdong province. All the buildings are decorated with wood
carving, brick carving, stone carving, lime sculpture, ceramic sculpture, iron
casting and colored drawing, etc. These artistic decorations own wide range of
subjects and are lively model in rich color. Mr. Guo Moruo composed one verse after
his visiting: Nature\'s engineering can be replaced by human creations. Manpower is
better than natural creations. The human world is created in a way like this. A
visiting here surpasses learning from books for ten years.

The Chen Clan Academy was listed as an important historical site under state
protection in 1988, and selected one of the Famous Eight Interests Places of
Guangzhou in the New Century with the name of Ancient Ancestral Hall Leaves Good
Reputation in 2002, it was chosen Cultural Card of Guangzhou City through public
appraisal in 2006, and became one of the tourism interests places owning
characteristics of cultural arts in Lingnan area.
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Guangzhou Travel: Temple of Hidden History

Address: NO.87 Liurong Rd. Yuexiu District. Guangzhou, China
Open Hours: 08:30-17:00

Nestled in the Liurong road, one of the four major Buddist bases in Guangzhou.
Initially built in the 3rd year of Liang Da Tong reign, thus being over 1400 years
old so far.

In the 3rd year of Yuan-fu Regin, Su Dong-po (a great writer in the ancient history
of China) once visited the temple, and saw the six old banyan trees; he then
joyfully wrote down two Chinese characters \"Liu Rong\" (Which means six Banyan Trees)
as an inscription.

Since that, the temple was called \"Six Banyan Temple\". A pagoda was later
established and called by the multitude as \"Colored Tower\", featuring 1023 small
Buddist figures of exquisite craftsmanship; together with other component parts, the
pagoda weighs nearly 5 tons heavy.
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Guangzhou Travel: Excitement for EVERY Nerve

Address: Yingbing Road, Panyu District, Guanghzou, China
Open Hours: 08:30-17:0

As a demonstration base for the Chinese Cultural Department, and as a Science
Education Base for the Guangdong Province, the Chime-Long Group has received many
awards from both the Guangzhou City and Guangdong Province Government\'s. The
Chime-Long Group\'s strong reputation for excellence has seen many important
government officials, both Chinese and foreign, and celebrities come to visit.

Chime-Long Paradise is one of the leading Amusement Parks in China. Opening in 2006,
Chime-Long Paradise has more than 70 high adventure rides and is home to the world's
largest Water Stunt Show, comprising of an international cast of stunt men and
women.

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Just a Perfect Day Feeding Animals in the Zoo


In April 2006, Xiangjiang Safari Park received 6 koalas from Australia and is the
ONLY ZOO in Mainland China to display koalas. Adding to their koala\'s story of
success was the successful birth of 4 baby koalas (joeys) in late 2006, including a
set of extremely rare koala twins. The twins are only the second set of twins to be
born in captivity, with the last set being born more than 50 years ago.

The zoo is broken into 2 main sections, the \"Safari on Foot\" section where guests
walk around a modern zoo, and a \"Safari on Wheels\" section where guest\'s board road
trains and travel through three impressive open plains sections which are the Asian
Plains, Predatory zone and African Savannah.

Xiangjiang Safari Park is creating a new era in Chinese zoos and a visit to this
park will not disappoint. The park is extremely user friendly as all park signage is
written in Chinese and English and its restaurants cater to both eastern and western
tastes.

Address: Dashi Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou, China
Open Hours: 10:00-18:00

Guangzhou Zoo has the largest overland ocean exhibition house and the largest
butterfly ecology garden in China; and the delicate and special outdoor fancy fishes
exhibition garden, Jinlin Garden, the only one in China; as well as the exciting and
adventurous performance of wild animals training.

Rapid economic progress has opened Guangzhou to the world and enriched the tourism
industry. Visitors throng Guangzhou to experience the rich history and culture of
the region. Among the various national and wildlife parks, Guangzhou Zoo in
Guangzhou deserves special mention. Features of Guangzhou Zoo in Guangzhou.

Address: 120.Xianlie Rd, Guangzhou, China
Open Hours: 09:00-17:00


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Guangzhou Travel: Relaxation in Park Themed in Local Culture

Address: Huanshi Zhong Rd, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, China
Open Hours: 06:00-21:0

Before 1949, Yue Xiu Park was a place of bleak hills for cemetery and a haunt for
gangsters. After 1949, the people\'s government mobilized the local people to plant
trees and afforest the hills, and built a stadium, swimming centre, an amusement
centre, an art gallery, a flower exhibition, hall and other cultural and
recreational grounds while protecting and renovation the original historical relics.
Inside the park there are the\" Dominating Sea Tower,\" \"the Seaman\'s Pavilion,\" \" Dr
Sun Yat-sen\'s Monument,\" \"the Five-Goat Statue\" and other tourist attractions.
In addition, there are three artificial lakes in the park. The Dongxiu Lake has an
exquisite setting, an excellent site for painting and scenery viewing. The Beixiu
Lake consists of three smaller lakes spanned by stone arch-bridges with small islets
built in the middle of the lake to contrast with the pavilions by the lakeside, thus
making the whole picture all the more fascinating. Tourists can rent boats for
rowing around and enjoy the beautiful surrounding scenery. More than one million
threes have been planted over the Yuexiu Hill including cypresses, pines, kapoks,
magnolias and some other 600 varieties of trees. Also seen in the park are many
nurseries for cultivating cassias, roses, peonies, and other flowers. The park also
puts on chrysanthemum shows and flower exhibitions every spring and autumn.


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