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Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Sunwen West Road, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Sunwen West Road, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Sunwen West Road, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Zhongshan Shipyard Park, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

About Zhongshan

Zhongshan carries the name of its most famous son: the city was called Xiangshan, or Fragrant Mountain, until 1925, when it was renamed in honor of Sun Yat-sen, founding father of the Republic of China, who was born in the village of Cuiheng. Today this prosperous city of about 4.4 million people lies on the west side of the Pearl River estuary, facing Shenzhen and Hong Kong across the water.

Sun's childhood home and the museum around it are the main pilgrimage, and the city center keeps a giant bronze statue of him in Sunwen Memorial Park. Sunwen West Road, lined with restored early 20th-century arcaded buildings, is the old commercial heart, and the 1608 Fufeng Pagoda stands on a hill nearby. A former shipyard has been turned into one of China's most celebrated landscape parks.

The green Wugui Hills rise to the city's highest point in the south, while local kitchens are known for roast pigeon, crisp grass carp and almond cookies. The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge now links the city directly with Shenzhen.

Best seasonOctober to December, when days are sunny and dry; summers are hot, humid and stormy.

Ideal stayOne to two days for Cuiheng, the old town and a park or garden.

ArrivingIntercity trains link Zhongshan with Guangzhou and Zhuhai; Macau and Zhuhai airports are both within easy reach.

10 Ways to Experience Zhongshan

History 1

Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Former Residence Memorial Museum, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Former Residence Memorial Museum

In Cuiheng village, south-east of the city center, Sun Yat-sen's family home of 1892 still stands, a two-story house that mixes Ch...

Parks 2

Sunwen Memorial Park, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Sunwen Memorial Park

Rising above the city, this hillside park is crowned by what is described as the largest bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen in the world...

Zhongshan Shipyard Park, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Zhongshan Shipyard Park

Also known as Qijiang Park, this riverside park opened in 2000 on the site of a shipyard that operated from the 1950s until 1999....

Neighborhoods 1

Sunwen West Road, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Sunwen West Road

The historic commercial heart of Zhongshan is a pedestrian street lined with dozens of restored buildings from the early 20th cent...

Landmarks 1

Fufeng Pagoda

Built in 1608, this seven-story pagoda crowns Yandun Hill in Zhongshan Park, right beside the old city center, and has long served...

Gardens 1

Zhan Garden, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Zhan Garden

Built by a single owner over many years, this private garden in the south of the city blends the delicate craftsmanship of Suzhou-...

Hikes 1

Wugui Mountain

The Wugui Hills in the south of Zhongshan rise to 531 meters, the highest point in the city, and are covered in subtropical forest...

Entertainment 1

Zhongshan Studio City, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Zhongshan Studio City

Close to Cuiheng village, this film and television base recreates streets and buildings from the late Qing and early Republic era,...

Food and Drink 2

Shiqi Roast Pigeon

Roast young pigeon is Zhongshan's signature dish, named after Shiqi, the old heart of the city. The birds are marinated, then roas...

Zhongshan Almond Cookies

Crumbly round cookies made with mung bean or almond flour, often with a sliver of candied pork fat inside, are the classic Zhongsh...

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