# Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou > Yuexiu Park (越秀公园) is the largest park in central Guangzhou, covering Yuexiu Hill: the Five Rams statue, the 1380 Zhenhai Tower with the city museum, the Sun Yat-sen obelisk and three lakes. Entry is free, open daily about 6:00–22:00. The tower costs about ¥10 and shuts on Mondays. Allow 1.5–2 hours. Metro: Yuexiu Park, Line 2. Web page: https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/yuexiu-park - City: [Guangzhou](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou), China - YesGo score: 40/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 1 h 30 min - Entry: Free; Zhenhai Tower ≈ ¥10 - Opening hours: Park daily ≈ 6:00–22:00; Zhenhai Tower (museum) Tue–Sun 9:00–17:30, last entry 17:00, closed Mon (unofficial) - With kids: Fine with kids - Park entry: Free, no booking - Park hours: Daily ≈ 6:00–22:00 - Zhenhai Tower (Guangzhou Museum): ≈ ¥10; Tue–Sun 9:00–17:30, last entry 17:00; closed Mondays - Address: 960 Jiefang North Road (解放北路960号), Yuexiu District - Metro: Yuexiu Park (Line 2), Exit B1 for the main gate, ≈ 5 min walk - Time needed: 1.5–2 hours for the highlights; half a day with the museum and lakes - Terrain: A hill — steps and slopes, wear proper shoes - Paying: Alipay or WeChat Pay linked to a foreign card; cash accepted but keep small notes - Coordinates: 23.14287, 113.26026 - Facts checked: 04.11.2026 ## Key facts - **86 ha** — the largest park in central Guangzhou (source: English and Chinese Wikipedia; chinatravel.com) - **1380** — Zhenhai Tower built as part of the Ming city wall (source: Chinese and English Wikipedia; Guangzhou Museum article on gz.gov.cn) - **11 m** — height of the Five Rams statue, emblem of the 'City of Rams' (source: Chinese Wikipedia; Guangzhou Travel Guide; China Explorer Tour) - **28 m** — height of Zhenhai Tower, five storeys — locals call it the Five-Storey Tower (source: Chinese and English Wikipedia; Travel China Guide) - **130 blocks** — of granite in the Five Rams statue (1959) (source: Chinese and English Wikipedia) - **1929** — Guangzhou Museum opened inside the tower — one of China's oldest city museums (source: Chinese Wikipedia; Guangzhou Museum article on gz.gov.cn) - **1928** — tower rebuilt in reinforced concrete inside its Ming brick-and-stone walls (source: Chinese and English Wikipedia) - **3 lakes** — Dongxiu, Nanxiu and Beixiu — man-made, with boats for hire (source: Chinese Wikipedia; Wanderin China) - **1921** — Sun Yat-sen ordered Yuexiu Hill turned into a public park (source: Chinese Wikipedia; chinatravel.com) - **2002** — Yuexiu Park metro station opened on Line 2 (source: English Wikipedia; Travel China Guide) > **Key point: the park is free, the tower isn't — and it's shut on Mondays** You can walk into the park free of charge from early morning until late evening. The red **Zhenhai Tower**, though, is the Guangzhou Museum, with its own ticket (around ¥10 according to guides) and its own hours: roughly 9:00–17:30, last entry 17:00, and **closed on Mondays**. Want to go inside? Come Tuesday to Sunday during the day. The Five Rams statue and lakes are fine any day. ## Is Yuexiu Park free? Tickets and opening hours Yes — **entry to Yuexiu Park is free**, with no booking, and the park is open daily from about **6:00 to 22:00**. Every source we checked agrees on free entry; one guide gives a 21:00 close, so don't leave the summit for the last half-hour. The only real ticket is for **Zhenhai Tower**, which houses the Guangzhou Museum: about **¥10**, Tuesday to Sunday 9:00–17:30, last entry 17:00, closed Mondays. The price comes from travel guides rather than an official price list, so expect small changes. The museum's art gallery in the Zhongyuan building next door is listed as free. Boats on the lakes are paid separately. Paying in China works through **Alipay or WeChat Pay** linked to a foreign Visa or Mastercard; set them up before the trip. By law, cash must be accepted, but change can be a problem, so carry ¥10–50 notes. On the metro, foreign contactless cards work at marked gates. ## What to see in Yuexiu Park - **Five Rams statue (五羊石像)** — 11 m tall, carved from 130 granite blocks in 1959. A mother ram holds an ear of rice in her mouth with four lambs around her. It sits on its own knoll, up a short flight of steps. - **Zhenhai Tower (镇海楼)** — a red, five-storey fortress tower from 1380, 28 m high. Inside is the Guangzhou Museum's city history display; outside it's free to admire. - **Ming city wall** — a surviving stretch of the old city wall runs beside Zhenhai Tower. The rest of Guangzhou's walls were pulled down long ago. - **Sun Yat-sen Monument (中山纪念碑)** — a white granite obelisk on the main summit. Chinese Wikipedia dates it to 1929 and credits Lü Yanzhi, architect of the Memorial Hall below. - **Sifang Fort (四方炮台)** — old gun emplacements on a hilltop that once guarded the city's northern approach. - **Dongxiu, Nanxiu and Beixiu lakes** — three man-made lakes with rowing boats on some. Mornings bring tai chi, dancing and Cantonese opera sung to portable speakers. - **Yuexiu Stadium** — an old football ground at the foot of the hill; a glance from outside is enough unless there's a match. ## How to get to Yuexiu Park 1. From Beijing Road ([Beijing Road](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/beijing-road)) take the metro: at **Gongyuanqian** (公园前) board **Line 2** towards Jiahewanggang and ride two stops, via Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, to **Yuexiu Park** (越秀公园). It's about five minutes on the train. 2. At Yuexiu Park station use **Exit B1** — guides name it as the closest to the main west gate on Jiefang North Road, about a five-minute walk. One guide suggests Exit A for the Five Rams statue; check the station map. 3. Alternatively, **Xiaobei** (小北) on Line 5 sits by the east side of the park, about ten minutes on foot — handy if you're staying near the railway station or in the eastern part of the centre. 4. Walking from Gongyuanqian is about 2 km north along Jiefang North Road, 25–30 minutes by our estimate. It's straight but busy, so many people ride up and walk back past the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. 5. From Baiyun Airport, take Line 3 from Airport North (Terminal 2) to Jiahewanggang and change to Line 2 for Yuexiu Park. Terminal 1 and Airport South station are currently closed for reconstruction. 6. By taxi or DiDi, show '**越秀公园正门, 解放北路**' — the main gate. DiDi runs inside Alipay with an English interface; Uber doesn't operate in China. ## Zhenhai Tower and the Guangzhou Museum Zhenhai Tower — 'the tower that guards the sea' — is the park's **main paid sight**. It was built in **1380**, when the early Ming expanded Guangzhou and ran the city wall over Yuexiu Hill, and it has been burnt and repaired several times since. In **1928** it was rebuilt with a reinforced-concrete frame inside the original Ming brick and stone walls. Since **1929** it has housed the Guangzhou Museum, one of the first city museums in China. Each floor covers a stage of the city's past, from early settlement to the 20th century, and the top floor looks out over the park and city. It's a national-level protected monument. Our take: if you're curious about why Guangzhou became China's great trading port, the museum is worth its small fee and 45 minutes. If not, the tower's best side is the outside — photograph it from the lawn below, then walk the stretch of Ming wall next to it. ## The Five Rams legend: why Guangzhou is the City of Rams Legend says that in a year of famine five immortals rode into Guangzhou on five rams of different colours. They handed the people ears of rice, wished the city would never go hungry and flew away — and the rams turned to stone. That's why Guangzhou's nickname is **Yangcheng** (羊城), the City of Rams. The statue was carved in 1959 (some sources say 1960) by Yin Jichang, Chen Benzong and Kong Fanwei. It's the park's most photographed spot, so by midday there's a queue for the classic shot. Come early in the morning or towards sunset for a clear frame. ## Is Yuexiu Park worth visiting, and how long do you need? **Yes, on a first trip to Guangzhou**, especially if you like history. The statue, the tower with its museum and the old wall fit into 1.5–2 hours, two metro stops from Beijing Road. Add a boat on the lake and the climb to the obelisk and you've got half a day. Skip it if you're after manicured gardens: Yuexiu is a wooded hill with plenty of steps, and in summer heat the climbs are hard work — go before 10:00 or after 16:00. For a big view over the skyline, [Baiyun Mountain](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/baiyun-mountain) does it better; for the city's story, Yuexiu wins. ## Yuexiu Park vs other Guangzhou sights | Place | Entry | Best for | Time | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Yuexiu Park | Free; tower ≈ ¥10 | City symbol, 1380 tower, history museum | 1.5–2 hours | | Baiyun Mountain | ¥5 | Forest, cable car, city views | Half a day | | [Dafo Temple](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/guangzhou-dafo-temple) | Free | Working temple, evening lights | 30–40 minutes | | Beijing Road | Free | Shopping street, layers of old road | 1–2 hours | Prices from guides and local press — check on the day. ## Before you go to Yuexiu Park - [ ] Not a Monday, if you want the museum - [ ] Comfortable shoes — steps and slopes - [ ] Water and a hat — the hill is hard work in the heat - [ ] Alipay or WeChat Pay set up with a foreign card - [ ] A few small yuan notes - [ ] '越秀公园' saved in Chinese for taxis - [ ] Mosquito repellent in summer — the lakes attract them ## Historic sights in Guangzhou: compare and choose Every historic sight in Guangzhou rated by YesGo. - [Dafo Temple](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/guangzhou-dafo-temple) — YesGo score 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · Free - [Beijing Road](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/beijing-road) — YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free - [Shamian Island](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/shamian-island) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free, open 24 hours - [Yuexiu Park](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/yuexiu-park) — YesGo score 40/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free; Zhenhai Tower ≈ ¥10 - [Temple of the Six Banyan Trees](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/six-banyan-temple) — YesGo score 38/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · Free - [Chen Clan Academy](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/chen-clan-academy) — YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · ¥10 ## Old Guangzhou in a day: the hill, two temples and Beijing Road Yuexiu Park and Zhenhai Tower in the morning, the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees and Dafo Temple after lunch, Beijing Road for the evening. Add it to your route and YesGo will work out the timings and transfers. 1. [Yuexiu Park](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/yuexiu-park) — YesGo score 40/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free; Zhenhai Tower ≈ ¥10 2. [Temple of the Six Banyan Trees](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/six-banyan-temple) — YesGo score 38/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · Free 3. [Dafo Temple](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/guangzhou-dafo-temple) — YesGo score 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · Free 4. [Beijing Road](https://yesgo.io/china/guangzhou/beijing-road) — YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free ## Don't confuse Yuexiu Park isn't the whole of Yuexiu District (越秀区), which covers most of old Guangzhou. Nor is it the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, which stands at the foot of the hill to the south with its own entrance and ticket. The Nanyue King Mausoleum museum is a separate museum across Jiefang North Road. ## Tips - Arrive by 8–9 am: it's cooler, locals are singing and dancing by the lakes, and the Five Rams statue is still quiet. - Start at the main gate by Yuexiu Park station — Zhenhai Tower and the statue come first, and the summit obelisk makes a good finish. - The museum closes on Mondays; on a Monday, see the tower from outside and head for the lakes instead. - The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is at the southern foot of the hill and pairs neatly with the park. - Afterwards, eat along Jiefang North Road or ride two stops back to Beijing Road. - There are toilets and water kiosks, but few cafés — bring a snack. - Google Maps doesn't work in China without roaming or a VPN; save the Chinese name and an offline map before you go. ## Questions ### Is Yuexiu Park free? Yes. Entry to the park is free with no booking. You only pay for Zhenhai Tower and the Guangzhou Museum inside it — about ¥10 according to guides — and for boats on the lakes. ### What are Yuexiu Park's opening hours? The park is open daily from about 6:00 to 22:00. The museum in Zhenhai Tower opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00–17:30, last entry 17:00. ### Is the Guangzhou Museum at Zhenhai Tower open on Mondays? No, it's closed on Mondays. The park itself stays open, so you can still see the tower from outside. ### How do I get to Yuexiu Park by metro? Take Line 2 to Yuexiu Park station and use Exit B1 for the main gate, about five minutes' walk. From Beijing Road it's two stops from Gongyuanqian. Xiaobei on Line 5 serves the east gate. ### Where is the Five Rams statue? In the western part of Yuexiu Park, on its own knoll near the main gate and Zhenhai Tower. Follow signs for 五羊石像. ### How long do you need at Yuexiu Park? 1.5–2 hours covers the statue, the tower and museum, and the Ming wall. With the lakes and the climb to the Sun Yat-sen obelisk, plan half a day. ### Is Yuexiu Park worth visiting? Yes, on a first visit to Guangzhou: it holds the city's symbol, its oldest standing tower and a compact history museum, all free or nearly free. Skip it if you want manicured gardens. ### Is Yuexiu Park good for kids? Yes — lakes with boats, shade and space to run. Note that the statue and the obelisk are reached by steps, so a pushchair will need carrying. ### What's the address of Yuexiu Park? 960 Jiefang North Road (解放北路960号), Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. For a taxi, show '越秀公园正门' for the main gate. ## How we checked Free park entry agrees across China Daily's Guangzhou government page, Guangzhou Bendibao, Travel China Guide, chinatravel.com and Wanderin China. Hours of 6:00–22:00 come from Bendibao, Travel China Guide, chinatravel.com and China Daily; one guide gives a 21:00 close, and we found no official park notice, so hours are marked checking. The museum's Tuesday–Sunday 9:00–17:30 hours and Monday closing come from the city government's museum list (2020) and Chinese Wikipedia, last entry 17:00 from EastChinaTrip and Ctrip search snippets — the list is old, hence checking. The ¥10 tower price appears only in travel guides (EastChinaTrip, Guangzhou Travel Guide); we found no official price list, the museum's website returned no text and Trip.com blocks automated access. A free first-day-of-the-month rule appears only in the 2020 list, so we leave it out. The statue's date is 1959 in Chinese Wikipedia's text and guides, 1960 in English Wikipedia and the Chinese infobox. The obelisk's date and architect come from Chinese Wikipedia only. Exit B1 for the main gate is from Travel China Guide, chinatravel.com and Guangzhou Travel Guide; Exit A for the statue from a single guide. Walking times are our estimate from coordinates. The English core comes from search results and related questions. ## Sources - English and Chinese Wikipedia — 'Yuexiu Hill', '越秀公园': area, hill height, park history, lakes - Chinese Wikipedia — '五羊石像', '镇海楼 (广州)', '广州博物馆', '中山纪念碑': statue, tower, museum, obelisk - English Wikipedia — 'Yuexiu Park station': Line 2, opening date, neighbouring stations - Guangzhou government portal gz.gov.cn — list of city museums (02.06.2020): Guangzhou Museum address, hours, closing day - Guangzhou government portal gz.gov.cn — Guangzhou Museum article (08.09.2020): 1380, museum opening, exhibition - China Daily, Guangzhou government page on the park — address, entry, hours, list of monuments - Guangzhou Bendibao (13.08.2026) — free entry without booking, park hours (unofficial) - Travel China Guide (23.07.2026), chinatravel.com — entry, hours, station and Exit B1 (unofficial) - EastChinaTrip, Guangzhou Travel Guide — Zhenhai Tower ticket, hours, Monday closing (unofficial) - Wanderin China (08.09.2026) — entry, station, boating on the lakes (unofficial) --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. 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