Situated in China's largest urban green space, Yuexiu Park, the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Zhōngshān Jìniàntáng, 中山纪念堂) stands on the spot where the man many consider to be the father of modern China took his presidential oath in 1912.

Like so many other sites associated with the man known as Zhongshan, Guangzhou's Memorial Hall is a site popular with patriotic Chinese. For the rest of us, it's a pleasant attraction, well worth visiting while exploring Yuixiu Park and a nice stop on a circuit including other park highlights such as the Five Rams Statue, Municipal Museum and Three Purities Temple.

Constructed between 1929 and 1931 on the site of a former presidential palace, the Memorial's blue-tiled roof and blend of traditional and early 20th-century modern Chinese architecture are surrounded by well-tended gardens. Inside, a large auditorium hosts performances, concerts and other events.

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