On Saturday we visited Yuexiu Park in central west Guangzhou. We were accompanied by a student, Dong Mei, who works for the Foreign Affairs Office of the University (GDUT). As is the custom in China, the family name is listed first followed by the first name. Mei is not a native of Guangzdong province. She has been in Guangzhou for only six months. She has never been to this park before.
We took an express bus for around 25 minutes to reach the park. As in any major city, first you pass the beggars and street musians before reaching the entrance. The street musian is playing a very ancient string instrument, but he applifies the sound. Note he wrote his licence number on the wall.
The park is large, larger than Grant Park and and a lot more hilly. On all four sides it is surrounded by high rise buildings. Within the park is a "small" soccer/ track and field stadium with 30,000 seats. We have not found the "large" stadiums yet! In the center of the park is museum described in Part II. Otherwise, the park is nicely green, with three lakes, and several pagodas and statues. There is even a memorial for the soldiers killed in the First Opium War.
Here are some views:
The lakes.
Kicking games, badminton, Tai Chi and dancing is done throughout the park.
And other scenes.
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