Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

Located at the foot of Yuexiu Hill in Guangzhou, the Sun Yat-sen or Zhongshan Memorial Hall is an octagon-shaped building. The hall was designed by Lu Yanzhi and was built with funds raised by local and overseas Chinese people in memory of Sun Yat-sen. Construction work commenced in 1929 and completed in 1931. The hall is a large octagonal structure with a span of 71 meters without pillars, housing a large stage and seats 3,240 people.
The memorial hall stands on the site of Guangzhou's Presidential Palace during the Constitutional Protection Movement, when the Nationalists operated a rival "Chinese" government to the Zhili Clique's Beijing regime. The palace was damaged during Ye Ju's 16 June 1922 attack on Sun Yat-sen, the hall itself has been severely damaged and repaired several times until 1998. A statue of Sun Yat-sen was erected in front of the main entrance.
There are quite many shows and performance in the hall at present. Moreover the visitors can visit inside with the entrance of CNY10.