Tangjiawan Old Town

唐家湾古镇

A Lingnan old town in northern Zhuhai, the hometown of Qing-era students sent to study in the United States and of Westernization-movement figures. The Tangjia Three Temples, the Shanfang Road old street and famous residences are well preserved.

Tangjiawan Old Town lies in Tangjiawan Town in northern Zhuhai. It is a nationally recognized historic and cultural town, and in the late Qing and early Republican period it produced figures such as Tang Shaoyi, China's first prime minister in the Republican era; Tang Guo'an, one of the Chinese Educational Mission students who studied in the United States; and Tang Tingshu, a comprador and Westernization-movement figure. The core area centers on the Tangjia Three Temples (Shengtang Temple, Wenwu Emperor Temple and Golden Flower Temple, standing side by side). Nearby Shanfang Road and Datong Road preserve green-brick houses, celebrity residences, old wells and memorial arches, and the lanes have many cafés and shops. Gongle Garden, Tang Shaoyi's private garden, is just to the north of the town and can be visited on the way. The old town is free to enter, and opening hours of individual residences vary. Transport: take the Guangzhou-Zhuhai intercity railway to Tangjiawan Station and then a taxi for about 10 minutes, or take a bus from downtown in about an hour. It can be combined with Huitong Ancient Village and Qi'ao Island as a northern Zhuhai day trip.

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