Also known as the Five Stories Pogoda, the Zhenhai Tower stands tall on top of the Yuexiu Hill, quite majestic at 28 meters. Look for a Guangzhou serviced apartment located in the vicinity if you are intent on exploring this area and while there are many serviced apartments Guangzhou scattered about the area, a recommended one would be Ascott IFC Guangzhou, known to offer its guests all the comforts of home. Constructed in the year 1380 by nobleman Zhu Liangzu as a statement of power, the tower has been destroyed and rebuilt several times while also been occupied by French and British soldiers during the First Opium War. Bearing witness to this is a fascinating collection of canons belonging to that era. The Zhenhai Tower now however houses the Guangzhou City Museum, successfully chronicling the eventful history on which the city has been built on.
Jayani Senanayake is a writer who dabbles in travel and all things exotic. Under the pseudonym of Calliope Sage, she writes of the allures that must simply be discovered. Google+