As the biggest park in Guangzhou, Yuexiu Park covers an area of 93 hectares. Yuexiu Park is considered to be one of the central parks in Guangzhou city; recently it has been nominated as the scenic park of Guangzhou. There are only eight certified scenic parks in Guangzhou. Besides a few artificial lakes and a huge swimming pool, the park is very famous for its Zhenhai Tower and the Sculpture of the Five Rams.

Zhenhai Tower
Standing on the top of Yuexiu Hill in the northern suburbs, the 28-meter-high five-story tower-also known as Five-story Pagoda was built on the order of Zhu Liangzu, the Yongjia Marquis of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), to flaunt his power that was able to 'shake the seas and mountains'. It is a magnificent building, commanding a bird's eye view of the whole city. The tower now houses the City Museum, with exhibits which describe the history of Guangzhou from Neolithic times till the early part of this century.

Stone Sculptures of Five Rams
The stone sculptures of five rams were carved on the granite in 1959. Legend has it that there were once five hermits who took as many rams, each with an ear of rice in its mouth to Guangzhou, where they prayed for the extermination of famine. After that the hermits flew up to the sky. And the five rams turned into the fossils. For this Guangzhou is sometimes referred to as "Goat Castle" or "Rice Castle".

It acts as a natural defense in the northern part of the Guangzhou city together with Bai Yun Mountain. With height of more than 7000m above sea level, it is also historically known as Yue (Guangdong) Xiu mountain, Yue Wang Mountain. During the Ming dynasty, in the reign of Yong Le, Guan Yin temple was built on this mountain hence it is also called Guan Yin mountain.

During the early West Han dynasty, Yue Xu Mountain was known to offer pilgrimage to many people, but then in the early 20th Century, Dr Sun Yat Sen, suggested that Yue Xu should be turned into a grand park which was only realized after the liberation of China in 1949.

Now, Yuexiu Park is known for providing immense and comprehensive cultural recreation. It consists of one main hill, Yue Jin Gang, 7 small hills Guihua Gang, Muhe Gang, Yu Gang, etc. and Baixiu, Nanxiu, Dongxiu artificial lake. Its total area is 860,000 sqm. Its Afforestation rate is at 92%. It is also a host to famous historical architectural site like Zhen Hai Building, Ming Gu Wall, square cannon site, Dr, Sun Yat Sens monument etc. Historical sites and ancient trees were also built and planted respectively around Wu yang temple, hall of Chinese Idioms, a place of relaxation with trees, and bamboos, Garden of flowers, Art Gallery, Museum, recreational area, swimming pool, playground, restaurants, kiosk, states, building and pavilion etc. for people to rest and relax, making it a pleasurable experience to visit the park. The park also provides other amenities, to complete the wonderful experience, for visitors. There are many pathways for people to use to visit the places within the park. Every year it also hosts a flower market festival. About more than 10 million people comprising of foreigners and locals visit this park every year,

Since the Yuan dynasty, Yue Xu Mountain is considered to be a good scenic park in Guangzhou. Recently it also has been nominated as one of the ten best scenic parks. Its Zhen Hai building and five ram statues are nominated for the ten best scenic sites.