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Follow the Pearl River Delta westward to Jiangmen and eastward to Chaozhou and Shantou. The points orient you to the journal’s six cities and selected named places.

Guangdong, China
Guangzhou Foshan Shenzhen Chaozhou Shantou Jiangmen Nanyue King Museum: Royal Tomb Nanyue King Museum: Palace Site Chen Clan Academy Foshan Ancestral Temple Nanfeng Kiln and Shiwan Qinghui Garden Dapeng Fortress Dafen Oil Painting Village Guangji Bridge Han Yu Memorial Shantou Qiaopi Museum Kaiping Zili Village Liyuan Bird Paradise Hongxian Nü Art Center Bao’an Labor Museum

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Foshan.

At Shiwan's dragon kilns, the slope of a brick chamber shapes the path of fire. At Zumiao, worship, opera and public ceremony share a temple complex. Foshan brings making and gathering into many forms: ceramic figures, lion-dance practice, reused streets and the water, windows and shade of Shunde's Qinghui Garden. Each offers a different way into the city's life.

A shrine arcade at Foshan Zumiao
A shrine arcade at Foshan Zumiao.

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A shrine arcade at Foshan Zumiao

Foshan

Foshan Ancestral Temple

Beidi worship, historic buildings and public performances share a major Foshan temple precinct.

 The Nanfeng Ancient Kiln complex and its brick chimney

Foshan

Nanfeng Kiln and Shiwan

Dragon kilns and ceramic collections connect Shiwan clay with the buildings and trades shaped around it.

City corners

The courtyard of Jian Villa in Lingnan Tiandi
A short introduction

Lingnan Tiandi

Historic buildings beside Zumiao have new cultural and commercial uses in central Foshan.

 Rock and a summit pavilion on Jiguan Peak at Xiqiao Mountain
A short introduction

Xiqiao Mountain

Forested volcanic hills, springs and a historic quarry give Nanhai a different landscape.

 A lotus pond framed by halls and greenery in Qinghui Garden
A short introduction

Qinghui Garden

Water, changing views and regional decoration shape this historic garden in Shunde.
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  1. A shrine arcade at Foshan Zumiao.Foshan Zumiao Museum; photographer not identified. · Rights information Photo source ↗ Proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or watermark removal.
  2. Lion-dance performers and percussion players gather at Zumiao.Foshan Zumiao Museum; photographer not identified. · Rights information Photo source ↗ Proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or watermark removal.
  3. The Nanfeng Ancient Kiln complex and its brick chimney.Guangdong Shiwan Ceramics Museum; photographer not identified. · Rights information Photo source ↗ Proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or watermark removal.
  4. The courtyard of Jian Villa in Lingnan Tiandi.Lingnan Tiandi / Xintiandi; photographer not identified. · Rights information Photo source ↗ Proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or watermark removal.
  5. Rock and a summit pavilion on Jiguan Peak at Xiqiao Mountain.卢展途 (Lu Zhantu); Xiqiao Mountain official site. · Rights information Photo source ↗ Proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or watermark removal.
  6. A lotus pond framed by halls and greenery in Qinghui Garden.Qinghui Garden; photographer not identified. · Rights information Photo source ↗ Proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or watermark removal.