The Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall is situated on the original site of Sun Yat Sen's Presidential Office. It was built with funds raised by the local people and overseas Chinese to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the great forerunner of the Chinese revolution. He is the first president of the Republic.
The memorial hall has magnificent exterior and elegant interior decorations. The whole building--octagonal in shape--is of a typical Chinese architectural style. Behind the large building is a smaller one that is dedicated to a short history of Guang Zhou. There is also a 5-meter-high bronze statue of Dr. Sun in front of the hall. The Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall is surrounded by beautiful, vast landscapes of trees, tree sculptures, and flowers, giving it a feel of vitality, vibrancy, and grandeur.