Chen Fang’s former residence Chen Fang was born in 1825 in Meixi Village, Zhuhai. Later he became a millionaire and was labeled “merchant prince of the sandalwood mountains”. In Hawaii he married the Hawaiian king’s nominal sister Julia in 1857 and was soon elected to the member of the privacy of Hawaiian Kingdom. He was […]
A Whole City of Sceneries are Half Dimmed by the Evening In the night, embark on a large pleasure boat or peddle a small one by yourself on the West Lake. Listen to what the water softness speaks, and View the light and shade of the city, the ripples of the two causeways, and the […]
The Meixi Torii is located at the center of Chen’s Garden. Now, there are three stone archways left, they were built in 1886 and 1891 with special permission of Guangxu Emperor in honor of Chen Fang and his families. The torii is built from granite. It combines the architectural art of the west and east […]
Welcome To Meixi Torri Meixi Torii – close to Zhuhai’s big gate of an old-style Area survey The Meixi Torii (Stone Archways) is located at Meixi Village in Qianshan town, Zhuhai City. It occupies a area of 126,000 square meters, including the first Chinese consul to Hawaii by the end of Qing Dynasty, the overseas […]