Foshan

A showcase of Lingnan carving and sculpture, the temple holds one of the oldest timber opera stages in South China and a hall honoring martial arts masters.

Donghuali is one of China's most complete Qing districts of official and merchant mansions, where wok-ear gabled houses meet water lanes and bluestone paths.

Created by Liang family uncles and nephews in the Qing, this water-town garden is famed for its streams, unusual rocks, calligraphy rubbings and carved wooden screens.

Fired since the Zhengde reign of the Ming with flames that have never gone out in over five centuries, this kiln is a living antique of Chinese ceramics.

After its destruction at the end of the Yuan, Foshan Ancestral Temple was rebuilt in 1372 and later expanded into a major Lingnan historic complex.

Built during the Ming Zhengde era, Shiwan's Nanfeng Ancient Kiln has continued as a wood-fired dragon kiln for more than five centuries.

Ming–Qing Foshan became a major manufacturing center as ironmaking and Shiwan ceramics expanded into regional and overseas markets.