Sanyuanli (三元里) is a neighbourhood in Baiyun District, in the northern suburbs of

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Province. Sanyuanli Subdistrict (三元里街道) was created in 1987 and covers an area of 6.8 square km, with a population of 85,000 residents, 20,000 migrants, and approximately 100,000 unregistered floating population.

Sanyuanli Incident

Sanyuanli People's Anti-British Monument

To praise the heroic history of the heroes in Sanyuanli, in October 1950, Guangzhou Government set up a Sanyuanli Revolutionary Martyrs Monument in a hillock of Ximen building (). Around the monument, there is the Sanyuanli Incident Memorial Park. The park covers an area of 7920 square kilometers, with a solemn and serene architectural style.

Sanyuanli Temple

Guangzhou Sanyuanli Pingyingtuan Yizhi 2014

Sanyuanli Incident Museum is located in Sanyuanli Temple. The temple was

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temple for worshipping

God. During the first Opium War, people in Sanyuanli took a mass pledge in front of the temple, which was the beginning of the anti-aggression war of Chinese. Therefore, Sanyuanli temple has become an important historical revolutionary site. In post-war time,

Government has conducted several renovations for the temple in order to keep its original appearance. In 1961, Sanyuanli Temple became one of the cultural buildings under National Relic Protection, and it was renamed as Sanyuanli Anti-British Revolt Museum. Until now, the museum is one of the Patriotism Educational Sites in Guangzhou, Guangdong and China range.

Schools and hospitals

Sanyuanli Middle School (), Ziyuangang middle school (), Sanyuanli primary school (), Baishijia primary school (), Sanyuanli kindergarten () were set up in Sanyuanli neighborhood. The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, and the Civil Hospital are also located in Sanyuanli.

Sanyuanli Subway Station

Sanyuanli Station () is a

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of Line 2 of the

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. It started operations on 29 December 2002. It is located at Sanyuanli () in Baiyun District. It is adjacent to Sanyuanli Anti-British Invasion Museum (), Sanyuanli Coach Terminal (), Guangzhou Airport Expressway () and Jingzhu Expressway ().Sanyuanli
Accessed June 5, 2014. North Ring Expwy. Westbound approaches at Sanyuanli Exit to Guangyuan Road West-Inner Ring Road
Accessed June 5, 2014.

References

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