The stadium is best reached by taking Guangzhou Metro Line 1 to Martyrs' Park Station.

[1] Formerly known as the 東較場 (Cantonese: dung1gaau3coeng2; English: "Eastern Parade Ground"), the site was first used as a sporting venue in 1906 when it hosted Guangdong's (and China's) first provincial-level athletics competition.

Sun Yat-sen ordered the construction of a stadium on the site in 1922; however, it wasn't finished until 1932.

The construction of Yuexiushan meant that the People's Stadium didn't hold many high-profile sporting or civic events from the mid-1950s onwards;[3] however, it did host many games in the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup as well as games in the inaugural Women's World Cup.

used the stadium as their temporary home for their first two matches whilst Yuexiushan was being refurbished.