Lychee Bay

Lychee Bay or Litchi Bay (simplified Chinese: 荔枝湾; traditional Chinese: 荔枝灣; pinyin: Lìzhī Wān; Jyutping: Lai6 zi1 waan1), a set of creeks and lakes that flow southwest to Pearl River, is a tourist attraction in Guangzhou (Canton), Guangdong.

In the past, it usually referred to a large area from Sima Creek (駟馬涌) to Wongsha (黃沙).

In 206 BC, the Han emperor asked his subordinate Lü Jia to come to Guangzhou in order to surrender.

During the Tang dynasty, people started to build the famous "Liyuan" (荔園) garden.

At the time of the Ming dynasty, Lychee Bay became a tourist attraction for ordinary people.

[1] In the 1940s, Lychee Bay became inhabited by vegetable growers and poor people due to the rapid development and urbanization in Guangzhou city.

In 1999, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference raised a proposal about rebuilding Lychee Bay.

Located in Longjing Road West, Guangzhou, Renwei Temple (仁威庙) is about 2,200 square meters in size.

[2] Wen Tower (文塔; man4 taap3), also called Wenbita or (文笔塔; 文筆塔; man4 bat1 taap3) Wenchangta (文昌塔; man4 coeng1 taap3), is located in Lychee Bay.

Water chestnut cake is one of the traditional desserts in Guangdong province and southern Fujian.