Guangzhou Guangzhou Thirteen Hong Museum Visit Guide
World Travel Editorial · 2026-09-11 · 5 min read
This Guangzhou Guangzhou Thirteen Hong Museum Visit Guide is a practical guide for first-time visitors. Follow the route section by section rather than trying to cover everything at once.
The Thirteen Factories, also known as the Canton Factories, Thirteen Hongs, or Thirteen Hongs of Canton, was a neighbourhood along the Pearl River in southwestern Guangzhou, China from c. 1684 to 1856 around modern day Sai Kwan, in Guangzhou's Liwan District. These warehouses and stores were the principal and sole legal site of most Western trade with China from 1757 to 1842. The factories were destroyed by fire in 1822 by accident, in 1841 amid the First Opium War, and in 1856 at the onset of the Second Opium War. The factories' importance diminished after the opening of the treaty ports and the end of the Canton System under the terms of the 1842 Anglo-Chinese Treaty of Nanking. After the Second Opium War, the factories were not rebuilt at their former site south of Guangzhou's old walled city but moved, first to Honam Island across the Pearl River and then to Shameen Island south of Guangzhou's western suburbs. Their former site is now part of Guangzhou Cultural Park.
Itinerary summary
- Address: Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Level: National scenic area
- Category: red-tourism / heritage / nature (varies)
How to plan your visit
Below is a section-by-section walk; skip or extend sections to suit your schedule. Check the 'Practical info' section before you set out.
Guangzhou Thirteen Hong Museum
Address: Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Practical info
- Hours: typically 08:30–17:30 (some red-tourism sites closed on Mondays).
- Tickets: book via official channels, some require reservation.
- Reachable by metro / bus; routing depends on your hotel.
- Audio guides available at most museums / memorial halls.
Photographs
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Sources
- Guangzhou Thirteen Hong Museum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Factories