Mei Xi Archway Guide

The Meixi Royal Stone Archways occupies 126,000 square meters, located at Mei Xi Village in Qianshan town, Zhuhai City. The Meixi Royal Stone Archways area has very beautiful garden scenery, and its service facilities are excellent. It is not far from the city, and making your way there and back is easy. It is a good place for visit. Sceneries are the first Chinese consulate in Hawaii at the end of the Qing dynasty, the oversea Chinese millionaire Mr. Cheng Fang's hometown, Cheng family's history, Chinese stone archways exhibition, Zhuhai famous people's waxwork, art gallery and articles, etc.
 

The former residence of Chen Fang lies on the right side of Meixi Paifang, covering an area of 5740 square meters. The residence is much like a manor with numerous plants and trees, brick-made fencing and builidings include a Chen's memorial temple, two large chambers, a hall, a villa, the Meixi temple and an ancestral temple. Now the residence allows people to appreciate the Chinese culture and local customs of Zhuhai, by featuring series of exhibitions about the history of Chen's family, Chinese painting and calligraphy, Chinese traditional Paifang. With the natural beauty of Meixi Village, the Meixi Paifang Scenic Area gives visitors aunique glimpse of Chinese culture and the local custom.

It is an ideal place for relaxation and very popular for sightseeing. There are three stone archways left, which were built in 1886 and 1891. They were built by Guangxu Emperor in honor of Cheng Fang and his families. The stone archways are built from granite. It combines the architectural art of the west and east and it has many wonderful engravings. It is regarded as a major artistic treasure of Zhuhai. So highly regarded by the Zhuhai government is this building that it was pointed as the 'Special protection item of old architecture' by Guangdong provincial government in 1989. With the natural beauty of Meixi Village, the Meixi Paifang Scenic Area gives visitors unique glimpse of Chinese culture and the local custom.

• Statue of Fisher Girl
• Yuan Ming Xin Yuan
• Mei Xi Archway