Guangzhou Rainy Day Stroll: Gongye Ave-Shayuan-Wuyi New Village-Taikoo Wharf | 19-20 Oct 2023

Описание: 19–20 October 2023, Guangzhou. Rainy days, strolling through the streets.

Route: Gongye Avenue — Shayuan Station — Wuyi New Village — Taikoo Wharf. Casual footage by the filmmaker of Masters in the Forbidden City and Every Treasure Tells a Story.

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Where do we begin to understand a city?

If you're not in a hurry, wandering Guangzhou's streets on a rainy day is a fascinating experience. Rain washes the streets, making them gleam. Pedestrians' umbrellas stand out vividly against the gray sky. People huddled at bus stops, passersby hurrying under umbrellas, delivery riders in raincoats—these scenes, ordinary yet real.

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Gongye Avenue: a road bearing Guangzhou's industrial memory.

Built in 1952, 5,540 meters long, named for the 30+ industrial enterprises lining it—Guangzhou Paper Mill, Guangzhou Bicycle Factory, etc. . It witnessed milestones: China's first centrifuge, the world's first titanium diving suit . Wuyang bicycles once held over 50% of the national market; Dongfanghong Printing Press printed China's first scratch‑off lottery ticket in 1987 . Since the 2020s, old factory zones have been transformed into modern residential and cultural landmarks like Guangzhou Paper New Town and Taikoo Wharf .

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Shayuan Station: Guangzhou‑Foshan transfer hub.

Lines 8 and Guangfo Line intersect here with a unique double‑deck parallel transfer design . Exit C leads directly to Wuyi New Village .

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Wuyi New Village: home to Guangzhou Shipyard workers.

123 Gongye Avenue North—the staff quarters of Guangzhou Shipyard . Buildings date from 1972 to 1999, 13 blocks, 2,098 households . Modest management, limited parking, but convenient—115 meters to Shayuan Station, surrounded by Lefeng Plaza, Carrefour, Shayuan Market . Residents are descendants of the共和国's industrial founders .

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Taikoo Wharf: from industrial relic to city living room.

Built in 1904 by British trading firm Butterfield & Swire . Now a national AAA tourist attraction . Phase one renovation completed in 2012; Taikoo Wharf Phase One project passed planning inspection in 2025 and will soon open . Adhering to the principle of “restoring the old as old,” it preserves red‑brick walls, sloping roofs, and other industrial elements while adding 7 standalone commercial blocks and 3 modern towers, creating a “riverfront view – commercial space – courtyard” spatial pattern. Annual visitors exceed 10 million .

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Industrial relics in the rain have a special flavor.

Beside Gongye Avenue, Guangzhou Paper Mill's chimney still stands, surrounded by the new Guangzhou Paper New Town . Dongfanghong Printing Press has become a creative park . Taikoo Wharf's red‑brick warehouses stand quietly in the rain; across the river, modern residential towers rise on the former Guangzhou Shipyard site. From Gongye Avenue to Taikoo Wharf, one road traces Guangzhou's transformation from industrial city to modern metropolis.

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Where do we begin to understand a city?

With its rainy streets—Gongye Avenue's old factories, Wuyi New Village's old quarters.
With its riverfront—Taikoo Wharf's red‑brick warehouses, river views in the rain.
With its industrial memory—factories gone, chimneys still standing.

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2023年10月19日至20日，广州。下雨天，街头漫步。路线：工业大道—沙园站—五一新村—太古仓码头。
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应该从哪里开始了解一座城市？如果不赶时间，下雨天在广州街头走一走看一看，就是一种蛮有意思的体验方式。雨水把街道洗得发亮，行人的伞在灰蒙蒙的天色下显得格外鲜艳。公交站台下躲雨的人，撑着伞匆匆走过的路人，穿着雨衣骑车的外卖小哥……这些画面，平淡却真实。

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工业大道，一条承载广州工业记忆的路。

始建于1952年，全长5540米，因两侧密集分布广州造纸厂、广州自行车厂等30余家工业企业得名 。这里曾诞生中国首台离心机、世界首件钛制潜水服等工业里程碑 。五羊牌自行车占1980年代全国市场份额50%以上，东方红印刷厂于1987年印制中国首张即开型福利彩票 。2020年代后，随着旧厂区改造升级，沿线形成广纸新城、太古仓码头等现代居住区与文创地标 。

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沙园站，广佛换乘枢纽。

8号线与广佛线在此交汇，采用双层平行换乘设计，负二层往凤凰新村和燕岗方向，负三层往万胜围和魁奇路方向，同向换乘只需走到站台对面 。C出口直达五一新村 。

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五一新村，广船人的家。

位于工业大道北123号，是广州造船厂的职工宿舍区 。建筑年代从1972年到1999年，13栋楼，2098户 。小区管理一般，车位紧张，但生活便利——步行115米到沙园地铁站，周边有乐峰广场、家乐福、沙园市场 。在这里居住的，是共和国工业奠基者的后代 。

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太古仓码头，从工业遗存到城市会客厅。

始建于1904年，由英商太古洋行兴建 。收归国有后由广州港集团运营，现为国家AAA级旅游景区 。2012年完成一期升级改造，2025年太古仓壹号项目通过规划条件核实，即将投入运营 。项目秉持“修旧如旧”理念，保留红砖墙、坡顶等工业元素，新增7栋独栋商业群和3栋现代塔楼，形成“前江景-中商业-后庭院”的空间格局，年接待游客超千万人次 。

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雨天的工业遗存，别有一番味道。

工业大道旁，广州造纸厂的大烟囱还在，但周边已变成广纸新城 。东方红印刷厂改造成了创意园，老厂房变身小资文艺空间 。太古仓的红砖仓库在雨中静立，江对岸是广船地块的现代住宅。从工业大道到太古仓，一条路见证了广州从工业城市到现代都市的变迁。
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我们从何处开始了解一座城市？
从它的雨街开始——从工业大道的老厂房，从五一新村的老宿舍。
从它的江岸开始——从太古仓的红砖仓库，从江边的雨景。
从它的工业记忆开始——从那些消失的工厂，从那些还在的烟囱。