The Guangzhou Art Museum built in May 2000 is a center of art activities chiefly for solicitation, collection, display, study and publication of Chinese calligraphy, painting and other work of art. The museum has 16 p...The Guangzhou Art Museum built in May 2000 is a center of art activities chiefly for solicitation, collection, display, study and publication of Chinese calligraphy, painting and other work of art. The museum has 16 permanent exhibition halls on special topics, exhibition halls for art works displayed for a short period of time, lecture halls, membersclub, a sales department and storages. With a total floor space of 40430 sq.m., the museum is designed by Guangzhou Mo Bozhi Architecture Institute. Located near the picturesque Luhu Park, the museum fronts the parks spacious lawn. In front of the museum, there is a natural slope, which rises gradually to a height of 11 metres. It is converted into a square and a slope leading to the museum. Its entrance is an attraction to the passersby. Moreover it is situated near the area densely populated and the traffic is convenient. Employing the traditional Lingnan architectural style, the builders also absorbed the modern architectural style. On the face against the background of red sandstone is a huge cliff painting of the neolithic age in Lingnan area. It has strong decorative effect, showing the long history of the local culture. Within the museum, a canal runs along the border of the building. On the gallery pillars along the canal are the statues of 12 goddesses of flower, representing the flowers of the four seasons. Their reflection in the water together with the statue of Fengyi standing over the water surface form a picturesque view.展开更多
文摘The Guangzhou Art Museum built in May 2000 is a center of art activities chiefly for solicitation, collection, display, study and publication of Chinese calligraphy, painting and other work of art. The museum has 16 permanent exhibition halls on special topics, exhibition halls for art works displayed for a short period of time, lecture halls, membersclub, a sales department and storages. With a total floor space of 40430 sq.m., the museum is designed by Guangzhou Mo Bozhi Architecture Institute. Located near the picturesque Luhu Park, the museum fronts the parks spacious lawn. In front of the museum, there is a natural slope, which rises gradually to a height of 11 metres. It is converted into a square and a slope leading to the museum. Its entrance is an attraction to the passersby. Moreover it is situated near the area densely populated and the traffic is convenient. Employing the traditional Lingnan architectural style, the builders also absorbed the modern architectural style. On the face against the background of red sandstone is a huge cliff painting of the neolithic age in Lingnan area. It has strong decorative effect, showing the long history of the local culture. Within the museum, a canal runs along the border of the building. On the gallery pillars along the canal are the statues of 12 goddesses of flower, representing the flowers of the four seasons. Their reflection in the water together with the statue of Fengyi standing over the water surface form a picturesque view.
