Museum
First Pass of Guangdong Customs Memorial Hall
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue
- 09:00–17:00
- Wed
- 09:00–17:00
- Thu
- 09:00–17:00
- Fri
- 09:00–17:00
- Sat
- 09:00–17:00
- Sun
- 09:00–17:00
- Hours
- Last admission is at 16:30; closed on Mondays, except during certain holiday periods.
- Price
- Admission is free.
- How to visit
- Advance reservation is recommended; museum phone: 020-84135758. The museum is located within the Huangpu Ancient Port scenic area.
- Hours
- Free entry
- Hours
- Book ahead
- Hours
- About 60 min
Why it is worth the detour
This reconstructed customs complex explains the Huangpu registration station where foreign ships reported, paid duties and transferred cargo during the single-port trade era. Its exhibition connects the anchorage directly with the Thirteen Factories and shows why Whampoa's prosperity collapsed after the Opium War and the arrival of larger steamships.
The First Pass of Guangdong Customs Memorial Hall is a museum that showcases the history of the Huangpu registration station, where foreign ships reported and paid duties during the single-port trade era. It highlights the connection to the Thirteen Factories and the impact of the Opium War on Whampoa's prosperity.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
1.2 km
Huangpu Ancient Port
During the Canton System, foreign ocean-going ships were ordered to anchor at Whampoa rather than sail directly to the Thirteen Factories. Cargo was registered, inspected and transferred into smaller boats here, making this quiet inlet the outer-port counterpart to the crowded merchant enclave upriver.
2.2 km
Pazhou Pagoda
Built in 1600, this pagoda stood on what was then a river island beside the Whampoa anchorage. For captains arriving to trade at Canton, its silhouette served as a navigational marker and announced that their ships were approaching the compulsory stopping place below the Thirteen Factories.
3.5 km
Whampoa Military Academy
The original site of the Whampoa Military Academy, a significant military and political school founded by Sun Yat-sen.
5.8 km
Lingnan Impression Park
Ticketed park of rebuilt Lingnan houses, ancestral halls and gardens on Xiaoguwei Island.
6.0 km
Guangdong Science Center
Large science museum on Xiaoguwei Island, a family visit with its own exhibitions.
Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.