Guangzhou Zinitang

Guangzhou Zinitang Creative Park, formerly the Zini Sugar Factory, established in 1953, lay dormant in Panyu's Shawan District after its closure. Now, like a golden old factory, its 88 shabby buildings have been reborn as a creative space, embodying the idea of "the transformation of wild sugarcane into modern art."

Entering the park, yellow walls and green windows reflect sunlight, creating an urban poem where nostalgia and modernity dance. The glass bottle walls, where light and shadow dance between brown and green, resemble a new chapter where past memories overlap. Abandoned chimneys still stand, whispering of a bygone era of sugarcane fragrance and singing the most primal melody of urban memory.

The park's infinity pool, a blend of industrial piping and azure water, offers a respite for the city-weary: floating among the chimneys and withered trees is like drifting gently through the cracks of time. 

Not to mention the Soviet-style red brick staircase office building, with its preserved red arched windows and trapezoidal lines, like a frozen page from history. It's like a scene from a movie, yet reimagined for the modern age. 

Zi Ni Tang's most unique feature is its transformation of "industrial ruins" into a sensory ritual, serving both as backdrop and protagonist; a place that once produced sugar and nurtured dreams. This isn't just a check-in spot, but an urban experiment that co-constructs industry and imagination, past and future.

Post by Andy05x | Aug 5, 2025