The Zhenhai Tower has cannons used by the British during the Opium Wars

The Zhenhai Tower, or colloquially the Five Stories Pogoda is a five-story tower in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.It was built in 1380, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, by the Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu. It is located in Yuexiu Park, in central Guangzhou. It now houses the Guangzhou Museum. Are you ready for Canton fair 2013? If you have no time to travel in China, this Folk Culture Village can let you to know about China. Welcome to Zhenhai Tower when you come to Guangdong for Canton Trade Fair.

This red tower still has cannons used by the British during the Opium Wars. You will find accounts of Guangzhou from Neolithic times till the early 20th century in Guangzhou Museum. History of the last 60 years says that the tower was destroyed five times and reconstructed after the ruins.
It was turned into Guangzhou Municipal Museum in 1929, displaying the cultural relics of Guangzhou of different dynasties, which went through more than 2000 years. In 1950, it changed its name into Guangzhou Museum.