【大美广东】Lingnan Talk | Overlook the Sea and the Sky! Is there a more beautiful place name in Guangzhou?

岭南说 | 海天四望！广州还有比它更美的地名吗？

Lingnan: Beauty Beyond Borders | Near Zhoutouzui in #Haizhu, #Guangzhou, there is an alley called “Overlook the Sea and Sky”, where the legendary Ball Tower is located. During the late Qing Dynasty, when the British gradually took control of the #Guangdong Customs, they built the "Guangdong #Customs Club" here, which was once the most spectacular building on the south bank of the #Pearl River.

Next to the Ball Tower, there was a weather signal station tens of metres high, on which people could see as far as Humen with a #high-powered telescope, hence the name of the alley. Whenever a storm was approaching, the station would hang a wind ball signals. So Guangzhou residents habitually used the #English translation of the English word "Ball" to call this building "Ball tower".#SplendidLingnan

在广州海珠洲头咀附近，有一条名为“海天四望”的小巷，这里有传说中的波楼。晚清时期，英国人逐渐控制粤海关，在此处建成了“粤海关俱乐部”，这座大楼曾是珠江南岸最壮观的建筑。

波楼旁边原有一座高达数十米的气象信号台，站在上面用高倍望远镜最远可望到虎门，这条小巷因此被命名为“海天四望”。每当风暴来临，信号台就会悬挂风球预警，广州街坊便习惯性地用英文“球”（Ball）的音译，称这座楼为“波楼”。

来源：羊城晚报