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Yuexiu Park is the largest park in downtown Guangzhou, covering an area of 860,000 square meters (212.5 acres). The park is made up of three artificial lakes and seven hills of Yuexiu Mountain; hence named Yuexiu Park. Yuexiu Park is a perfect combination of cultural relics and ecological tourism, reputed for its pretty water and hills as well as cultural relics. The main places of interest include the stone sculpture of the Five Rams Zhenhai Tower the site of the Ming Dynasty City Wall The Five-Ram Sculpture is one of the most famous sculptures in Guangzhou. It has become the emblem of Guangzhou City. Legend said that more than 2,000 years ago, Guangzhou was a barren land with people suffering from famine even though they worked very hard. One day five immortals in five-color garments came riding on five rams, playing their legendary music. The rams held sheaves of rice in their mouths. The immortals left the sheaves of rice for the Guangzhou people, gave blessings to the city and left. The rams turned into stone and the city of Guangzhou became a rich and populous place. Guangzhou got the name of the City of Rams and the City of Ears(穗). Zhenhai Tower, better known among the locals as the Five-Story Tower, is one of the landmarks of Guangzhou city. An interesting historical record has it that Zhu Liangzu(朱亮祖), Yongjia Marquis(永嘉侯) of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), saw yellow and purple air rising over Yuexiu Mountain and was told by a sorcerer(法师) that it was the omen of a new emperor. To subdue this omen, Zhu Liangzu ordered to build this tower in 1380. Over the past 600 years, the tower has been destroyed five times and set up five times. Now it becomes the Guangzhou Museum, housing relics and documents showing Guangzhous history over 2, 000 years. Known as the first tower in Lingnan (South of Nanling Mountain) Area, Zhenhai Tower now is 28 meters (91.9feet) high and 16 meters (52.