The Memorial Archways of Meixi consists of three elegant stone memorial archways standing before the Meixi Village, Qianshan Town. They are ancient constructions granted by Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty to Chen Fang, the first chief consul of Tanxiangshan of the Qing Dynasty Government. Now, it's ranked as a key unit of cultural relics preservation by Guangdong Province.
Chen Fang (1925-1906), whose another first name is Guofang, is from Meixi Village, Qianshan Town. In 1849, because of poverty, he sailed to Tanxiangshan of America for a living, and later obtained his wealth through running cane sugar business. He was the first millionaire in Tanxiangshan and was appointed consul of the Qing Dynasty Government in Tanxianshan.
In 1890, Chen Fang went back to his hometown and put roots down there. He donated a great deal of money to the village for the good of the society. This action was highly praised by his village fellows and favored by the royal government. In the 12th and 17th year during Emperor Guangxu's reign. Emperor Guangxu respectively gave him stones with such inscriptions as "Generous and Charitable" and "Public-spirited and Kind-hearted". Four stone tablets of honor and decorated archways were erected to memorize the royal praise (one was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution). The decorated archways were constructed with various patterns on it, such as auspicious beasts, flower and fruit, human figures, calligraphic works, and the Eight Immortals of the legend, all carved exquisitely. The memorial archways, lofty and magnificent, are considered construction relies with elegance rare in the south of the Five Ridges.