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The Chen Family Temple was built as a collective effort by the Chen families from 72 counties all over Guangdong Province at the end of the 19th century during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. The temple was built to honor and worship their ancestors. It was also used to house Chen family members who came from all over the province to sit for the imperial examinations. That is why it is also known as the Chen Family Academy. Today, it is the largest and best preserved example of the architecture and artistry of the time in all of Guangdong Province.
This is a really unique experience in that you get to walk through the Chen Family House in its restored glory. It is almost like walking through a living museum. I really enjoyed seeing the restored details of the architecture. Most of all, I think that it helped me to feel in touch with my heritage like I had never been able to in the United States. Even though I have seen countless pieces of Chinese art and furniture, what really impacted me was the feeling the setting evoked. When you walk into the courtyard, you have a sense of time slowing and changing. You can imagine what life was like in that time...what it felt like on hot days or what it felt like on rainy days. It was just a really neat experience. Leave a Comment Directions: Take a taxi or Metro to Chen Jia Si stop
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Chen Jia Ci was originally built during the 1890's. Today, it's many galleries display such objects as porcelain, fine paintings, and carvings of ivory and jade... On the day I visited with Xiujuan, it started raining and we had to take shelter under the rooftop of one of the buildings. That's when I took the photo of the colorful porcelain elephant you see here... Xiujuan and I enjoy rainy days... Leave a Comment
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Chen Jia Ci, known in English as the Chen Clan Academy, is a large estate of traditional Chinese buildings that was once owned by the famous Chen family, one of the wealthiest families in Chinese history... There are a total of 19 buildings on the property, most of which now house various artifacts and art works on display... The image here shows one such artwork, an amazing painting of flowers and butterflies on silk, framed within intricate woodwork... Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Chen Jia Ci.
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One of the best preserved architecture building of Guangdong province. Built in the late 19th century as an ancestral temple of the Chen Family, it is now converted into Museum of Guangdong Folk Arts and Crafts.
Besides the beautiful halls and courtyards, there are elaborate woodcarvings and stone carvings that still survived the attacks and damages done during the Cultural revolution.
Worthy of a visit while in Guangzhou.
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Around the end of the 19th century, the Chen family from the Guangdong Province at the raised money to fund the building of this grand temple. It was erected as a place of worship to the ancestors. This design is an excellent example of South China architecture. Leave a Comment
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Today the temple houses an interesting museum of folk art and crafts.
Within the museum are carvings made from limestone, wood, iron and stone along with other decorative pieces. All set out to depict historical events. The whole complex covers an area of 10,000 sq metres and is made up of nine main halls and six courtyards. Leave a Comment
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Brilliant display of Chinese arts in this large, detail-rich temple. The roof contains scenes from the epic 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' but there is much more and even a museum and excellent gift shop. Leave a Comment Directions: West Guangzhou near intersection with Liwan Lu
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