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  Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

 

China

 

 

The old Chen Clan Ancestral Hall in Guangzhou, a large city in southern China that, is also known as Canton.

 

  Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

 

  Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

 

 

Today, this former temple houses the Guangdong Folk Art Museum, which is home to many traditional artifacts of refined quality (fig.).

 

  Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

 

It is also known as the Chen Family Temple and was in the Qing Dynasty used as an education centre to prepare junior members of the Chen Clan for the Imperial Examinations (fig.). The complex is richly adorned with porcelain roof-decorations (fig.), intricate bas-reliefs and woodcarvings.

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