Guangdong Chen Clan Academy Museum Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Guangzhou Chen Clan Academy is a typical southern Ancestral Hall Architecture Its architectural style and decorative art can be said to be the culmination of Guangdong folk crafts. It is the largest, best-preserved and most exquisitely decorated ancient art building in Guangdong. It is a representative building of Guangdong folk culture and was selected as one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Guangzhou" in the new century under the name of "Ancient Temple with Remaining Fragrance".

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Chen Clan Ancestral Hall Guangdong Folk Arts Museum ) is located at Zhongshan 7th Road, Guangzhou City, also known as Chen's Academy. The academy was built in the 14th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1888) and was completed after four years of construction. When it was first built, it was used as a place for the children of the Chen family from various counties in Guangdong to study and stay when they came to the provincial capital to take the imperial examinations. It was also the ancestral hall for the Chen family from 72 counties in Guangdong at that time to worship their ancestors.
Chen Clan Academy faces south and covers an area of 15,000 square meters. The main building is square in plan, with a width and depth of 80 meters each and a construction area of 6,400 square meters. The whole building is centered on the middle road, with halls and wing rooms on both sides and courtyards and corridors interspersed. Each unit is separated by Qingyun Lane and connected by long corridors. There are 9 halls, 6 courtyards and 10 houses in the front and back. The halls are tall and majestic, the corridors are beautiful, the courtyards are elegant, and the courtyards are separated by flower screens. The layout is rigorous and symmetrical, the space is spacious, the primary and secondary are clear, and the virtual and real complement each other, showing the style of combining Lingnan architecture with gardens. It is a very typical Guangdong folk ancestral hall-style art building and is known as the pearl of Lingnan architecture.
The reason why Chen Clan Academy became Guangdong Folk Arts Museum , not only because of its architectural gardens, but also because of its unique decorative art of "three carvings, three sculptures and one cast iron": "three carvings" refers to the stone lions, stone drums, etc. at the door. stone carving ; The walls on both sides of the left door are built Brick carving , on the left is "Water Margin Gathering Hall", on the right is "Liu Qing Subdues the Wolf Colt"; Woodcarving The brackets and beams can be seen everywhere in Chen Clan Temple. Woodcarving The concrete embodiment of artistic masterpieces, in addition, the large screen in the house Woodcarving The "three sculptures" refer to the colorful sculptures that can be seen everywhere on the roof of the Chen Clan Academy, Gray plastic and Pottery "Yi Zhu" refers to the superb cast iron crafts in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall. Every house, from pillars to ridges, is decorated with various carvings. stone carving , Woodcarving , Brick carving , clay sculpture, Pottery The murals are dazzling, simple yet gorgeous, rough yet delicate, and very worth appreciating.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 4A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Cultural tour, architecture, museums, folk art, city sightseeing, architecture, ancestral hall, museums