#1 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Guangzhou
~0.37 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#2 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Temple of Five Genies (Wuxian Guan)
Guangzhou
~0.38 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#3 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Huaisheng Mosque (Huaisheng Guangtisi)
Guangzhou
~0.44 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#4 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Haizhu Wholesale Market
Guangzhou
~0.65 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#5 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Six Banyon Tree Temple and Flower Pagoda (Liurong Temple)
Guangzhou
~0.81 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#6 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Qingping Market (Qingping Shichang)
Guangzhou
~0.83 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#7 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Guangxiao Si
Guangzhou
~0.84 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#8 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Bright Filial Piety Temple (Guangxiao Si)
Guangzhou
~0.85 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#9 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Chen Family Temple Guangdong Folk Art Museum
Guangzhou
~0.91 miles from Guangzhou city center
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Occupying an area of 15,000 square meters, the Ancestral Temple of Chen Family is a fine piece of architecture of Cantonese style, composed of six courtyards, nine main halls, and nineteen buildings. It is considered as one of the four main cultural attractions in Guangdong Province in China with the three others being- the Ancestors' Temple in Foshan City, the former Residence of Sun Yat-sen in Zhongshan City and the Opium War Memorial Hall in Dongguan City.
The Ancestral Temple of Chen Family, given another name called Chen Clan Academy later, was built between 1890 and 1894 during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing dynasty. The temple was funded by Chen's families in 72 counties of Guangdong province as well as some oversea members of Family Chen. The original function of this construction was to pay tribute to Chens’ ancestors, later, it was used as an academy, where the descendants of Chen family lodged at and prepared for the imperial examination. It is now the Guangdong Folk Art Museum. Walking in the temple, you will see a lot of folk artworks and handicrafts, including enameling, embroidery, porcelain, lacquer work and paper cutting, all with a long history. What fascinates most is the traditional Chinese watercolor. As the artist flicks his wrist for several times, a scene of China’s past takes shapes.
What makes Ancestral Temple of Chen Family distinctive is the extensive application of the various techniques just like wood carvings, stone carvings, brick carvings, clay sculpture, ash sculpture, brass and iron foundry, grotto and other forms of art. The sculptural technique expresses simplicity and ruggedness, precision and exquisiteness, each setting off the other.
The Ancestral Temple of Chen Family abounds with the finely made brick carvings, which represent the highest level of Cantonese brick carvings in Qing Dynasty. The selection of the Quality blue bricks is very essential for the brick carvings. Subsequently, the bricks are carved one by one according to the designed pattern. Finally, they are embedded in the wall for the ornamental purpose. Brick carving is a form of art that adorns the wall in a plain and elegant way.
Stone carvings are mainly used in the parts where gravity dominates and erosion occurs easily, most of the carvings are made of the granite. Chen's stone carvings are a mixture of full relief, low relief, and intaglio. The precise carvings turn the massive stones into light and elegant works of art, which reveals the perfect skills of the folk artisans with the simple tools.
Besides, the carvings made of some other forms can be easily found in the temple. Rhetorical devices such as figure of speech, association, and metonymy were abundantly applied in combining the ornaments together, as a result, signs with different implications reached the agreement with the specific patterns in a picture skillfully, which reflected the best wishes of the humans in quest of the happy life at that time.
All of these auspicious adornments intermingle the intelligence and hard work of the skilled artisans, at the same time, they are the full demonstration of the traditional ideas and value orientation of the people in the feudal society.
Opening Hours:
08:30-17:20
Admission Fee:
CNY 15
Bus Route:
55,61,74,34
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#10 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Museum and Tomb of the Southern Yue Kings (Nan Yue Wang Mu)
Guangzhou
~1.14 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#11 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
National Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall
Guangzhou
~1.23 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#12 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
The Western Han Museum of the Nanyue King Mausoleum
Guangzhou
~1.46 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#13 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Zhenhai Tower (Five Story Pagoda)
Guangzhou
~1.57 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#14 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Yuexiu Park (Yuexiu Gongyuan)
Guangzhou
~1.69 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#15 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Guangdong Museum of Art
Guangzhou
~3.33 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#16 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Guangzhou Zoo
Guangzhou
~3.57 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#17 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Tianhe Stadium
Guangzhou
~4.64 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#18 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
CITIC Plaza
Guangzhou
~4.73 miles from Guangzhou city center
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CITIC Plaza (simplified Chinese: ????; traditional Chinese: ????; pinyin: Zhongxìn Guangchang) is a skyscraper built in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Its structural height is 391 m (1,283 ft) 80 stories including two tall antenna-like spires on the top. Completed in 1997, it is the tallest concrete building in the world. Currently, it ranks as the fourth tallest building in China, seventh in Asia, and eighth worldwide.
Located in the growing and expanding Tianhe District, it is part of a complex of the same name which also consists of two 38-story residential buildings. Its proximity includes a new train station which serves the extremely busy Guangzhou-Shenzhen and Guangzhou-Hong Kong railways. A new metro station, and the Tianhe Sports Center, where the 6th National Games was held and parts of the upcoming Asia games 2010 will be held. It is on the same Axis as two new building developments in Guangzhou, the first being the East and West Towers in Zhujiang New City and the Pearl Observation tower. It is surrounded by other tall buildings and is a symbol of Guangzhou's growing wealth and importance.
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#19 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Guangzhou
~9.84 miles from Guangzhou city center
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#20 of 20 Things To Do in Guangzhou
Guan Yin
Foshan
~22.04 miles from Guangzhou city center
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