Built in 1894 by the 72 Chen (usually romanised as Chan in Cantonese) clans; the Chen Family Temple (Chenjia Si); also known as the Chen Clan Academy (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Ch閚 Jia C? is an academic temple in Guangzhou (Canton). The academy was built for the clans juniors'; a place to live and prepare for the imperial examinations during the Qing Dynasty.
A distinguished feature of the Chen Clan Academy are the 11 pottery ridges; which were installed on the nine great halls of the academy. Each ridge has a theme taken from a famous traditional drama. Pictures From Asia David Henley
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