Chen Family Temple

We visited the Chen Family Temple on March 18.  This was set up as a school originally in the 1890s for the children of the Chen Family which consisted of several families in Guangzhou by that surname.  The school lasted about 20 years.

In later years, after the Cultural Revolution destroyed most of the artifacts, the academy was turned into a museum run by the local government.  Only the structures are original.

Photo in the Victory Hotel.

As the entrance appears today

Coming up to purchase tickets for our group to enter the temple, we were surprised to meet our guide from 2008, Helen, who helped us with our adoption of Tian.  She, too, was delighted to see us.

Tian and Helen

Intricate designs

Tian pretending to hold it up

Beautiful etched glass

Tapestry

FANs

Silks

Ivory carvings

Fine works of art

From the street