广州主要景点英文介绍——陈家祠堂、西关大屋、越秀公园、上下九、广州塔.doc

广州主要景点英文介绍——陈家祠堂、西关大屋、越秀公园、上下九、广州塔 Chen Clan Ancestral Hall The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (: 陈家祠; : 陳家祠; : Chén Jiā Cí) is an academic temple in (Canton), built by the 72 (It is usually romanised as Chan in ) clans for their juniors’ accommodation and preparation for the in 1894 in . Later it was changed to be the Chen Clan’s Industry College, and then middle schools afterward. Now it houses the Guangdong Folk Art Museum (Chinese: 广东民间工艺博物馆; pinyin: Guǎngdōng Mínjiān Gōngyì Bówùguǎn). Located at Zhongshan 7th Road, the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is a symmetric complex consist of 19 buildings with nine halls and six courtyards. Facing south, the complex forms around a north-south axis. A large collection of southern China art pieces, for example, wood carvings and pottery, can be found in the structure. The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall complex exemplifies traditional Chinese architecture and decoration style, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments worldwide. It was added in the list of “Cultural Relics of National Importance under the Protection of the State” in 1988. History In the late , Chen Ruinan and Chen Zhaonan, who returned to Guangzhou, proposed the idea to raise money from all the Chen clans to build a temple for the worship of their ancestors and a place for their clansman to study for the examination.[1] Therefore, the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall was finished in 1894 with the money donated by Chen families in 72 counties of Guangdong Province as well as some overseas family members. When the imperial examination system was abolished in 1905, the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall was changed into the practical school of the Chens. Later in 1957, the Guangzhou City People’s Committee approved the Chen Clan’s Academy as a Guangzhou City preserve. Then in 1959 the government introduced a folk arts and crafts gallery into the temple. Now it serves as the Guangdong Folk Art Museum.[3] Structure The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is a traditional Chinese a