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  • This temple was built to honor and worship the ancestors of the Chen Family. Built at the end of the 19th century during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, it was also used to house Chen family members who came from all over the province to sit for the imperial examinations. This is why it is also known as the Chen Family Academy. What makes this place unique is the ability to walk through an old house restored to its original glory, making it almost like walking through a living museum.
     
    Today, it is the largest and most well preserved example of the architecture and artistry of its time in all of Guangdong Province. Visitors marvel at seeing the restored details of the architecture. Most of all, it conveys a sense of the Chinese culture that no amount of books can really capture. Walking into the courtyard, you have a sense of time slowing and changing to show a vision of the past.
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