The temple Museum of the Chen family is a building of XIX century, now converted into a Museum, which presents the folk arts and crafts of Guangdong. Is a monument of culture of China on a national scale.

The building in the nineteenth century (1894, which was the twelfth year of the reign of the dynasty of Gansu) was built on the funds of the genus Chen, one of the oldest on the territory of the Chinese province of Guangdong. It is known that the members of this family lived in the province in 72 different places. The building brings together nineteen of the premises, which are linked by six yards.

One can often hear that the building is not a temple-Museum and Academy of the Chen family, because there was training and preparing for the numerous members of this famous family.

The Museum of folk arts, the building was converted in the mid-twentieth century. The family temple architecture refers to traditional Chinese buildings from Lingnan style, characterized by a special finish: brick wall hides a set of premises, executed in this style.

This implies the style and appearance of the building is an abundance of fine stone carving and wood reliefs and statues from clay. In addition, in the design of the temple Museum you can discover a great many details, to inspect all of them worth your time. Of course, the exterior is a real highlight of this temple Museum. That is why the temple Museum of the Chen family is protected by the state since 1988 as a cultural monument of national importance. Inside the temple-Museum you can see not only the exhibition, showcasing the crafts and arts of the province, but also plates with the names of all of the genus Chen, ceramics and bonsai.