Located at Zhongshan road and just a 1-min walk from Chen Jia Ci metro station, the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (Chen Clan Academy) is a temple built by the 72 clans of family/surname of "Chen" for their juniors' accommodation and preparation for the imperial examinations during the Qing dynasty. Later it was changed to be the Chen Clan's Industry College, and then middle schools. Currently it houses the Guangdong Folk Art Museum. The buildings were nice in particular the roofs with lots of colourful decors and displays, and it stood the test of time, presenting the history, arts and culture of the then China before the country became a republic. It's a nice place to learn about the early history and especially those with Chen family name as somehow you can feel the association with the forefathers.

The roof tile designs and figures are fantastic art, and some are in vibrant colours. Many pieces of the works of art are ceramic, and others are carved wood. I have toured the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall many times. Every year, there is always something new to see.

Beautiful place, beautiful buildings heaps of photo opportunities Definitely come here and you’ll spend about 1 hour strolling around and you’ll definitely enjoy it. If you’re an Anglo, I probably wouldn’t spend money as part of a tour to come here, but I’d come on my own can costs $3, It costs about $2.50 Australian to get in… Don’t forget your passport! As a Guajillo you do not need to register through WeChat or whatever else the crowd is doing. Just keep walking up to the booking office or inquiry office they will sell you tickets.

A great museum to understand south china culture in the last few hundred years. Other than the building and its restored decoration, there are also display of other folk arts. Booking in advance online but apparently both booking and exhibits explanation are Chinese only.

I was with a tour, so other reviews are more helpful on how to visit this on your own. It's definitely worth seeing this place, for the beautiful carving on the roofs and walls. However, the displays inside were also very worthwhile. They discussed the various kinds of techniques that were developed in the area for woodcarving and stonecarving, with spectacular examples of both. In addition, there are some displays of typically-furnished rooms as they might have looked 100 or 200 years ago - for example, a women's chamber. There was a surprising amount of English signage to describe the various exhibits. I learned a lot, in addition to seeing some outstanding craftsmanship on display.

A good tradictional house. I think it is one of the iconic attraction in Guangzhou. I came with my English Speaking tour guide Albert. He told us the history here. the building is pretty impressed. it is the most impresswed Chinese building I had seen.