Chen Clan Academy Tour

The Chen Clan Academy is a symmetric complex consisting of 19 buildings with 9 halls and 6 courtyards.The Chen Clan Academy complex has very good examples of traditional Chinese architecture and decoration style.

Porcelain carvings on the roof

These lions were placed in front of many temples and palaces to keep away bad spirits and the devil.

 Married woman in Guanzhou and Pearl River Delta used to display her sewing tools and decorative items inside her bedroom.The more of these items the wife had, the higher status she would possess in the family.

The four steps in how wood can become art

Wood Carving-Lobsters and Crabs
In this sculpture there are 18 lobsters and 48 crabs.The height of it is 220cm, and the diameter  is 80cm.
This was also carved from only one piece of wood.

This boat and other sculptures near it are made out of only olive pits, by the  Chinese they called it Olive Carving

Guangzhou Jade Carving-Twisted Sword

Eleven layer Peacock Ivory Boat

Eleven layer Peacock Ivory Boat

The process of Carving Ivory Balls-First material selecting and cutting, next is making that into a ball.Then comes boring or drilling the holes, after you have made all the holes you must divide them up into separate pieces.Then you place the layers in the ball, and finally you polish it all up.