Lion sculpture (shishi 石獅) in front of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (陳家祠堂), Guangzhou (廣州)
Collection
Identifier
Tr02-095
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Tr02-095. The Chun-Ka-Chie Temple is the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (陳家祠堂 'Chen jia citang'), also known as the Chen Clan Academy (陳氏書院 'Chen shi shuyuan'). 'A Pictorial Handbook to Canton' (1905) describes it on page 19 as: 'The largest and undoubtedly the finest ancestral temple in Canton'. See Tr02-092, Tr02-093, Tr02-094, Tr02-096, Tr02-097 and Sw14-012.
Caption in album or on mount
CHUN-KA-CHIE TEMPLE, CANTON.
Caption on photograph
PHOTO BY AH FONG. LION IN FRONT OF TEMPLE CHUN-KA-CHIE, CANTON.
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