Introduction to Chen Family Temple:
This is a traditional art building-Chenjiaci, which is the largest, most complete and exquisite building in Guangdong. With its exquisite and unique structure and rigorous and simple atmosphere, it renders poetry, books, rituals, paintings, music and other cultural categories. It was once rated as the first of the "Top Ten Beautiful Scenes of Yangcheng" and was selected as the "Eight Scenes of Yangcheng in the New Century". It is a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Speaking of the history of this ancient ancestral temple, which is famous in Southeast Asia, people surnamed Chen in the world are proud.
It is understood that except for Chaoshan area, most Chen families in Guangdong moved from southern Fujian, and most Chen families in the Pearl River Delta moved from Lingbei to Nanxiong Zhuji Lane in the Southern Song Dynasty, and then distributed throughout Guangdong. Chen's branches and leaves spread in southern Guangdong and gradually developed into the largest surname in Guangdong. Most of the Chen family in Guangdong is a branch of the Chen family in Yingchuan, and the hall of Yingchuan is also the hall number. As the most famous gentleman and celebrity in Guangdong, Chen Academy was founded in April of the 14th year of Guangxu reign (1888).
According to records, at that time, 48 people, including Chen Changchao, Chen Zongxun and Chen Lanbin, a famous diplomat who used to be Minister of Foreign Affairs, formed a memorial hall in Guangzhou, and jointly sent letters to Chen clansmen all over the province, inviting them to send people to Guangzhou to discuss raising funds to build Chen Academy.
According to the Constitution of Chen Academy, the proposed Chen Family Temple is a family ancestral temple that unites the Chen family from all over the country, and it has the function of "adding internal examination rooms so that each room can take exams". In addition, the teacher "Yan Pin Xueyouchang" also gave lectures here. The descendants of our temple are all smart, agile, successful scholars with no desire or desire. They are admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts to study, and the Academy of Fine Arts will help them. "According to the articles of association of the Chen Academy, the management positions of the Chen Ancestral Hall at that time could be exchanged for the theme with money. The placement of memorial tablets is linked to the number of donations. As long as people surnamed Chen pay a certain amount of money, they can put their ancestral tablets in the temple to worship.
People who study feng shui like to make friends with ancient buildings best. The older the better, the more talents there are, and the more important the research is. As an ancient building, Chenjiaci has its unique architectural style, and its geomantic connotation is also full of mystery, which makes you seem to enter a maze and explore at different levels.
Some scholars have found many signs of "waterway" on the map of Guangdong during Guangxu period, such as "the trip to Chenjia Temple began at the ferry crossing the sand surface and entered the Lizhiwan Academy on the south bank of Aokou", "the trip from the ferry crossing into Xinglong Street, Guanyin Bridge in eighteen houses, sixteen houses and fifteen houses, Five Blessingg Taiwan Street and Lianyuan Golden Boy to the Academy". It can be seen that the Chenjiaci at that time could be "directly parked" to the door from multiple waterways. Obviously, nine twists and turns of water gathered in the Chenjiaci.
Of course, great changes have taken place around the Chenjiaci, and we can no longer see this smart water. There are only many high-rise buildings, just like sitting on a well and watching the sky.
According to the survey, the sitting direction of Chenjiaci is north to south, sitting in the direction of Ding and Meridian, facing the waters in the south and looking at Yunshan in the north, which is deeply loved by the aura of heaven and earth. Its feng shui advantage lies in hiding wind and gathering gas, and getting water first.