The history of the Chen clan academy

   Chen Family Temple was built from Guangxu 16 years (1890-1894), designed by Li Julin. The entire building faces south, covering an area of 15,000 square meters, the main building of 6400 square meters. Three five nine six homes the size of 19 construction. Chen Family Temple with its intricate decorative arts, a blend of the culmination of the Lingnan folk architecture, decorative arts, with its "three birds, three plastic, cast iron" with that, known as the "Hundred Yue Crown Temple.

    Due to the ancestral temple is completed, the study has been surnamed children a school place. Guangxu 31 years (1905) Waste imperial examination, the college changed to Chen's Industrial School. During the civil, here has school Wen Fan, Guangdong Sports College and Centre Stage Middle School.

Guangzhou City Administrative Cadre School was established in 1950.

In 1957, Guangzhou City, the approval of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Committee as a cultural relics protection units, by the Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Management Committee to conduct a comprehensive maintenance management.

1959 turned into the Guangdong Folk Art Museum.

Approved by the Provincial People's Government in1960 as a cultural relics protection units of the Guangdong Province.

Promulgated by the State Council in 1988 as a national key cultural relics protection units. This group of arts building under the protection and management of the heritage sector, to flourish, for people at home and abroad to observe the appreciation.