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39-664: Located at Zhongshan 7th Road beside the Chen Clan Academy metro station , the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is a symmetric complex consist of 19 buildings with nine halls and six courtyards. Facing south, the complex forms around a north–south axis. A large collection of southern China art pieces, such as wood carvings and pottery, can be found in the structure. The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall complex exemplifies traditional Chinese architecture and decoration style, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments worldwide. It

78-505: A giraffe , are similar to qilin. Japanese art tends to depict the kirin as more deer-like than in Chinese art . Alternatively, it is depicted as a dragon shaped like a deer, but with an ox's tail instead of a lion's tail. They are also often portrayed as partially unicorn -like in appearance, but with a backwards curving horn. Girin or kirin ( 기린 ) is the Korean form of qilin. It is described as

117-502: A lin ( 麟 ) was captured in the 14th year of Duke Ai of Lu ( 魯哀公 ) (481 CE); Zuo Zhuan credited Confucius with identifying the lin as such. The bisyllabic form qilin ( 麒麟 ~ 騏驎 ), which carries the same generic meaning as lin alone, is attested in works dated to the Warring States period (475 – 221 BCE). Qi denotes the male and lin denotes the female according to Shuowen Jiezi . The legendary image of

156-592: A 21-step wooden shelves in the Back Hall, which was once used for worship of ancestors. In the rooms sit 7-meter-high wooden-carved niche covers. Buildings are separated with "Qingyun alleys" (Chinese: 青雲巷 ) and connected with corridors. The buildings in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall are fully decorated with wood carving, stone carving, brick carving, pottery, plaster and iron engraving. The content of these decoration are mostly flowers, birds, Cantonese fruits and scenes in traditional dramas. The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

195-535: A half-dragon half-fish creature. These flying cod figures have tentacles reaching out from the roof to the sky, which make the profile of the building more elegant. The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall has a large collection of wood carvings, which can be seen everywhere in the halls at the corners of the beams, walls, and doors. On the beams in the Head entrance sit eight pieces of exquisite wood carvings describing historical stories like Tongque Tai (Chinese: 銅雀臺 ), Celebrating

234-487: A maned creature with the torso of a deer , an ox tail with the hooves of a horse . The girin were initially depicted as more deer-like, however over time they have transformed into more horse-like. They were one of the four divine creatures along with the dragon , phoenix , and turtle . Girin were extensively used in Korean royal and Buddhist arts. In modern Korean, the term "girin" is used for " giraffe ". In Thailand,

273-462: A qilin depicted with one horn may be called a "one-horned qilin" in Chinese. Nevertheless, the mythical and etymological connections between the creatures have been noted by various cultural studies and even the Chinese government, which has minted silver, gold, and platinum commemorative coins depicting both archetypal creatures. Kirin, which has also come to be used as the modern Japanese word for

312-530: A symmetric pattern. On the main axis lie the Head-entrance (Chinese: 頭門 ), the Gathering Hall (Chinese: 聚賢堂 ) and the Back Hall (Chinese: 後堂 ). These three main buildings are separated with courtyards. The Head-entrance is 27.56 metres (90.4 ft) wide and 14.91 metres (48.9 ft) deep with 17 columns, all decorated with flowers and figures. On the top of the gate of the Head-entrance hangs

351-411: A tablet with words 陳氏書院, meaning "Chen Clan Academy". On the sides of the gate sit stone mats and a pair of 2.25-meter-high (7.4 ft) stone drums. River gods are painted in color on the gate. Inside the gate there are four double-side engraved screen. The main beams are decorated with birds, flowers, human figures plasters, bats and lions. The Gathering Hall was once a place for meeting and worship of

390-535: Is a mixture of various animals, which come from differing elemental environments, representing elemental magical forces present within each personified creature. Many of the Himapant animals actually represent gods and devas of the Celestial Realms, and bodhisattvas , who manifest as personifications which represent the true nature of each creature deity through the symbolism of the various body parts amalgamated into

429-1054: Is an interchange station between Line 1 and Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro . It started operations on 28   June 1999 and is situated underground Zhongshan 7th Road ( Chinese : 中山七路 ) in the Liwan District . The station was named after the nearby Chen Clan Academy , an academy constructed by the Chen family for their juniors' accommodation and study in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). Station layout [ edit ] G Street level Exits A-G L1 Concourse Lobby Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Safety Facilities L2 Platforms Platform 2 [REDACTED]   1   towards Xilang ( Changshou Lu ) Island platform , doors will open on

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468-504: Is different from Wikidata Articles containing Chinese-language text Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text Articles containing traditional Chinese-language text Pages using template Zh with sup tags Qilin The qilin ( English: / tʃ i ˈ l ɪ n / chee- LIN ; Chinese : 麒麟 ) is a legendary hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology , and

507-551: Is fully or partially scaled and often shaped like an ox, deer, or horse, or more commonly a goat. They are always shown with cloven hooves. While dragons in China (and thus qilin) are also most commonly depicted as golden, qilin may be of any color or even various colors, and can be depicted as bejeweled or exhibiting a jewel-like brilliance. The qilin is depicted throughout a wide range of Chinese art, sometimes with parts of their bodies on fire. Legends tell that qilin have appeared in

546-1884: Is incomplete. Fangcun District was merged into Liwan in 2005. v t e Guangzhou Metro stations Line 1 Xilang   Guangfo   Kengkou Huadiwan Fangcun Huangsha   6   Changshou Lu Chen Clan Academy   8   Ximenkou Gongyuanqian   2   Peasant Movement Institute Martyrs' Park Dongshankou   6   Yangji   5   Tiyu Xilu   3   Tianhe Sports Center Guangzhou East Railway Station   3   [REDACTED] Line 8 Jiaoxin Tinggang Shijing Xiaoping Shitan Julong Shangbu Tongde Ezhangtan Xicun   5   Caihong Bridge Chen Clan Academy   1   Hualinsi Buddhist Temple Cultural Park   6   Tongfuxi Fenghuang Xincun Shayuan   Guangfo   Baogang Dadao Changgang   2   Xiaogang Sun Yat-sen University Lujiang Kecun   3   Chigang Modiesha   18   Xingangdong Pazhou Wanshengwei   4     THZ1   Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chen_Clan_Academy_station&oldid=1240244439 " Categories : Railway stations in China opened in 1999 Guangzhou Metro stations in Liwan District Railway stations in China opened in 2020 Hidden categories: Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas Articles with short description Short description

585-419: Is notable for the rich decoration which exist inside, outside the halls and in almost every beams, ridges, walls and columns. This make the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall a large collection of wood carving, stone carving, brick carving, pottery, plaster and iron engraving. One of the most distinguished features of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is the 11 pottery ridge crest, which was installed on the nine great halls of

624-563: Is said to appear with the imminent arrival or death of a sage or illustrious ruler. Qilin are a specific type of the lin mythological family of one-horned beasts. The qilin also appears in the mythologies of other Chinese-influenced cultures. The earliest mention of the mythical qilin is in the poem 麟之趾 ; Lín zhī zhǐ ; 'Feet of the Lin'; included in the Classic of Poetry (11th – 7th c. BCE). Spring and Autumn Annals mentioned that

663-408: Is sufficient to support, though perhaps not confirm, the hypothesis of an etymological connection", and also notes a possible connection between Old Chinese and Mongolian (*) kers ~ (*) keris ~ (*) kiris "rhinoceros" ( Khalkha : хирс ). Qilin generally have Chinese dragon -like features: similar heads with antlers , eyes with thick eyelashes, manes that always flow upward, and beards. The body

702-468: The garden of the legendary Yellow Emperor and in the capital of Emperor Yao ; both events bore testimony to the benevolent nature of the rulers. It has also been told that the birth of the great sage Confucius was foretold by the arrival of a qilin. In modern times, the depictions of qilin have often fused with the Western concept of unicorns. Qilin ( 麒麟 ) is often translated into English as "unicorn";

741-457: The Chen clansmen and now it is used as an ancestral hall. It is 27.84 metres (91.3 ft) wide and 16.7 metres (55 ft) deep with 21 main beams and 6 carved stone columns. In front of the hall lies a stone gazebo surrounded by stone balustrades. Inside the hall sit twelve engraved folding screens. The pottery sculpture on the beams was renovated in 1981. Memorial tablets of ancestors were placed on

780-463: The Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi describes qi as single-horned, and it can sometimes be depicted as having a single horn . The translation, however, may be misleading, as qilin can also be depicted as having two horns. In modern Chinese, "one-horned beast" ( 独角兽 ; 獨角獸 ; Dújiǎoshòu ) is used for "unicorns". A number of different Chinese mythical creatures can be depicted with a single horn, and

819-501: The United States, Guangzhou (former) Transport Metro stations Caihongqiao Changshou Lu Chen Clan Academy Cultural Park Fangcun Hedong Hesha Huadiwan Huangsha Jiaokou Jushu Kengkou Longxi Ruyifang Shachong Tanwei Xichang Xicun Xilang Zhongshanba Education Guangzhou True Light Middle School This list

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858-478: The academy. Each ridge crest has a theme taken from famous traditional dramas. Some are figures of characters in a play, some have series of more than ten scenes in a drama. With summering and exaggerating, the pottery ridge crests show the featured drama scene in comic series. The pottery ridge crest on the roof of the Gathering Hall has the largest scale and most delicate manufacture among all. This ridge crest spans 27 meters, 2.9 meters in height, 4.26 meters high with

897-792: The birth of the God Mother (Chinese: 王母祝壽 ) and The alliance of Goujian, the king of Yue (Chinese: 越王勾踐會盟 ). The most prominent wood carvings work in Chen Clan Academy is the sixteen double-sided wood carving screen doors in the back of the Gathering Hall, each describing a classic drama scene in old story books like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The biography of Yue Fei . These wood carvings have abundant high resolution figures as each facial expression can be clearly distinguished. Also, wood carvings work from Guangdong can be found in

936-508: The design of the Mythical creature. In Phra Aphai Mani , the masterpiece epic poem of Sunthorn Phu , a renowned poet of the 18th century. There is a monster that is Sudsakorn 's steed, one of the main characters in the epic. This creature was called "Ma Nin Mangkorn" ( Thai : ม้านิลมังกร , "ceylonite dragon horse"), it is depicted as it has diamond fangs, ceylonite scales, and a birthmark on

975-533: The emperor for the mythical creature, with geri meaning giraffe in Somali . The identification of qilin with giraffes has had a lasting influence: even today, the same word is used for the mythical animal and the giraffe in both Korean and Japanese. Axel Schuessler reconstructs Old Chinese pronunciation of 麒麟 as * gərin . Finnish linguist Juha Janhunen tentatively compares * gərin to an etymon reconstructed as * kalimV , denoting " whale "; and represented in

1014-418: The folk art and craft gallery. The plaster carvings in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall lie mostly on the bases of ridges and the roofs of corridors and have a total length of 1800 meter in the temple. The theme of the plaster sculptures are similar to those of pottery crests: scenes in traditional dramas, birds and flowers, pavilions, and landscapes. Plaster in old Cantonese houses were called "grass tails" since

1053-1868: The 💕 Guangzhou Metro station Chen Clan Academy 陈家祠 [REDACTED] Line 1 platform Chinese name Simplified Chinese 陈家祠站 Traditional Chinese 陳家祠站 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chénjiācí Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Can gaa ci Zaam General information Location Liwan District , Guangzhou , Guangdong China Coordinates 23°07′32″N 113°14′48″E  /  23.12550°N 113.24659°E  / 23.12550; 113.24659 Operated by Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd. Line(s)        Line 1        Line 8 Platforms 4 (2 island platforms ) Tracks 4 Construction Structure type Underground Accessible Yes Other information Station code 1 07 8 12 History Opened 28 June 1999 ; 25 years ago  ( 28 June 1999 ) (Line 1) 26 November 2020 ; 4 years ago  ( 26 November 2020 ) (Line 8) Services Preceding station [REDACTED] Guangzhou Metro Following station Changshou Lu towards Xilang Line 1 Ximenkou towards Guangzhou East Railway Station Caihong Bridge towards Jiaoxin Line 8 Hualinsi Buddhist Temple towards Wanshengwei Chen Clan Academy Station ( simplified Chinese : 陈家祠站 ; traditional Chinese : 陳家祠站 ; Jyutping : Can gaa ci Zaam ; Cantonese Yale : Chàhngāchìh Jaahm )

1092-697: The hall's status as a special preserve in 1957 and introduced a folk arts and crafts gallery in 1959. During the Cultural Revolution , the artwork of the hall was saved from destruction by "clever local officials" who installed a printshop for publishing works by Mao Zedong . The hall now serves as the Guangdong Folk Art Museum. The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is a traditional Chinese academic complex covering 13200 square meters. The complex consists of 19 buildings with nine halls and six courtyards which are connected by corridors and ride north to south in

1131-500: The language isolate Nivkh and four different language families Tungusic , Mongolic , Turkic and Samoyedic , wherein * kalay(ә)ng means "whale" (in Nenets ) and * kalVyǝ " mammoth " (in Enets and Nganasan ). As even aborigines "vaguely familiar with the underlying real animals" often confuse the whale, mammoth, and unicorn : they conceptualized the mammoth and whale as aquatic, as well as

1170-979: The left Platform 1 →   1   towards Guangzhou East Railway Station ( Ximenkou ) [REDACTED] L3 Platforms Platform 3 [REDACTED]   8   towards Jiaoxin ( Caihongqiao ) Island platform , doors will open on the left Platform 4   8   towards Wanshengwei ( Hualinsi Buddhist Temple ) [REDACTED] Gallery [ edit ] [REDACTED] Line 1 concourse [REDACTED] Line 8 concourse [REDACTED] Line 8 platform [REDACTED] Transfer corridor References [ edit ] ^ Chen Clan Academy ^ Guangdong Folk Art Museum (Chen Clan Academy) v t e Liwan District Areas Fangcun Jinhua Subdistrict Shamian Landmarks Chen Clan Ancestral Hall White Swan Hotel Consulate General of

1209-413: The mammoth and unicorn possessing a single horn; for inland populations, the extant whale "remains   ... an abstraction, in this respect being no different from the extinct mammoth or the truly mythical unicorn." However, Janhunen cautiously remarks that "[t]he formal and semantic similarity between * kilin < * gilin ~ * gïlin 'unicorn' and * kalimV 'whale' (but also Samoyedic * kalay - 'mammoth')

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1248-408: The pattern are often shaped like curling grass and placed on the end of walls. In wealthy families, larger scaled and more delicate plaster were used in the house decorating. Since plaster has to be made on site, artists can bring their talent to play according to the surrounding. The plaster carvings in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall were example of exquisite plaster art: some were made as they go through

1287-457: The plaster base and contains a total of 224 figures. The scenes in this ridge crest are "Celebrating the birth of gods", " Qilin giving people offspring", "The bearded man and Li Jing" and some others. Along with the figures are patterns of Yutang birds and peony , which represent wealth and glamour, and shapes of melons and fruits, which represent flourish of offspring. Moreover, the tip of the ridge crests are flying cods, which were believed to be

1326-500: The qilin became associated with the image of the giraffe in the Ming dynasty . The identification of the qilin with giraffes began after Zheng He 's 15th-century voyage to East Africa (landing, among other places, in modern-day Somalia ). The Ming Dynasty bought giraffes from the Somali merchants along with zebras, incense, and various other exotic animals. Zheng He's fleet brought back two giraffes to Nanjing and they were mistaken by

1365-548: The qilin is known as " gilen " ( Thai : กิเลน ), and is a member of the pantheon of Thai Himapant forest mythical animals. It is most probable that the Gilen was introduced into the pantheon under the influence of the Tai Yai who came down from Southern China to settle in Siam in ancient times, and the legend was probably incorporated into the Himapant legends of Siam in this manner. The Gilen

1404-723: The time of Northern Song . Each figure has a distinguished facial expression and pose. The iron engravings in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall are mainly used on the platform railings. These engravings have symmetric patterns and four different themes, which are "The Qilin and the Phoenix", "Dragons and orbs", "The three goats" and "Goldfish in a pond". The iron engravings railings are dim in color and delicate in structure. They are rarely seen in traditional Cantonese architecture. Chen Clan Academy station Coordinates : 23°07′32″N 113°14′48″E  /  23.12550°N 113.24659°E  / 23.12550; 113.24659 From Misplaced Pages,

1443-440: The various Chen lineages to build a temple for worship of their ancestors and an academy to train their clansmen for the imperial examination during the late Qing dynasty . With money donated by Chens abroad and in 72 of Guangdong's counties , the hall was finished in 1894. When the imperial exam was abolished in 1905, the academy became a practical school for members of the clan. The Guangzhou municipal government approved

1482-457: The wall; some come out up to 60 centimeter from the wall, giving a three-dimensional effect. Brick carvings in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall lie on the inner walls of each great halls. The one on the east wall features the old story "Liu Qing taming 'the Wolf'", with more than 40 figures in the picture, describing the lively scene of the man Liu Qing taming the wild horse from the west named "the wolf" in

1521-566: Was added in the list of "Cultural Relics of National Importance under the Protection of the State" in 1988. From its former purpose, the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is also known as the Chen Clan Academy . From the Cantonese pronunciation of the name, its Chinese name was formerly romanized as Chun-Ka-Che . Chen Ruinan and Zhaonan, Cantonese returning from America, first proposed raising money from

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