Brief introduction of Chenjia Courtyard in Guangdong

Guangdong Chenjia Courtyard is a traditional residence with a long history, located at Yao Yuan Road, Chengnan Town, Meixian District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province.

Built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the compound has a history of more than 300 years, and it is a big house with typical Lingnan architectural style. Guangdong Chenjia Courtyard covers an area of about 8,000 square meters and consists of two courtyards and four independent buildings. Among them, the front yard is mainly the guest room and living room, and the backyard is the owner's residence, kitchen and garden. The layout of the whole courtyard is reasonable and the structure is rigorous, which highlights the characteristics of Lingnan architecture in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Guangdong Chenjia Courtyard is an ancient building with rich cultural connotations, and its interior is beautifully decorated, especially featuring handicrafts such as wood carving, stone carving and tile. A large number of cultural relics, such as mahogany furniture, Chen's genealogy and antique artifacts, are also preserved in the compound, which provides valuable information for studying Lingnan traditional culture. Guangdong Chenjia Courtyard is a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in Guangdong and a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, attracting a large number of tourists every year and becoming one of the important cultural tourist attractions in Meizhou.

Brief introduction of Guangdong province

Guangdong Province, referred to as Guangdong for short, is the provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), and Guangzhou, the provincial capital, is named after its ancient place name "East of Guangxin". Located in the south of Nanling, along the coast of the South China Sea, bordering Hong Kong, Macao, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian, and across the sea from Hainan Province, with a total land area of179,800 square kilometers, as of 2022.

In the third year from Song Dynasty to Daoism, Guangnan Road was divided into Guangnan East Road and Guangnan West Road. Most of Guangdong Province belongs to Guangnan East Road, which is the abbreviation of Guangnan East Road. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Guangdong Road was changed to Guangdong and other places. The name of Guangdong Province was officially used in the early Qing Dynasty. Guangdong Province is an important inheritance place of Lingnan culture, which has a unique style in language, customs, living habits, history and culture.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Guangdong Province