Fēngcǎi Hall

Guangdong


Not a typical ancestral hall, this compound built in 1906 retains an exquisite southern Chinese architectural style, but with Western elements eccentrically blended. The complex is hidden inside a school 1.5km south of Kaiping bus station. Bus 2 from either Kaiping or Yici bus stations takes you to Fēngcǎi Zhōngxué (风采中学).


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