Before I and my brother went to the Hualin temple on that day, we arrived in a place called Jinlun Guild Hall. I watched the building from outside, wondering what it really was. The old-fashioned building with gray brick stones sticking each other aroused my curiosity to visit it. As I entered the room, I had to pay a certain amount of money but I forgot how much it was exactly. What I saw inside was just a spacious empty hall with some pictures hanging on the wall. I and my brother explored the place and found out other cultural relics. There was only three of us inside, including the ticket man.
Beautifully-carved roof edges of Jinlun Guild Hall, reflecting the beauty and elegance of Lingnan architecture 
Spacious hall inside the Jinlun Guild Hall
Built by the Emperor Yongzhen in the Qing dynasty (1723), Jinlun Guild Hall or usually called Jinlun Tang in Chinese was originally the office for the assembly of the silk spinning stockholders in Guangzhou located in the Xilaixin road in the Xiajiu road. However, in 2001 due to the road widening project of Kangwang road, in order to protect the entire building, it was relocated northward by 80 meters. Jinlun Guild Hall is the only well-preserved Qing dynasty assembly hall in Guangzhou designed in a typical Lingnan architectural style for ancient ancestral temple, displaying brick carve, wooden carve, tile ridge, ceramic sculpture, embroideries and many other cultural relics.
Unique ceilings
Covering an area of 692 meters, this south-facing hall has three entrance gates, three bays of ancestral temple, and 22 well-preserved historical steles with inscriptions recording the beginning of capitalism in the Qing dynasty, foreign trade at the Thirteen Hongs and the development of business and trade in Guangzhou, especially in silk production. The hall was also used as a place to organize workers who supported the Sanyuanli anti-British battle in saving the dignity of the Chinese. The building has underwent five renovations. Rebuilt in 1844, converted to a residence in 1949 and then after some refurbishments, it was completely renovated and opened for public in August 2004.
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