When working on difficult parts of the building, a craftsman (left) first traces the aged paintings from the roof and then fills in the details at his work table. He later transfers the final product onto the building.
The building features intricate carvings and tile work that depict scenes from Chinese culture and history.
The building features elaborate jian-nian, a mosaic technique popular in Canton in the 1870s that uses broken ceramic pieces to depict images in relief (left).
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