Chan She Shu Yuen Clan Ancestral Hall

This guide to the Chan She Shu Yuen Clan Ancestral Hall in Kuala Lumpur follows Chan Sow Lin, who arrived from Guangdong at sixteen with nothing but his surname and became a tin magnate and ironworks pioneer. You'll hear why in 1896 he decided to build a full replica of his home village's ancestral hall for the Chan clanspeople who had followed him to Malaya, and how every craftsman and tile was brought from southern China. Look up at the roofline's crowded terracotta figures as you listen for the stories they tell.