Rich Man's House

Posts about China, 4 of 7.

Rich Man's House.

This is a short post about what they call a rich-man's house.  This happens to be a real house that is still owned by the original descendant.  The descendant is probably as wealthy as his predecessors but the state has something to say about his ability to continue to own something they term a treasure.  Thus he still owns it but it's a tourist site.

First off, the house is actually really large with many rooms and gardens.  Again when tour guides take you around they point out this and that, but only the things they think you should be interested in and if someone deviates from the path, they get frustrated.  Also only a portion of the home has been restored and/or open.

This is the entrance of the house and you will notice that there are 4 posts above the door.  The greater the number of posts, the wealthier the home.  Also notice the door threshold and its material and size.  Again this is an indicator of wealth.

This is the main entry plaza as seen from the second level.

This is the map of the whole house and the plaza is the center-right opposite the car.

This is one of the side gardens and railing details.

Here shows the details of some of the ceiling work and the beauty of the one of the outdoor murals.

Also part of the tour is a reenactment of this Nationality tea wedding ceremony.  There where three parts and different teas where served during each segment.  (The video is a little ragged.)

Lastly, this was one of the first uses of my new 14-24 f2.8 lens.  This is a fantastic lens but I have a lot to learn in using it.  Shooting something this wide makes me have to think about the shot in a different way.