Yan Jing Li Family Mansion in Wanrong, Shanxi

The Li Family Mansion is the home of Li Ziyong, the richest man in southern Shanxi from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. It was built during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, located in Yanjing Village, Wanrong County, and is known as the 'Three Lotus of Jin Merchants' along with Qiao Family Mansion and Wang Family Mansion, with the saying 'Qiao's for fame, Wang's for courtyard, Li's for kindness'. The overall architecture is a vertical well-type wealth-gathering Shanxi Siheyuan, which also incorporates Huizhou architectural style. Because Li Ziyong studied in the UK, some courtyards are 'Gothic' architecture, which is a blend of north and south, Chinese and Western, unparalleled Jin merchant mansion in Shanxi, condensing the profound cultural heritage of the Han nationality, with extremely high cultural and artistic value. The Li Family Mansion scenic area is 38 kilometers away from Yuncheng city, and is a national AAAA level tourist attraction and a national key cultural relics protection unit. There were originally 20 groups of courtyards and 280 rooms, and now there are 11 groups of courtyards and 146 rooms. The Li Family Mansion (Hedong Folk Museum) and the Wanrong Joke Expo Park cover nearly 1,000 acres, with a construction area of 100,000 square meters. Its scale is grand, simple and elegant, with ingenious conception, exuding the spirit, temperament, and charm of the traditional culture of the Han nationality.