Li Family Mansion in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province!

The Li Family Mansion in Wanneng, Yuncheng, Shanxi, was the residence of Li Ziyong, the richest man in southern Shanxi during the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China period. It was built during the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty and is located in Yanjing Village, Wanneng County. Together with the Qiao Family Courtyard and the Wang Family Courtyard, it is known as one of the 'Three Lotus Seeds of Jin Merchants', with the saying 'Visit the Qiao Family for its fame, the Wang Family for its courtyard, and the Li Family for its virtue'. The overall architecture is a vertical well-style Shanxi courtyard designed for gathering wealth, which also incorporates Huizhou architectural style. As Li Ziyong once studied in England, some of the courtyards feature 'Gothic' architecture. It is a grand Jin merchant's courtyard that blends northern and southern Chinese styles, Chinese and Western elements, and is unparalleled in Shanxi. It encapsulates the profound cultural heritage of the Han nationality and possesses extremely high cultural and artistic value. The brick carvings, stone carvings, and wood carvings inside the mansion are particularly exquisite and worth seeing.