Yin Yu Tang | a Chinese home
museum
A 200-year-old merchant's home dismantled in rural China and rebuilt piece by piece at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Description
Originating in the rural Huizhou region of China’s Anhui province during the late Qing dynasty, the house was built as a 16-bedroom residence. Preserved at the Peabody Essex Museum, it opens up a rare look into traditional Chinese domestic architecture, family life, and cultural history.
