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This map represents the compound during the Ming. It is apparent that several buildings and other topographical features (such as the reservoirs important for the inhabitants' water supply) are no longer in existence. Unfortunately, many were…

Here one can see the northern entrance to the Lotus Pavilion Academy. In late imperial China, wealthy lineages such as the Lus often established schools such as this, where junior members of the lineage could receive instruction in the Chinese…