Yin Yu Tang House
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Yin Yu Tang House is a historic late Qing dynasty Chinese merchant’s residence from Huizhou, Anhui Province, meticulously relocated and reassembled at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yin Yu Tang House canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese merchant residence
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heritage building ⓘ historic house ⓘ museum exhibit ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Huizhou architecture
NERFINISHED
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late Qing dynasty residential architecture ⓘ |
| buildingType |
courtyard house
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timber-frame residence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Huizhou merchant culture ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of late Qing dynasty merchant family residence
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illustrates transnational preservation of Chinese heritage ⓘ preserves traditional Huizhou domestic architecture ⓘ |
| era | late Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitTheme |
daily life of a Chinese merchant family
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family rituals and ancestor worship ⓘ regional Huizhou trade and commerce ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancestral hall space
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ancestral tablets display area ⓘ carved wooden lattice windows ⓘ central courtyard ⓘ decorative woodcarvings ⓘ interior timber framing ⓘ stone threshold ⓘ symmetrical plan ⓘ traditional Chinese furniture ⓘ |
| heritageType | Chinese vernacular architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Peabody Essex Museum
NERFINISHED
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Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| museumFunction |
educational exhibit on Chinese domestic life
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immersive historic house installation ⓘ interpretive space for Chinese diaspora history ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | two ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Peabody Essex Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Huizhou, Anhui Province, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Peabody Essex Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceOfOrigin | Anhui Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfStyle | Huizhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedToMuseum | Peabody Essex Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationMethod | meticulously documented disassembly and reassembly ⓘ |
| relocationProcess | dismantled in China and reassembled in the United States ⓘ |
| roofType | tiled roof ⓘ |
| usedFor |
museum education programs
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public tours ⓘ research on Chinese architecture ⓘ |
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