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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese merchant residence
heritage building
historic house
museum exhibit
architecturalStyle Huizhou architecture NERFINISHED
late Qing dynasty residential architecture
buildingType courtyard house
timber-frame residence
countryOfOrigin China
culturalContext Huizhou merchant culture
culturalSignificance example of late Qing dynasty merchant family residence
illustrates transnational preservation of Chinese heritage
preserves traditional Huizhou domestic architecture
era late Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
exhibitTheme daily life of a Chinese merchant family
family rituals and ancestor worship
regional Huizhou trade and commerce
hasFeature ancestral hall space
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
Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
material brick
stone
wood
museumFunction educational exhibit on Chinese domestic life
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
public tours
research on Chinese architecture

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Peabody Essex Museum hasHistoricHouse Yin Yu Tang House