After cruising on the West Lake at Hangzhou with Bob Grant, you may want to see this government run tourist attraction in the city. Before the Communists claimed China, this mansion was owned by a family that made its money first in the silk industry and then banking.
rock art in garden with tunnels
There’s more to the mansion than this example of rock art in the garden. These rocks were not here when the mansion was built. There was a time in China during the Imperial era where rock art was popular.
Pond with carp at Hangzhou Mansion
For a few yuan, you will be able to tour most of the mansion and the gardens (yes there is more than one garden area beyond what you see in these two pictures). This mansion was in the city but once inside you have no sense of the crowded city surrounding the high walls. Once the owner was home and the gates locked at night, this home become another world apart.
Posted by Lloyd Lofthouse 
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