Physical Structure
Type of wood that was used to build the house in Jinhuazhen
What is Pine?
The reason the Hu clan got the best land in the center of town
What is because they were the most powerful of the three clans?
Name of the Clan that built and owns this house
What is the He family?
The name that is used to refer to plums, orchids, pine trees, and bamboo.
What is the 4 noble ones?
Number of Courtyards the original house complex had
What is 3 Courtyards？
The type of people that lived in the original He clan house
What is servants?
Generation of the family that built the house
What is the 9th Generation?
The symbolism attachment to a Chinese dragon (not the emperor
What is "good luck"
Number of skywells that the house has
What is "five"?
Orientation of the 2 rooms that were used for production and living (North, East, South, West)
What is North & South Room
Generation of the current owner of the house
What is 15th generation?
The reason the lions are facing outwards rather than inwards
What is "to gaurd the house"
A special architectural feature that one of the courtyards posses (not skywell)
What is reflective wall?
The 4 treasures of study that the He family used to sell
What is Ink, Inkstone, Brush, and Paper?
Ethnicity of the homeowner
What is Bai ethnicity
The thing that determines the meaning behind many symbols
What is "pronunciation and sound"
The age of the He house
What is over 300 years old?
Effect of the cultural revolution on the He family
What is loss of the family business and disctruction of 3rd courtyard?
A change in the house after a wedding/ family conflict
What is a dividing wall (in courtyard)?
The 4 arts include: Chess, Writing... (2 anwsers)
What is "instrument and drawing"