Aristocratic Residences

• former manors and villas of some ancient aristocrats
• residences are composed of a front courtyard and a main building
• two story courtyard provides storerooms, rooms for serfs
• main building, three stories, from above resembles the Chinese character
• central pat of the building is a patio
• first floor-storing or renting
• second floor contains a shrine, an assembly room, kitchen, some store rooms
• third, living rooms of the owner and close servants
• courtyards-green, close to nature
• two stories with terraces on the north side of the top floor

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