No. 11 Mao’er Hutong Courtyard House

No. 11 Mao’er Hutong Courtyard House

No. 11 Mao’er Hutong Courtyard House is a protected cultural heritage site of Beijing Municipality.

No. 11 Mao’er Hutong Courtyard House is located on Mao’er Hutong in Dongcheng District. It is a large, five-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard residence), originally the home of Wen Yu, a grand secretary in the late Qing Dynasty. The architecture is well-preserved. It features a main gate, five wing rooms, and a decorative archway (chuihua men); the last two courtyards are connected by corridors linking the main house and the east and west wing rooms. To the east of the complex lies Keyuan, the garden area of the residence.

Classification:  Fifth Batch of Municipal-Level Protected Cultural Heritage Sites of Beijing

Source: Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Municipal-Level Protected Cultural Heritage Sites of Beijing