Cai Fachun’s Mansion

　　    Cai Fachun’s Mansion was the residence of Cai Fachun, a general under the Du Wenxiu regime, and his family during their time in Yun County. The building is situated at No. 10, Gai Xin Alley, Huiying Street. Constructed in the mid-Qing Dynasty, it features a traditional three-courtyard-with-screen-wall layout. The main structure and its original appearance are largely intact. In 1983, it was listed as a county-level cultural heritage site, with a protective marker erected. Following an application, in October 2005, it was included in the first batch of municipal-level intangible cultural heritage protection lists as a “folk architecture.” It currently serves as the home of five Hui Muslim families: Ma Huaili, Ma Huairan, Ma Huaiyi, Ma Yicheng, and Ma Caimei. This building is the largest and best-preserved example of the traditional three-courtyard-with-screen-wall style in Yun County, holding significant historical and artistic value.

　　Cai Fachun (?～1861)　　    Cai Fachun (？—1861) was a Hui Muslim, courtesy name Xianghua, from Yunzhou (present-day Yun County). He served as the Grand Commander-in-Chief, overseeing all military affairs, and was one of the most outstanding senior generals in the early Dali regime. He was of imposing stature, possessed extraordinary strength, and was well-versed in military strategy and skilled in martial arts. It was said that he could perform 72 consecutive moves with the Guan Yu sword without changing expression, earning him the nickname “Seventy-Two.” From 1857 to 1861, he led rebel forces in campaigns across the region, successively capturing more than twenty counties and districts including Menghua, Nanjian, Yunzhou, Mianning, Yongchang, and Tengyue, and thwarting the Qing army’s attempts to crush the Dali regime. Among these, in 1860, he completely annihilated the western invasion forces led by the renowned Qing general and Governor Military Commissioner Chu Kechang... Details+