The Wulong "Nine Halls and Eighteen Courtyards"

　　The Wulong "Nine Halls and Eighteen Courtyards" is a manor built during the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty by the Zeng family, landlords of Wulong Village in Yidu. It covers an area of 20 acres. In front of the courtyard there is a moat and a large lotus pond, while inside the courtyard there is a running horse building. The complex consists of nine halls, eighteen courtyards, and 120 rooms, with pillars, pedestals, corners, beams, and corridors adorned with carved or painted patterns. The courtyard is circular in shape, with walls seven to eight meters high, all rammed from a mixture of tung oil, sugar, sand, and lime. At intervals along the wall are gourd-shaped gun ports and coin-shaped watch holes. All the outward-facing main gates in the courtyard are constructed from exquisitely carved stone slabs. The entire structure is grand and sturdy, with a rational layout. It holds significant value for studying the economic and architectural history of the Liuzhou region during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods of the Qing Dynasty. In the eighth year of the Xianfeng reign (1858 AD), the manor was burned down after being reported by local militia forces for "supplying grain to bandits and conspiring with pirates from Xunzhou." Although it was set ablaze when breached, the overall scale and architectural layout remain largely intact to this day.