My sincere apologies for taking my time in my blog updates. I was away on another holiday.
I will try my best to finish wrapping up my Shantou trip ASAP. In this update, I will talk about this place I visited. It was the residence of a very rich Shantou family in the past and now,it is a protected tourist's destination. This family got the same surname as me..
It has a very super big courtyard and you can see it the moment you step thru' the entrance..
There are so many buildings annexes on this property that one can easily get lost in it.
I was quite surprised to find a well in an alley in the compound as I always had the idea that wells should be located in some 'ulu'(distant,quiet corner) backyard where some ill-treated maid would jump in to commit suicide in some of the old Chinese movies I saw when I was young..
I think I am too fat to even squeeze thru the well's opening..let alone be a rickshaw man..
Let me show you a few more photos I took of this place..
Oh yes..they got this very big water feature in a section of this property. I think it is equals to at least the size of 3 Olympic-sized swimming pool..
Altough the buildings are more than 100 years old and may not appeal very much to 'youngster' like me..but I can imagine the glorious past this family must have had..
For Travel to Shantou series, see also: Part 4 , Part 3 , Part 2 , Part 1 .
