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The Mandarin's House
The Mandarin’s House (Zheng Guanyin’s Family House) was the ancestral home of Zheng Guanying, an eminent intellectual Figure in the late Qing Dynasty.
The Zheng finished his world-famous master place Shenghi Weiyan (Words of Warning in times of Prosperity). The construction of the house was initiated by Zheng Wenrui, the father of Zheng Guanying, and the architecture was later expanded by the Zheng brothers.
The couplets inscribed on wooden tablets hung in the main hall of “Yu-Qing-Tang” (Yuging Mansion) show that the house might have been built before the year 1869.
The Mandarin’s house covering an area of nearly 4000 square meters, is still the largest private residence in Macao. Having the style of traditional Guangdong dwellings, it also features western architectural detailing. This demonstrates the fact that Macao is the encounter of Chinese and Western cultures.
Long-standing lack of conservation and maintenance, as well as several fire cases, had led to the collapse of part of its structure. More than 80% of the house was suffering from different degrees of damage. Macau government got its proprietorship in 2001.
With the assistance from experts in architectural restoration and from former tenants, the house was restored based on the principles of authenticity and integrity. The original features of the architecture could be resumed only after eight year’s effort.
The Mandarin's House is one of World heritage site that inscribed by UNESCO in 2005.
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