Yin Yu Tang, sometimes known simply as the Chinese house, is one of the most popular features of Peabody Essex Museum. Let’s take a tour of the ancient house with an eye toward feng shui concepts.

This contemporary reinterpretation of a vernacular courtyard house in the Chinese city of Guangzhou features a sequence of living areas and bedrooms arranged around a central pond. Local studio O ...

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] It looks like it could be a scene out of a film; not only is this a miniature version of a traditional Chinese courtyard house, but it ...

For an interior design and architecture ingénue and her aunt, turning an 18th century courtyard house into a B&B amid the pandemic was no easy task, but guests love what they have done.

Every time I visit a courtyard home, I'm amazed at the simplicity, practicality, efficiency and elegance. "Chinese courtyards, like Chinese operas, remind me of how different we are from Western ...

Located in one of Beijing's famous hutong neighbourhoods, this new multiuse boutique complex by Chinese architecture practice Archstudio is a contemporary reimagining of a traditional Siheyuan ...

To her, these courtyards of old Chinese houses are the perfect place to be in on a hot and humid day. "They are airy, cool and well-shaded," says 40-year-old Ru.

Much thought went into building Chinese homes." She explained that houses were added on to systematically. For example, a three-bay house extension became a courtyard dwelling, with one extended ...

The museum is a modern take on the historical Chinese courtyard house that embraces and encloses open spaces, as a nod to traditional Chinese architecture.