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12.— Hou T'ing f|£. At the back is the "Flower Wall" = a wall 

 with apertures through which flowers can make their way. The Hou 

 T'ing is much used by the women. 



13. — Nil Hsia Fang -j£ ~fC g| = room for women servants. 



14. — Fo Lou #jj ]g£ = Buddha Apartments, a two-storied structure, 

 where images of "Fo," Kuanyin, etc., are kept. Ordinarily it is 

 locked, people cannot go up unless they have washed and put on clean 

 clothes. 



15. — Tse Shih flDl H£ = a side house, where poor relations can live, 

 and which is generally used by concubines (the latter may not enter 

 the "kuei") — a wall is to the south of it and guests may not penetrate 

 further than this wall. 



16. — Tung Hua T'ing ^f ft, || = the eastern flower hall. 



17.— Tui T'ing ^ f§ = the "Opposite" Hall. These two t'ing are 

 used for theatricals, a cloth covering is stretched over the court where 

 the guests sit, facing south, while the stage faces north from 17. A 

 wall divides the t'ing from the rest of the house. 



18. — Nan Hsia Fang f% ~f J% = house for the men servants, divided 

 as far as possible from the quarters of the women servants. It is also 

 convenient to the great gate where guests enter. 



19. — Ta Shu Fang ^ ^ J§ = the great study, where the teacher 

 instructs the sons. 



20. — Hsi Hua T'ing jflf ft J£g = where guests are entertained at 

 meals, flower garden on either side, also walls which prevent either 

 study or women's apartments from being seen. 



21. — Tse Shih ffil H? = can be used by the ladies of the house as a 

 study, or a place to embroider or write — the light is very good, whereas 

 in the "kuei" it is not so good. 



22. — Ch'u Fang Jig |p = kitchen, near 20, where the men dine, and 

 21, where the ladies dine. 



23. — Ch'ii Lang ^ jgg = crooked passage. 



24.— Shu Chai ^ Jg = a study. 



25. — Hsien $f = a long, low, covered, out-door passage, or gallery. 



26. — Ma Fang ,B| Jj|= stables, far from the house, near the garden, 

 for manure. Being rather far from the house, the houses are kept 

 ready during the day by the great gate. 



27. — Hua Yuen ft {§£ = garden, arranged according to taste, with 

 pavilions, and so forth — must be water. 



28. — Ssu So ||ij JSJf = Privy. 



The garden is reached by doors leading from the study 

 and guest room, and from the women's apartments. The 

 doors are of various shapes, that leading into the Tung Hua 

 T'ing is round, so that many people can pass through easily, 

 while those leading from the study, women's rooms, and so 

 forth, are "leaf," "fan," "flower vase" doors, and other 

 shapes. 



T'ai H or terraces were very varied and ranged from the 

 small square stage still used in private gardens and known 

 as a "yueh t'ai" where one may sit and enjoy the moon-light, 

 to the famous structures like very high, long platforms, built 

 by the Emperors and Officials of old days for various reasons. 

 Of these a certain number are constantly referred to by the 

 poets, the most famous being in Shansi. 



