Yanshan Manor in Guilin, which once served as a shelter for scholars during World War II, remains a source of inspiration for philosophers, writers and artists.

The traditional manor, covering an area of 150,000 square meters, was built at the foot of Yanshan Mountain to its southwest by local official Tang Yue from 1869 to 1873 in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

Following feng shui masters' suggestion, Tang constructed the manor along an open section of an underground stream, which flows into a deep pond in the north of the manor.