The former residence of Li Yigao in Likeng was built in the early Qing Dynasty and was the residence of a timber merchant named Li Yigao. Because he had money, he deliberately decorated the house with three exquisite carvings (brick carvings, stone carvings and wood carvings), making people feel that entering the house is like entering a sculpture art gallery. Under the door cover with upturned eaves of the house, the brick carvings on the hanging pillar-style door rails are very detailed. The lower railings are exquisitely carved with ancient opera pictures and different character patterns, which are lifelike; the lower end of the hanging flower column is carved with lotus, which symbolizes Purity and auspiciousness, the lotus pods here represent the hope of having many children and grandchildren. The whole house has two floors, upper and lower, and each floor is divided into three parts: the front room is called the front hall and is the lady’s room. Because the lady cannot leave the boudoir at will, there are hollow carvings on the doors and windows to make it easier for the lady to see out of the house. The two rooms in the middle are called the main hall, where the owner of the house lives. The two rooms at the back are called the back hall, and they are the rooms of the sons. When the son grew up, married and had children, he moved to the main hall, and his parents moved to the back hall, so the back hall is also called the high hall.
transportation
Take the bus from Wuyuan to Xiaorong, Osaka and Port on the east line, get off at Likeng and walk about one kilometer to the Likeng Scenic Area.
Tickets
The pass is 210 yuan and is valid for 5 days (the pass includes 14 attractions: Likeng, Jiangwan, Wangkou, Wolong Valley Natural Oxygen Bar, Jiangling, Lingyan Scenic Area, Hundred Pillars Ancestral Hall, Sixiyan Village, Yantian Ancient Camphor, Wengong Mountain, Shicheng, Rainbow Bridge, Xiaoqi, Yuanyang Lake)
Opening hours
07:00-17:30 (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)