Yin Yu Tang House
E565617
Yin Yu Tang House is a historic late Qing dynasty Chinese merchant’s residence from Huizhou, Anhui Province, meticulously relocated and reassembled at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yin Yu Tang House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6075716 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yin Yu Tang House Context triple: [Peabody Essex Museum, hasHistoricHouse, Yin Yu Tang House]
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A.
Wu House
Wu House is a distinctive contemporary residential project designed by architect Preston Scott Cohen, known for its complex geometric forms and innovative spatial composition.
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B.
Sansui Hall
Sansui Hall is a prominent historic building within Shanghai’s classical Yu Garden, known for its grand architecture and use as a venue for important gatherings and receptions.
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C.
Wukang Mansion
Wukang Mansion is a historic, wedge-shaped residential building in Shanghai renowned for its distinctive European-style architecture and status as a city landmark.
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D.
Wang Family Compound
The Wang Family Compound is a vast, well-preserved Qing dynasty residential complex in Shanxi, China, renowned for its grand courtyards, intricate architecture, and status as a symbol of traditional northern Chinese merchant culture.
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E.
Camellia House
Camellia House is a historic greenhouse at Planting Fields Arboretum known for its extensive collection of camellias and other ornamental plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yin Yu Tang House Target entity description: Yin Yu Tang House is a historic late Qing dynasty Chinese merchant’s residence from Huizhou, Anhui Province, meticulously relocated and reassembled at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
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A.
Wu House
Wu House is a distinctive contemporary residential project designed by architect Preston Scott Cohen, known for its complex geometric forms and innovative spatial composition.
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B.
Sansui Hall
Sansui Hall is a prominent historic building within Shanghai’s classical Yu Garden, known for its grand architecture and use as a venue for important gatherings and receptions.
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C.
Wukang Mansion
Wukang Mansion is a historic, wedge-shaped residential building in Shanghai renowned for its distinctive European-style architecture and status as a city landmark.
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D.
Wang Family Compound
The Wang Family Compound is a vast, well-preserved Qing dynasty residential complex in Shanxi, China, renowned for its grand courtyards, intricate architecture, and status as a symbol of traditional northern Chinese merchant culture.
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E.
Camellia House
Camellia House is a historic greenhouse at Planting Fields Arboretum known for its extensive collection of camellias and other ornamental plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese merchant residence
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heritage building ⓘ historic house ⓘ museum exhibit ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Huizhou architecture
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linked to:
Hui-style architecture
late Qing dynasty residential architecture ⓘ |
| buildingType |
courtyard house
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timber-frame residence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Huizhou merchant culture ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of late Qing dynasty merchant family residence
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illustrates transnational preservation of Chinese heritage ⓘ preserves traditional Huizhou domestic architecture ⓘ |
| era |
late Qing dynasty
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linked to:
Qing dynasty
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| exhibitTheme |
daily life of a Chinese merchant family
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family rituals and ancestor worship ⓘ regional Huizhou trade and commerce ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancestral hall space
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ancestral tablets display area ⓘ carved wooden lattice windows ⓘ central courtyard ⓘ decorative woodcarvings ⓘ interior timber framing ⓘ stone threshold ⓘ symmetrical plan ⓘ traditional Chinese furniture ⓘ |
| heritageType | Chinese vernacular architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Peabody Essex Museum
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Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| museumFunction |
educational exhibit on Chinese domestic life
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immersive historic house installation ⓘ interpretive space for Chinese diaspora history ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | two ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Peabody Essex Museum ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Huizhou, Anhui Province, China
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linked to:
Jing County, Anhui
|
| owner | Peabody Essex Museum ⓘ |
| provinceOfOrigin |
Anhui Province
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linked to:
Anhui
|
| regionOfStyle | Huizhou ⓘ |
| relocatedToMuseum | Peabody Essex Museum ⓘ |
| relocationMethod | meticulously documented disassembly and reassembly ⓘ |
| relocationProcess | dismantled in China and reassembled in the United States ⓘ |
| roofType | tiled roof ⓘ |
| usedFor |
museum education programs
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public tours ⓘ research on Chinese architecture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yin Yu Tang House Description of subject: Yin Yu Tang House is a historic late Qing dynasty Chinese merchant’s residence from Huizhou, Anhui Province, meticulously relocated and reassembled at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
Referenced by (1)
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