a trip to the museum

Just yesterday we went on a trip to a museum. However, this museum was definitely not ordinary. It was actually one giant antique mansion. This mansion obviously was once owned by a very rich family. This mansion was a little over 100 years old. This mansion taught me about how life was in china around a century ago. During this tour, I found myself comparing the Chinese history being explained to my own American history during the same era and realized how similar they were.

Obviously, China also has a history of males not seeing women as equals; women were not allowed to divorce their husbands, only the husband was allowed to divorce their wives. Not surprising since in pretty much every country I know this is the case. However, the tour guide explained how this man was actually very generous. Apparently, this man used his money to do many good things. The man had 6 children. However, he had a classroom in his mansion with more than 6 desks and chairs. According to the guide, he had extra chairs because he gave neighborhood kids lessons for free. This man believed strongly about managing his money. The mansion even had a part of it just for an accountant to live in. Also had its own small temple as seen in the picture below.