Yin Yu Tang House

The Yin Yu Tang (Hall of Plentiful Shelter) was built in the late eighteenth century during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).

The five-bay, two-story residence was typical of its region, built of timber-frame construction, with a tile roof and exterior masonry walls of sandstone and brick.

[3] The house survived economic and political upheavals, and was home to eight generations of the Huang family.

Local and national authorities, with the endorsement of the original owner's descendants, gave permission for the house (and its contents) to be relocated to the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts.

It follows a young girl's adventure through the museum and Yin Yu Tang House as she searches for a lost blanket.