a multitude of photos today, @slowwalker!

The Queen's house where she lived until she married truly incorporated many elements of the yin-yang philosophy.

The main gate represents the boundary between the private and public aspects of the Queen's life.

All the interior doors and windows would face the courtyard rather than the public street.

One can see a quest for yin-yang balance in the geometric walls and buildings which represent yang and the garden which represents yin.

The separation of women from men and is a Confucianist principle and also part of the yin-yang philosophy.

Each sex and each class of society had their own space.

There is a constant tension between the need for privacy and the desire to be hospitable to travellers.

The different styles of roofs and chimneys was an oddity - the hot metal chimney pipe in close proximity to the dry rice straw was a fire hazard and may account for the fact that so many houses of this period have burnt down and been lost.

There's a plethora of photos, @slowwalker and you've done an admirable job of capturing the essence of the Queens houses in this photo essay.

Outstanding work!