A magical place

Xielu Villa, Wushi Town, Luchuan County 537716, China

Local name 谢鲁山庄 Xiè lǔ shānzhuāng
Local address 537716乌石镇谢鲁村 537716 Wushi zhen of XieLu village
鲁泉县 luquan xian county

I took these pictures on a visit a few years ago.

This is near Yulin and was an easy day trip for us, although the road was heavily pot-holed

I had posted a few pictures previously while processing - 谢鲁山庄 Xielu Villa - near Yulin

This was the best English-language description I could find - from foreignerCN.com

Xielu Mountain Villa

Xielu manor (谢鲁山庄)
Xielu manor was built in 1921 by Luyunong(吕芋农) who was a Kuomintang army major general, which has an alias called “Shuren book house (树人书屋)” and it took about seven years to finish the construction. The manor is built according to the shape of the mountain and covers an area of 67 acres with castles and pavilions, labyrinthine corridors and cloisters. All the houses here were built with bricks and tiles which maintains full-bodied folk customs. The overall arrangement is in conformity to the features of gardens in Suzhou and Hangzhou. The whole village depends on the mountain and its model is elegant and special as the scenery covering each other and showing an atmosphere of mystery. You can find the spots named by number one to nine which means everlasting in Chinese literally. The manor boasts of more than 200 kinds of fantastic flowers and trees, among which five-color camellia, annatto, four-season hydrangea, hundred-year sweet osmanthus, four-season yulan and arhat pine trees are the most valuable ones. In hundreds acres of litchi, scattering quaint pavilions and kiosks which makes the visitors linger on without any thought of leaving. There is a mineral spring running along the mountain through the manor all the year round and you can find a hot spring on the food of the mountain good for your health. Xielu mountain village is one of the top four manor in China which preserved in best condition.

If you can't read the sign, it says

Central Room for Rearing People - A Private School
This private school was set up in March, 1944. Heping Middle School of Wushi couldn't open classes for the Japanese planes' bombing all day and all night at that time. After the school got the permission of Lu Yunong, who was the owner of the villa. The students in six classes moved here and continued to have classes. The normal classes can be held as usual.

A map showing how to get there from Yulin, Guangxi

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