The vermilion doors adorned with bronze taotie rings held jade pendants, flanked by ruyi-cloud patterned drum stones carved from white marble. Passing through the Du Xiang Hall's rosewood openwork screen of pine and crane for longevity, a whole golden silk nanmu relief of "Han Xizai's Night Banquet" faced you, the figures in the painting seeming ready to break through the wall under the light of palace lanterns.
In the center of the main hall, an octagonal caisson hangs from the dome, from which seventy-two imitation ancient sheepskin palace lanterns descend, their warm yellow glow washing over the Su embroidery screen of "Spring Mountain and Auspicious Cranes." A maid clad in a qipao made through Suzhou kesi craftsmanship walked past the screen, with a Hetian white jade pendant at her waist producing a clear, melodious sound with each step.
