Twenty years ago, you can saw many ancient quadrangle courtyards when you stand at the top of Yuantong Mountain. Nowadays, there are only some high modern buildings. Foreign students who study in China should know many people move to the new houses with the process of large-scale reconstruction. Some people feel frustrated because it is difficult to find the most representative architecture in the famous historic and cultural city Kunming. The exciting news for those who study in China is that the Courtyard of Ma Family won the cultural heritage protection award because of the well-preserved Bai people’s residential courtyard.

It is located in NO.137 of Jingxing Street in the city center of Kunming. There is a flower and bird market around it. The foreigners who learn Chinese language in China can feel another kind of environment after they cross the busy street and enter the Courtyard of Ma Family. The entire courtyard is the wooden structure, with a while architecture area of 1,143 square meters. If you go there when you study in China, you will witness the traditional architecture style of Bai people, one of which is three courtyards with one screen wall.