The next stop after lunch was to visit the house of a famous businessman in late Qing Dynasty. This guy (紅頂商人，胡雪巖) was an important businessman at that time. I read a novel about him when I was an undergraduate. His flat was more than 63000 square feet.
What's the name of the novel?
I am reading 高陽 的 《胡雪岩》《紅頂商人》《燈火樓台》. It's a trilogy of the guy. I almost finished the books, and now very much want to go to Hangzhou again!
I don't usually read novels, but I found this series of books not just interesting story wise, but also have lots of insights and observations. I have been reading the electronic version of the trilogy since the beginning of this summer, and I just found out that the trilogy together comprise of 35 physical books!!! No wonder it took me so long!
Supposedly the author is a real historian, and his novels with 清朝 back drop is historically correct. I just found a description of the author on the internet.
http://gb.cri.cn/3601/2004/08/30/342@284153.htm
