Tā huā le sān nián shíjiān, bǎ zǔshàng liúxià de zháiyuàn gǎichéng le mínsù.
He spent three years turning the house his ancestors left into a guesthouse.
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A traditional 宅院 is a home closed off by walls around one or more courtyards. Beijing's 四合院 is the best-known kind; the grandest belonged to officials and wealthy clans.
