The Mandarin's House was built around 1881, located alongside the Lilau Square.
It was the former residential complex owned by eminent modern Chinese thinker Zheng Guanying and his father Zheng Wenrui.
Although the Mandarin's House is a traditional Chinese compound building, it features a combination of Chinese, western and other foreign influences, which are evident on some of the decorations of the ceilings, the archway over the doors and windows, the architrave along the roof eaves, the mother－of－pearl window panels of Indian origin and the plaster work on the external walls.