Introduction to Kangwanwan Manor: Kangwanwan Manor, also known as Heluo Kangjia, is backed by Mang Mountain and faces Luoshui River, so it is known as the "golden turtle exploring the water". "Kang Baiwan" is the collective name for the Kang Yingkui family since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the mansion built by Kang Shaojing, the ancestor of the Kang family, and an outstanding representative of the sixth generation. In 1900, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty. Empress Dowager Cixi and Guangxu fled Beijing to Xi'an the following year, and then returned to Beijing. When passing by Kangdian Town in Gongyi, Kang Hongyou, the shopkeeper of the Kang family, known as "the first businessman in Henan" "Sending help in times of need, she donated one million silver taels to the Qing government. Empress Dowager Cixi's words, "Unexpectedly, there are millions of families in this valley" were widely circulated and she was given the title of "Kang Million". So "Kang Baiwan" became the collective name for the "Kang family", the owner of the manor, so the Kang family's manor became "Kang Baiwan Manor".

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