In 1992--1993, a large-scale survey and excavation were carried out on the site of Bai Juyi's home. The work resulted in the determination of the location of this building complex and thelayout of its living area and garden. The Liidaofang Block where the poet's home was situated lay east of the Shiziqiao Bridge, south of the Luoshui River and north of the Yishui River. The living area consisted of a front compound and a rear one. The most distinct feature of Bai's mansion was the full utilization of water resources by leading the water of the Yishui River into the garden. The unearthed objects reflect the poet's interest in poem-composition, drinking and tea sipping, as well as his belief in Buddhism. Theresidence was made into the Buddhist Puming Temple, also called Dazisiyuan Temple-garden, in AD 924 and destroyed presumably at the turn from the Ming to the Qing period.
