Passing through the front door, you find yourself in a wide vestibule. Traversing across this welcoming room, you step down into a magnificent open courtyard, complete with a small pond. You are surrounded on all sides by two stories of rooms opening onto this courtyard, with a balcony circling the second level. You are free to roam through this genuine Chinese merchant’s home, which has been lovingly transported and rebuilt on the grounds of the Essex-Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.