In 1890, during the sixteenth year of the Guangxu era, a family of merchants who migrated from Zhejiang Province to trade in silk and mountain goods built their home behind Lijiang's historic Mu Residence. Today, located at No. 3, Guangbi Lane, Guangyi Street, Dayan Subdistrict, this estate stands as an unaltered example of traditional Naxi courtyard architecture.

Visitors enter through a ten-meter-long corridor lined with potted plants, where the scent of damp earth and greenery fills the narrow passage. This path opens into a central two-story timber quadrangle. In two corners of this courtyard, wooden staircases rise to the upper level, their steps worn smooth by generations of the Yu family. A central main hall connects this front courtyard directly to a spacious back courtyard, allowing cool mountain air to circulate through the timber-frame structure.

The main house features six-fold doors that showcase the height of Naxi woodworking. These six-panel wooden doors can be fully opened or closed. On the leftmost and rightmost panels, carvers chiseled the "Deer and Cranes Welcoming Spring" motif, symbolizing longevity and auspiciousness. Each door panel is divided into five frames containing decorative carved panel sections, lattice hearts, and aprons. The deep grooves of the carvings offer a tactile connection to the artisans of the late Qing Dynasty.

The house owes its survival to its resilient timber-frame construction and the determination of its longtime matriarch, Yang Shuchun. Having lived in the house since marrying into the family in her twenties, she actively protected the estate during the devastating 1996 Lijiang earthquake, which the building survived without severe damage. Following the disaster, repairs preserved the original style and historic layout.

In the early 2000s, the residence served as a filming location for the television drama Jade Goddess of Mercy. Later, descendants Yu Xikui and Yu Peirong operated the property as the Yujia Garden Inn, sharing Naxi culture with travelers. Officially designated as a Gucheng District Cultural Relics Protection Unit on March 9, 2011, Yujia Garden remains a private residence. It continues to attract researchers and visitors who come to study its preserved architectural heritage.