Old photos of the family are still well-preserved.

The watchtowers in the village are generally 4 to 6 story. When the sixth floor of Huang's tower had finished, his father was astonished to find that there was absolutely no sign of putting a ceiling on it. He did not want to be different and so asked his son to stop. Huang said No to his father, and made it clear that this watchtower was designed to be 9 stories and would be the tallest and grandest across the town. And it was.

When the Diaolou was finally finished, the father and son again wrangled over its name. Huang's father claimed that it be named after him, since son should be respectful and obedient to his father.

He was taken back by what his son said. Huang asserted that who paid the bill had the final say. In this way, the building was named Ruishi, another name derived from his original name, which meant beautiful jade .

Huang liked reading western paper s and magazines in his house.

With an area of 92 square meters, it is the highest Diaolou at Kaiping. Each floor has square windows in alignment with the top three floors of pavilion s and winding corridors. Decorated corners and windows run from top to bottom and a cantilevered gallery embraces all the four sides. The Byzantine style roof and Roman dome supported by walls and pillars are quite unique.

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