Piandao's castle

Piandao's castle was a huge lavish estate, located high on a cliff overlooking the town of Shu Jing, that boasted sixteen bedrooms, two gardens, a sword-making foundry, and stables. A white lotus motif was incorporated into the design of the castle, including on the front gates and the floor of the main courtyard. Other notable objects included lion turtle sculptures located in the rock garden.

History
Formerly the home of a Fire Nation nobleman, this castle sat unused and in disrepair for many years. Piandao cleaned, painted, and landscaped it all by himself, making sure all the elements were in harmony. Here Piandao set up his abode and lived a quiet, peaceful life. Occasionally he would receive guests who wished to be taught the art of swordsmanship, providing him all their vast explanations as to why they deserved such a privilege. He would turn them all away.

Sometime during Piandao's stay at this castle, Fat was allowed entry as Piandao agreed to train him in exchange for his talent with cooking. The two became close friends, with Piandao appointing Fat as the castle's new butler.

Piandao also taught Sokka the way of the sword at his castle after the latter had proved himself humble and worthy. Under the swordsmaster's tutelage, he learned many of the aspects of swordsmanship, including landscaping, painting, and, of course, dueling with Fat. Sokka also used Piandao's rock garden to make a chair to manipulate his surroundings to his "advantage". After a fair amount of training, Sokka crafted a sword from meteorite and used it to duel Piandao.