What does camel Xiangzi mean by the White House?

In Camel Xiangzi, "White House" refers to the lowest brothel in old Beijing. This kind of brothel is in poor condition and is usually the simplest bungalow building. Generally located in the suburbs of Beijing, such as Xizhimen mentioned in Camel Xiangzi, which belonged to the suburbs outside the city at that time. Here, many lower-class women are forced to become prostitutes. Camel Xiangzi is a novel written by the writer Lao She. In 1936, Cosmic Wind (25-48) was serialized, and in 1939, it was published in Shanghai Renjian Bookstore. Camel Xiangzi is Lao She's masterpiece and one of the best novels in the history of modern literature. Since its publication, it has been translated into more than ten languages, which has won Lao She a world reputation.