In 1886-1929, Edward Selby Little, an English missionary, rented a large area of land on Lushan Mountain and established KULING Company to develop and sale real estate as summer villas.

• 摘要鸦片战争之后，世界列强纷纷进入中国，大肆掠夺中国财富。英国传教士李德立在1886-1929年间，强租庐山牯岭地区大量土地，成立牯岭公司，进行房地产开发，建立避暑别墅进行销售。