Describe symbolism in When the Lion Feeds by Wilbur Smith

Xanadu represents financial success. Xanadu is the name of the house that Dufford Charleywood and Sean Courtney build after becoming millionaires at Witwatersrand. Sitting on a hundred acres of extensive gardens, Xanadu is remarkable. It has a black and white marble staircase, beds made out of heavy oak and views that look out across the whole valley.