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Top 8 Famous Former Residences in Beijing - 2023
Updated Oct 2023
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Former Residence of Lao She (Lao She Jinianguan)
4.7/5216 ReviewsBeijing1.6km from downtownMemorial Halls
"A little regretful trip to the Laoshe Memorial Hall "Laoshe, originally named Shu Qingchun, the word Sheyu, the representative work "Four Kings Tongtang", "Longxugou", "Camel Xiangzi", "I am this life"..." This paragraph everyone will remember from the primary school, right? Today, I specially visited the Laoshe Memorial Hall, which is also the former residence of Laoshe since 1950, to explore more about Mr. Laoshe's life story. Laoshe's former residence has three places in the country, namely in Beijing, Jinan and Chongqing. The former residence of Laoshe in Beijing is also the Laoshe Memorial Hall. In the north of Dengshikou West Street Road, at the south exit of Fengsheng Hutong, it is a two-inch courtyard. It is very close to the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City, which can be regarded as "the root of the imperial city". This is an ordinary courtyard house purchased by Mr. Lao She in 1950, covering an area of about 400 square meters and a total of 19 houses. The first thing that came into the courtyard was a colorful wooden shadow wall with the word "fu". Compared with the traditional shadow wall, it was very novel. There was a portrait of Mr. Laoshe in the courtyard, a fish tank, a lot of flowers, and two old She and his wife planted persimmon trees. Therefore, this small courtyard has the nickname "Danshi Small Courtyard". There are three main rooms (North House) in the courtyard, the Ming Room and the West Room are the living room, the East Room is the bedroom and painting room of Lady Hu Leqing, the West Ear Room is the study and bedroom of Lao She, "Longxugou", "Tea House", Works such as "Zhenghong" are written here. Now the North House is the original appearance exhibition hall of life in the former residence. Here you can see the original appearance of the life and work environment of the Lao She couple, but it is currently under renovation and is expected to reopen next week. This exhibition hall is also the most important part of the memorial hall. It is a pity that I did not see it. The Westinghouse is the house of Lao She's daughter. It is now the Lao She's Life and History Exhibition Hall, which introduces the tracks, main events and works created at all stages of Lao She's life. The East House kitchen and dining room, now the physical exhibition hall, displays some of the relics harvested by the memorial, including the coats Mr. Lao She wore while in the United States, the used handbags, and various versions of Mr. Lao She's main works. Although I learned a lot of Mr. Lao She's works when I was in school, I have also admired many excellent works of the Yi population through novels, film and television dramas, dramas, etc., but after today's visit, I have harvested more comprehensive and detailed content, which is deeply felt. Lao She was born in Guangxu 24 years (1899) at the end of Qing Dynasty, and was born from the army households of the eight flags. My father was a red flag guard, so he was eligible to live in Beijing's inner city. At that time, he lived in Xinjiekou Xiaoyangquan Hutong No. 5. Because the second day of Lao She's birth was "Lichun", his father named him "Shu Qingchun". In 1900, Lao She's father, Shu Yongshou, fought against the eight-nation coalition forces. After being killed in the fight, Lao She's family can only rely on her mother to wash her clothes for people. At the age of nine, Lao She received funding from Master Zongyue and went to private school. Since then, Lao She has given herself the word "she to give". In 1924, Lao She went to the UK to be a lecturer at the Asian and African College of the University of London. And began to use the "old house" signature."Highlights: May 20, 2019 - September 30, 2019, closed for repairs. Here, Mr. Lao She spent the last 16 years of his life, during which he wrote all his works after the founding of the People's Republic of China. 24 works such as the drama "Fang Pearl", "Longxugou", "Tea House", "Looking to Chang'an in the West" and the unfinished autobiographical novel "The Flag of Zhenghong" were all completed here. The former residence of Lao She is a typical Beijing courtyard with the gate facing west and facing east. There is a rare colorful screen wall at the first entrance to the second door. Before and after the Spring Festival, the words "Looking up and seeing happiness" and the character "Fu" upside down are pasted on the screen wall. The Ming room and the west room are the living room, and the east room is Mrs. Lao She's bedroom. studio. The western room is Lao She's own bedroom and study. The former residence is also a showroom of Mr. Lao She's works. You can see the various versions of "Four Generations Together" at home and abroad, the handwritten manuscript of "Camel Xiangzi" in 1936, and the Beijing Municipal People's Government awarded Mr. Lao She in 1950. "People's Artist" certificate.Show Less - No.3
Mei Lanfang Memorial
Business SuspendedNo comments yetBeijing4.2km from downtownFamous ResidencesMemorial Halls - No.4
Cai Yuanpei Former Residence
No comments yetBeijing1.5km from downtownFamous ResidencesHighlights: Dongtangzi Hutong, the old house number is No. 33 Dongtangzi Hutong, on the north side of the west section of the Hutong, is a three-entry courtyard facing south, with a construction area of 368 square meters. The street gate was built after an upside-down south house, and there were no rules at all. In the first hospital, there are 5 south rooms; in the second hospital, there are 4 south rooms, 3 north rooms, 1 side room on the east and west sides, and 3 east and west rooms each; There are 3 north rooms on the front porch. The houses in the courtyard are all tile-roofed houses. Cai Yuanpei rented here from 1917 to 1920. At that time, the south room that was upside down when he entered the courtyard was the living room. In October 1985, the Dongcheng District People's Government announced it as a cultural relic protection unit as the "former residence of Cai Yuanpei". Cai Yuanpei's former residence is somewhat different from other former residences. The former residences of others, most of them had their own houses before their death, and had the property rights of the houses. But Cai Yuanpei never set up a property in his life. until his death in 1940. Among the several residences that Cai Yuanpei had rented successively in Beijing, the reason why Dongtangzi Hutong in Dongcheng District was designated as "Cai Yuanpei's Former Residence" was because Cai Yuanpei rented here from 1917 to 1923 as the president of Peking University. It was here that the "May Fourth Movement" originated.Show Less - No.5
Li Dazhao Former Residence
No comments yetBeijing3.5km from downtownFamous ResidencesHighlights: The former residence of Li Dazhao is a triple courtyard, in which the north house is the bedroom, the middle is the dining room, the west room is the children's reading room, and the three west rooms are the study and the living room. Li Dazhao went to Japan to study in his early years. After returning to China in 1916, he moved to Beijing in June and died on April 28, 1927. Lived in Beijing for 10 years and moved to five places. In 1920, he rented the Xidan Concubine's House No. 35 until 1923. Now it is No. 24 Wenhua Hutong, Xinwenhua Street. There are three Begonia trees in the courtyard.Show Less - No.6
Former Residence of Mao Dun
4.5/568 ReviewsBeijing3.8km from downtownFamous Residences
"The former residence of Mao Dun in Beijing, located at No. 13 Hutong of Houyuanensi, Dongcheng District, Beijing, modern literary artist Mao Dun lived here from 1974 to 1981, and officially opened to the public on March 27, 1985."Highlights: Mao Dun lived here from 1974 to 1981. The former residence is a quadrangle courtyard. On the shadow wall inside the door, there is a black marble horizontal plaque with golden characters "Mao Dun's former residence". In the front yard, there are three north rooms, three east and west wing rooms, and six reverse rooms. The west wing was originally Mao Dun's reception room and library. The east wing is the dining room, and the rest are houses for family members and service personnel. There are six north rooms and two west rooms in the backyard. The north room was originally Mao Dun's studio and bedroom. After Mao Dun's death, the former residence was turned into an exhibition hall open to the public. There are two showrooms in the front yard of the former residence, displaying the real objects and pictures of Mao Dun during his lifetime, including manuscripts, works, letters, handwritings and literary publications edited by Mao Dun, totaling more than 400 pieces. At the entrance of the exhibition hall, there is a half-length white marble statue of Mao Dun, which is 83 cm high and placed on a black marble base. There are 15 houses in the front yard. The west wing was originally a reception room and a library. The exhibition room has real objects and pictures of Mao Dun from his youth to his death, including manuscripts, first editions of his works, letters, handwritings, and two volumes of composition in elementary school. There are 6 main rooms in the backyard, and there is a black lacquer carved urn of Ms. Kong Dezhan, the wife of Mao Dun.Show Less - No.7
Beijing Xueqin Cao Memorial
4.5/5106 ReviewsBeijing19.6km from downtownMemorial Halls
"Enter from the southeast gate of the Botanical Garden and walk to the east, and you will soon reach the Cao Xueqi Memorial Hall in Huangye Village. The exhibition of the memorial hall should be updated in recent years. The exhibition hall is not big and the content is not bad." - No.8
Beijing Qi Baishi Former Residence
4.6/5103 ReviewsBeijing3.8km from downtownFamous Residences
"Qi Baishi's former residence is located in Beijing, a three-housing house with a cross-court, Qi Baishi has lived here from his 50s until his death. The three northern houses in the former residence were the "Baishi Painting House" of the year, because there is an iron fence in front of the house, also known as the "iron gate house". There is Qibaishi engraved "Baishi Painting House" horizontally hanging under the north room, and the big characters are still vaguely visible. Qibaishi's former residence is actually not very big, but it is very distinctive! !"Highlights: There are two former residences of Mr. Qi Baishi in Beijing, one is the Memorial Hall of Qi Baishi's Former Residence in Yuer Hutong, which is currently open as a memorial hall, and the other is here. Qi Baishi lived here from his 50s until his death. The three north houses in the former residence were the "Baishi Painting House", also known as "Iron Fence House" because of the iron fence in front of the house. Under the eaves of the north house, there is a 3.3-meter-long and 0.84-meter-high seal script "Baishi Painting House" horizontal plaque carved by Qi Baishi, and the large characters are still vaguely visible.Show Less
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