Lichafandian Site

Pujiang Hotel (formerly Licha Hotel), founded in 1846 (Qing Daoguang 26 years), by the Western Licha RICHADS, is the first Xishang Hotel since Shanghai opened, and even the country, known as "Shanghai famous landmark building". At that time, China's first electric light was lit here; The first phone in China is connected here; the store is the earliest to use gas in Shanghai; it is also the first place in Shanghai to use tap water; Western semi-acoustic open-air movies are here for the first time...Many first, making it the most advanced technology into the window of China at the time, all reflecting the former glory and glory of Pujiang Hotel. In 1907 (Qing Guangxu 33) Licha Hotel was expanded to a neoclassical Victorian Baroque building. It was the most luxurious Xishang Hotel in Shanghai at the time, and one of the most famous hotels in China and the Far East. On April 19, 1954, Licha Hotel was taken over by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and was used as the office building of the East China Textile Administration and China Tea Import and Export Company. On June 25, 1958, it was transferred to the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Organ Affairs. On May 27, 1959, the hotel was renamed Pujiang Hotel and officially opened to the outside world, responsible for receiving foreign and overseas Chinese passengers. There are many celebrities who have stayed at the hotel. Einstein, British philosopher Russell, former US president Grant, maestro Chaplin, author of "The Westbound Man" Edgar Snow and so on. On December 19, 1990, the Shanghai Stock Exchange opened at Pujiang Hotel, becoming the first stock exchange established in mainland China. On January 24, 2018, the office of the Central Organization Preparation Committee approved and agreed to put on the Shanghai Stock Exchange the brand "China Securities Museum", responsible for collecting, sorting and keeping cultural relics reflecting the history and achievements of China's securities development, and holding relevant display exhibitions, exchanges and education activities; On December 22, the China Securities Museum was officially unveiled. Although the hotel has undergone more than 100 years of historical changes, it still maintains its original architectural style and historical traces.

The earliest hotel in Shanghai, the earliest luxury hotel, is now a securities museum, but you can still find the feeling of the style of the year, especially the banquet hall. It is the location of the first stock exchange after the reform and opening up.

The 100-year-old "Licha Hotel" was first called the "Licha Hotel" in about 1840, and later renamed the "Pujiang Hotel" in 1959, and then the Pujiang Hotel ended on December 31, 2017. Currently open to the public as a securities museum, entry needs to be reserved in advance. The Licha Hotel was founded by the British expatriate Licha in 1846, and then in 1860, the owner was taken over by the British merchant Smith. The hardware facilities of the hotel have been greatly improved. Many Western technologies were presented at this hotel at that time, such as telephones, lights, movies, tap water, etc. In Shanghai, the hotel was one of the best. There were many celebrities here, such as former US President Grant, philosopher Russell, scientist Einstein, comedian Chaplin, etc. For the history of Licha Hotel, it is a very frequent hotel, since Smith has become a Huizhong foreign bank, Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotel Co., Ltd. industry. Some also said that other diaspora has been taken over and so on. No matter how mysterious the history, the glory of the hotel Licha can not be erased, this time to shoot specially selected this older than me vintage leather coat, leather clothes from my aunt's wardrobe, real vintage! She wore it when she was young, and now she said she was embarrassed to wear it out, so I was included in my pocket and liked these retro old buildings and age-sensitive objects. [Address] Pujiang Hotel, No. 15 Huangpu Road, walk through Waibaidu Bridge. [Arrival Method] Take a taxi or get off at Nanjing East Road Station of Metro Line 2 and walk to the Bund. Walk along the Huangpu River. [Photo point] Take a photo of the building, retro European-style corners and doors and windows. [Wearing suggestions] Choose retro and accented dress, beige and architectural colors echo, red, black and other thick colors and old buildings are also quite matched. Since the Suzhou River was once an English concession area, you can wear a khaki windbreaker to take pictures of the British wind, and wear a hat or umbrella in detail according to the weather to increase the overall sense of shape.

Zhou Enlai took refuge in Room 311 of the Licha Hotel in 1927

Sure enough, a good place with a sense of age is a place to live in Mingguo.