Zhang Zuolin's Villa at Xingcheng Hot Springs

Zhang Zuolin's Villa at Xingcheng Hot Springs

Zhang Zuolin's Villa at Xingcheng Hot Springs is a cultural relic protection unit of Liaoning Province.

Zhang Zuolin's Villa at Xingcheng Hot Springs was originally located in the core area of the north courtyard of the Railway Sanatorium, about 2 kilometers southeast of Xingcheng Ancient City. It is a small architectural complex that blends Eastern and Western styles. In 1927, with the approval of Chang Yinhuai, the acting Minister of the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of China under Zhang Zuolin’s administration, and under supervised construction, the "Railway Bathhouse Hotel" was built at Xingcheng Hot Springs. The entire bathhouse complex covers an area of 50,000 square meters and was planned by the Beijing-Fengtian Railway and executed by the Beining Railway Bureau. Upon receiving the task, the Beining Railway Bureau began construction in October 1927, first building a high-end villa-style bathhouse covering an area of 5,000 square meters with a floor space of 2,000 square meters.

Zhang Zuolin (1875–1928), courtesy name Yuting, was from Xiaowaotun, Majia Village, Jiazhang Temple Township, Haicheng County, Fengtian Province (now Dongfeng Town, Dawa County, Panjin City, Liaoning Province). He served as the Grand Marshal of the Army and Navy of the Republic of China and was known as "Marshal Zhang." He was the father of Zhang Xueliang.

Born on March 19, 1875, during the first year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty. As a child, he attended a private school and studied under Yang Jingzhen.

In the 20th year of Guangxu (1894), during the First Sino-Japanese War, he enlisted in Song Qing’s Yi Army in Yingkou and served as Song Qing’s guard.

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Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units in Liaoning Province