Nancheng Bieye (Southern City Villa)

Nancheng Bieye

Nancheng Bieye is a cultural heritage conservation unit of Jiangsu Province.

Nancheng Bieye is located at No. 1 Huancheng South Road in Nantong’s urban area. Built in 1902, it was the former residence of Zhang Kang, the elder brother of Zhang Jian. The building faces south and has a concave-shaped floor plan, enclosed by brick walls at the front and back to form a courtyard. It is designed in a European style, featuring three stories, exposed brick walls, and small tiles. The corridors are paved with colored ceramic tiles, and the upper and lower corridors are supported on the exterior by square exposed-brick pillars holding up exposed-brick arches. The upper parts of the exterior doors and windows are built with arched openings using machine-made red bricks, beneath which are carved floral decorations. The upper parts of the interior doors feature flat arches made of machine-made red bricks. It is now part of the Nantong City Museum.

In March 2019, Nancheng Bieye was included in the eighth batch of Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Heritage Conservation Units.

Further reading:

· Eighth Batch of Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Heritage Conservation Units