Former Residence of Wu Zhongqi

Former Residence of Wu Zhongqi

The former residence of Wu Zhongqi is located at No. 4, Gulou Sitiao Alley.

The building at No. 4, Gulou Sitiao Alley, was originally constructed during the Republican era (exact date unknown). It faces south with its main entrance to the west and features a Western-style villa architecture. The two-story building covers an approximate floor area of 300 square meters.

When Shanghai was first liberated, Wu Zhongqi was working there. After being transferred to Nanjing, Wu Zhongqi and his family initially lived in the area around Laohuqiao, later moved to Tieguan Alley southwest of Xinjiekou, then relocated to Matai Street near Hunan Road. Soon after, they moved again to No. 15, Gaoyunling, and finally settled at No. 4, Gulou Sitiao Alley.

Wu Zhongqi, born in 1907 in Changqing, Jinan, Shandong Province, served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress. He was the Chairman of the Jiangsu Branch of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, Vice President of the Jiangsu Academy of Painting, and a Council Member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association. From a young age, he had a passion for calligraphy. Due to poverty, he practiced using green hemp as a brush, square bricks as paper, and water as ink. At the age of eight, he began practicing the "Inscription on the Liquan Spring in the Jiucheng Palace," and three years later continued studying rubbings of the "Zheng Wengong Stele" and the "Jingshiyu." As he grew older, he traced back to the Qin and Han dynasties and also studied epigraphy and seal carving. In his early years, he joined the revolution but remained dedicated to calligraphy and seal artistry. During the War of Resistance Against Japan and the Liberation War, he inscribed numerous monuments for revolutionary martyrs. Regular script... More details about Wu Zhongqi ++