Residential Buildings at Nos. 69, 71, and 73 Wanzhi Street

Residential Buildings at Nos. 69, 71, and 73 Wanzhi Street

The residential buildings at Nos. 69, 71, and 73 Wanzhi Street are protected cultural heritage sites of Yangzhou City.

Residential Buildings at Nos. 69, 71, and 73 Wanzhi Street

Qing Dynasty residences. The residence at No. 67 faces south and has two courtyards in a row. The first courtyard is three bays wide, and the second is four bays wide, with small clay-tiled roofs and flush gable roofs. The residence at No. 69 also faces south, has two courtyards, is three bays wide, features small clay tiles, and has firewalls on both sides. The entrance is a finely laid brick archway with a screen wall; the first courtyard has a front porch gallery with wooden latticed windows and a screened door at the back; there is a kitchen to the east of the residence, consisting of two rooms and one wing, with small clay tiles and a Guanyin-dou roof. The residence at No. 71 faces south, with a finely laid brick archway at the entrance, leading into a fire lane. To the east and west of the lane are two sets of residences, each with two courtyards in a row, and there is a well in the backyard. The residence at No. 73 has a south-facing gate with a brick-laid archway. The interior structure faces west and is arranged east-west, with three rooms aligned north-south. The front is a courtyard with side wings on either side.

Further Reading:

· List of the Fifth Batch of Protected Cultural Heritage Sites in Yangzhou City