The Former Residence of the Jia Family, Salt Merchants

The Former Residence of the Jia Family, Salt Merchants

The Former Residence of the Jia Family, Salt Merchants, is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Era: Qing Dynasty

Address: Located on Dawucheng Lane, Guangling District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

The residence includes two parts: the residential garden and the Er Fen Ming Yue Lou Garden, covering a total area of 3,200 square meters. The residential garden was built during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty by salt merchant Jia Songping; the Er Fen Ming Yue Lou Garden is even older, having been built during the Daoguang reign by the Yuan family, and was purchased and incorporated by the Jia family during the Guangxu reign. It is understood that at the height of the Jia family’s prosperity, the surrounding areas of both Greater and Lesser Wucheng Lanes, as well as the Er Fen Ming Yue Lou Garden, were all part of their residential compounds and gardens.

In 2013, the Former Residence of the Jia Family, Salt Merchants, was included in the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units