No. 51 Fanrong Street, Tangshi

No. 51 Fanrong Street, Tangshi

No. 51 Fanrong Street, Tangshi is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level in Suzhou.

No. 51 Fanrong Street, Tangshi

Located in Tangshi, Shajiabang Town, this is a Qing Dynasty building. The existing structure consists of two courtyards in a "zoumalou" style, covering an area of approximately 208 square meters. It has a flush gable roof, is built with brick and wood, measures 18.5 meters in width and 18.2 meters in depth, and features upturned eaves, carved bracket arms, and bluestone column bases. The two buildings are connected by a corridor with a covered walkway and a gallery pavilion. It now serves as the Yang Yi Memorial Hall. Yang Yi (1583–1661), courtesy name Zichang and art name Guyuan, was a native of Tangshi, Changshu, in the late Ming Dynasty. He was a tribute student in the eighth year of the Chongzhen Emperor’s reign, served as an educational officer in Songjiang, and was later promoted to county magistrate in Qamdo, but declined the post due to illness. He withdrew from public life, devoted himself to writing, and was once a disciple of Qian Qianyi. Together with Gu Menglin from Taicang, he was known as “Yang-Gu.” Later, he founded the “Ying She” (Response Society) in Fengji Garden, where he discussed classical studies with scholars including Gu Menglin, attracting many students. He is historically recognized as part of the “Tangshi School.” His written works include Book Diagrams: An Overview, Collection of Guyuan, and True Accounts of the Fusha Society. This building is one of the more intact Qing Dynasty commercial structures in the rural areas of Changshu. Its refined materials, rational structure, and exquisite construction hold significant value for the study of commercial development in rural Changshu during the Qing Dynasty, as well as the layout of ancient commercial architecture. It was designated as a municipal cultural heritage site of Changshu in June 2011.

Shajiabang Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Changshu City. It was known as Hengjing Township in 1949, renamed to a commune in 1958, then to Ludang Commune in 1981, back to township in 1983, and finally renamed Shajiabang Town in 1992. Located in the southern part of the city, it is 10 kilometers from downtown. Covering an area of 32 square kilometers with a population of 19,000, it is accessible via several highways and borders Yangcheng Lake to the south. The town administers 22 village committees: Miaowang, Yongnan, Xinshi, Panhong, Xushi, Zhangjing, Lujia, Yanghao, Anquan, Xinjing, Gongbang, Sanjia, Caodang, Nijiaqiao, Xiabang, Beiqiao, Caobang, Wangcao, Shuangbang, Hubang, Qiandang, and Fisheries, as well as the Shajiabang residential community... More detailed information about Shajiabang Town++