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Jishantang on Shangyuan Street, Tongli

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Jishantang (No. 141, Shangyuan Street) is located at the west end of Yanjialangxia, facing south toward the river. Built during the Qing Dynasty, it was the residence of Chen Zhaoxiong and Xu Hongfu. The property consists of two courtyards and 32 rooms, covering a total area of 583 square meters. The eastern part of Jishantang features a two-courtyard, three-bay building. Behind the first courtyard building is a gate tower, which has been well-preserved through renovations, although the carvings on the gate tower are no longer intact. Between the two courtyards is a stone-paved courtyard, flanked by wing rooms on both sides that connect the two buildings. To the west of the two courtyards lies an alleyway. At the entrance of the alley, to the south is a bridge and to the west is the river, where there is a one-bay small building. The roof of the small building has three-sided drainage, forming a partial hip-and-gable roof. To the north of the building and to the west of the alley are four west-facing riverside single-story rooms. Beside the house are stone slabs extending toward the river, forming a river bridge that allows for easy access to water. To the north of the alley are one more courtyard, two small rooms, and two single-story rooms. This building is a well-preserved example of Qing Dynasty architecture. It was listed as a newly discovered cultural relic in the third national cultural relics survey in 2008 and has been preserved.

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Jishantang (No. 141, Shangyuan Street)

Located at the west end of Yanjialangxia, facing south toward the river. Built during the Qing Dynasty, it was the residence of Chen Zhaoxiong and Xu Hongfu. The property consists of two courtyards and 32 rooms, covering a total area of 583 square meters. The eastern part of Jishantang features a two-courtyard, three-bay building. Behind the first courtyard building is a gate tower, which has been well-preserved through renovations, although the carvings on the gate tower are no longer intact. Between the two courtyards is a stone-paved courtyard, flanked by wing rooms on both sides that connect the two buildings. To the west of the two courtyards lies an alleyway. At the entrance of the alley, to the south is a bridge and to the west is the river, where there is a one-bay small building. The roof of the small building has three-sided drainage, forming a partial hip-and-gable roof. To the north of the building and to the west of the alley are four west-facing riverside single-story rooms. Beside the house are stone slabs extending toward the river, forming a river bridge that allows for easy access to water. To the north of the alley are one more courtyard, two small rooms, and two single-story rooms. This building is a well-preserved example of Qing Dynasty architecture. It was listed as a newly discovered cultural relic in the third national cultural relics survey in 2008 and has been preserved.