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Fengyuan Hall is located on Nanhu Street in Zhouzhuang Town. It was built by Feng Jiwen in the 18th year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1838). The residence faces east and originally consisted of four courtyards in a row; only the central Fengyuan Hall remains today. Covering a land area of 523.8 square meters with a floor space of 422.3 square meters, the hall is flanked by two-story corridor-style wing rooms (zoumalou) that connect to the rear living quarters.

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Fengyuan Hall

Fengyuan Hall is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level in Suzhou.

Fengyuan Hall is located on Nanhu Street in Zhouzhuang Town. It was built by Feng Jiwen in the 18th year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1838). The residence faces east and originally consisted of four courtyards in a row; only the central Fengyuan Hall remains today.

The hall covers a land area of 523.8 square meters with a building area of 422.3 square meters. It features two-slope gable-and-hip roofs with观音兜 (Guanyin hood) gables on the sides. In 1952, Fengyuan Hall was repurposed as classrooms for Zhouzhuang Central Primary School, later converted into teachers’ dormitories, and is now vacant.

In 2009, Fengyuan Hall was listed as a cultural heritage site protected at the county level in Kunshan.