Former Site of Bank of China Wenzhou Branch

Former Site of Bank of China Wenzhou Branch

The former site of the Bank of China Wenzhou Branch is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level in Wenzhou.

The former site of the Bank of China Wenzhou Branch on Yan Gong Dian Lane is located at No. 16, Yan Gong Dian Lane. Built in 1935, it faces south and consists of a three-story (partially four-story) building with twelve bays. It has a total width of 37.4 meters and a depth of 11.8 meters. The ground floor served as shopfront space, while the second and third floors were used as office areas. The building’s façade features a typical commercial decorative style, with flat arch windows and regular windows, defined lines, and plaques commemorating the construction mounted on pilasters.

Before liberation, it served as the site of the Bank of China. The Bank of China was established in the first year of the Republic of China through the reorganization of the Da Qing Bank. On September 16, 1914 (the third year of the Republic of China), the Wenzhou branch (later renamed Wenzhou Sub-branch) of the Bank of China opened. Before the establishment of the Central Bank in the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), the Bank of China functioned as a central bank. The current site is now the staff training center of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Wenzhou Branch. In 2005, it was designated by the Wenzhou Municipal People's Government as part of the fifth batch of municipal-level cultural heritage sites in Wenzhou.

Protection Level: County (City/District)-level Cultural Heritage Site

Year: 1935

Date of Designation: August 26, 2005

Category: Important Modern Historical Sites and Representative Buildings

Protected Area: The boundary extends 2 meters outward from the existing perimeter walls on the east and south sides; the west and north sides are bounded by the existing perimeter walls.

Building Control Zone: The boundary extends 20 meters outward from the existing perimeter walls on all sides.