Jin Mansion in Canghe Lane

Jin Mansion in Canghe Lane

Jin Mansion in Canghe Lane is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Jin Mansion in Canghe Lane, also known as the Former Residence of Jin Peishu in Canghe Lane, is located at No. 26, Canghe Lane, Cangqiao Community, Wuma Subdistrict, Lucheng District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Facing south and situated along the street, it is a courtyard-style building consisting of a gatehouse, wing rooms, and the main house. Originally comprising three sections, the third section has been modified. The gatehouse spans five bays in width, with a depth of approximately 7.2 meters, and is a two-story mixed brick-and-timber structure. The southern façade features Baroque styling. It has a quartz sand plaster finish, a bluestone base, and an inward-facing eight-character-shaped gate platform embedded in the wall, with a semi-circular arched gate canopy and second-floor window canopies adorned with scrollwork patterns. The central part of the northern side features a brick gate platform leading to the courtyard. The main house has five bays and two stories, built with timber structure and covered with green tiles in a hip-and-gable roof style. The eave columns are designed in the Western Ionic style, and both the first and second floors have front porches, with the second-floor railing made of machine-produced elements featuring geometric and floral motifs. The front porches connect with those of the east and west wing rooms on the southern side, forming a three-sided corridor. Each of the southern wing rooms consists of three bays and two stories, built with brick and featuring a flush gable roof. Additionally, various gate canopies, window canopies, columns, railings, and other elements are all in Western styles, giving the building certain artistic value.

This residence was built in 1935. Its owner, Jin Peishu, was from Wuniu, Yongjia. His son, Jin Jialin, was an early leader of the Communist Party in Wenzhou, a professor at Zhejiang Gongshang University, and a national authority on price studies. During 1938, this residence served as a secret liaison point for the New Fourth Army and an activity site for the Yongjia Provisional County Committee. It is a cultural relic building that embodies both architectural artistry and revolutionary historical significance.

Protection Level: Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit

Year: 1935

Category: Important Modern Historical Sites and Representative Buildings

Protected Area: The eastern and northern boundaries are defined by the outer walls of the building; the southern boundary extends approximately 3 meters outward from the outer wall of the building to the edge of the road on the north side of Canghe Lane; the western boundary is defined by the adjacent alleyway.

Building Control Zone: The eastern boundary extends approximately 30 meters outward from the protected area to Shouzhou Tou Lane; the southern boundary extends approximately 8 meters outward from the protected area to the edge of the road on the south side of Canghe Lane; the western boundary extends approximately 23 meters outward from the protected area to Wu’er Shi Lane in Canghe Lane; the northern boundary extends approximately 12 meters outward from the protected area to Shouzhou Tou Lane.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units