Former Site of Wenling Municipal Government

Former Site of Wenling Municipal Government

The former site of Wenling Municipal Government is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level in Wenling.

The former site of Wenling Municipal Government is located at the northern starting point of Xianqian Road in Taiping Subdistrict, Wenling City. Originally built as the county yamen when Wenling County was established in the fifth year of the Chenghua era during the Ming Dynasty (1469), the site evolved through development and restructuring to reach its current scale. After the municipal government moved to a new building in 2006, part of the old site was allocated to Fangcheng Primary School as a playground. The site faces south and sits on a north-south axis. Existing structures include a screen wall, a gateway, four office buildings, and an auditorium. It stretches 65 meters from east to west and 240.6 meters from north to south, covering an area of 15,639 square meters. The screen wall stands at the main entrance, located in the middle of Xianqian Road, inscribed with the five characters “为人民服务” (“Serve the People”). The main building was constructed in the 1980s and has five floors. Two office buildings were built before the liberation, while another office building for the archives was constructed in 1986, and the auditorium was built in the 1960s. The site is shaded by lush trees and enjoys a tranquil environment. As the location of the county yamen since the establishment of Wenling County, the former site of Wenling Municipal Government has witnessed the history and development of Wenling.

Taiping Subdistrict: Located in the central-southern part of Wenling City along the southeastern coast of Zhejiang Province, Taiping Subdistrict was historically known as Quanxi. From the establishment of the county in December of the fifth year of the Chenghua era (1469) until it was restructured into a city in February 1994, it has always served as the seat of the city (county) government, functioning as the political, economic, and cultural center of Wenling, with notable locational advantages. In February 2001, the town was restructured into a subdistrict, currently governing 14 communities and 19 administrative villages, covering a land area of 34.7 square kilometers with a permanent population of 96,000. The subdistrict government is located at No. 128 Mingyuan Road.

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