Mu's Western-style House

Mu's Western-style House

Mu's Western-style House is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level in Jiaxing.

Mu's Western-style House is located at No. 508 Huancheng East Road, Chengdong Community, Jianshe Subdistrict, Nanhu District, Jiaxing City, bordering Haoh River to the south. In the early years of the Republic of China, it was built by Shanghai-born businessman Mu Shuzai and earned the name "Four Plum Residence" due to the four plum trees of different colors planted in front of the house. After the Japanese occupied Jiaxing in 1937, the house was taken over by the Japanese. In the early post-war period, it was requisitioned by the Nationalist army. Between 1947 and 1964, it served as the Jiaxing County Post Office, and in 2001, it was converted into the Jiaxing Postal and Telecommunications Museum. The building is a three-story structure facing south, built with a brick-concrete structure, covering an area of 127 square meters, with a total width of 11.8 meters and a depth of 10.8 meters. The walls are constructed from red bricks, and square windows are found on all sides. Each floor has a balcony facing south, and the decorative elements feature Western-style designs. The roof is of the hanging gable type, covered with red imported tiles. The surrounding area includes a courtyard planted with flowers and trees. Mu's Western-style House is a typical example of modern Western-style architecture and also functioned as a postal facility in the modern era. It holds significant scientific and historical value for the study of Jiaxing’s modern architecture and the history of postal development. It was designated as a municipal-level cultural heritage site in Jiaxing in 2009.

Source: Jiaxing Cultural Relics Protection Office

Chengdong Community: Chengdong Community in Jianshe Subdistrict is located in the southeastern part of the subdistrict, situated in the bustling eastern gateway area. Surrounded by streets on all sides, it enjoys commercial prosperity and is a relatively typical community featuring a mix of old and new buildings resulting from urban redevelopment. The area around the community mosque is a residential hub for the Hui ethnic group. The community spans from Huancheng East Road in the east, Huancheng South Road in the south, Jianguo South Road in the west, to Zhongshan Road in the north.

The community covers an area of 0.16 square kilometers, with 1,717 households, a total population of 6,045, including 1,798 migrants, 55 people with disabilities, and 27 low-income households... More detailed information about Chengdong Community++