The Zhou Family Courtyard Gate

The Zhou Family Courtyard Gate

The Zhou Family Courtyard Gate is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level in Yuyao City.

The Zhou Family Courtyard Gate is located at No. 73 Fuqian Road, Xianqingdi Community, Fengshan Subdistrict, Yuyao City, Zhejiang Province, and is a building from the Republican era. Originally named Zhongshuige Zhou Residence, it was constructed in 1934. The original owner was Zhou Yuting, who worked as an accountant in the hardware department of A.N. Young & Co. in Shanghai. After returning to his hometown, he built this residence.

The Zhou Family Courtyard Gate faces south and has a traditional three-sided courtyard structure. The main building and the side wings enclose a ten-meter square courtyard. To the south is a screen wall, beside which stands a gatehouse. The Zhou Family Courtyard Gate retains a complete layout and is well-preserved. It follows a traditional Chinese floor plan but features decorative elements that show Western influence, making it an important representative of residential architecture shaped by Shanghai-style culture.

On September 23, 2014, the Yuyao Municipal People's Government designated it as part of the sixth batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection units.

Fengshan Subdistrict: Located in the northeastern part of Yuyao City, Fengshan Subdistrict is the economic and cultural hub of the city. Covering an area of 45.5 square kilometers with a population of over 80,000, it governs eight administrative villages, six communities, and one residents' committee. The subdistrict is home to nearly 4,000 industrial and trade enterprises, including more than 1,000 industrial businesses. Key industries include plastics, molds, machinery and electronics, and hardware, fostering clustered development. There are also 50 foreign-invested enterprises, forming a well-integrated pattern of foreign capital, foreign trade, and foreign investment. The area hosts notable complexes such as the China Plastics City, China Light Industry (Yuyao) Molds City, and Yuyao Hardware...... More details about Fengshan Subdistrict++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Heritage Protection Units in Yuyao City