Former Site of Qingtai No. 2 Hotel

Former Site of Qingtai No. 2 Hotel

The former site of Qingtai No. 2 Hotel is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Former Site of Qingtai No. 2 Hotel (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Year: 1933

Announcement Date: March 16, 2005

The former site of Qingtai No. 2 Hotel, also known as Qunying Restaurant, was built in the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933). Its predecessor was the Hangzhou Qingtai No. 2 Hotel, jointly founded by Zhang Xunbo and others in the 2nd year of the Qing Xuantong era (1910), located on Xiayang Street at Chengzhan. At that time, key members of the Tongmenghui such as Wang Jinfa and Gu Zicai frequently visited the hotel, and Dr. Sun Yat-sen also stayed there. After the 1911 Revolution, the government converted the former Banner Camp area into a new Lakeside Market, and the Qingtai No. 2 Hotel moved from Xiayang Street to Yanling Road by the lake in the 2nd year of the Republic of China (1913). In 1933, the hotel relocated to Renhe Road. Since then, many notable figures including Shao Lizi, Sha Qianli, Shen Yanbing, and Yu Zisan frequented the establishment. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the hotel was occupied by Japanese forces and its interior facilities were severely damaged. After the war, it was reclaimed. In 1956, the hotel underwent public-private partnership reforms. During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed Qunying Guesthouse and later Qunying Restaurant.

Qingtai No. 2 Hotel was one of the more prominent restaurants in Hangzhou during the Republican era. Its over 90-year transformation reflects, to some extent, the history of Hangzhou’s commercial development. As a physical remnant of Hangzhou’s hotel industry from the Republican period, the former site of Qingtai No. 2 Hotel has retained its overall layout with minimal changes up to today.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units