Former Residence of Wang Xiang in Tianjin

Former Residence of Wang Xiang in Tianjin

The Former Residence of Wang Xiang in Tianjin is a cultural tourism attraction.

Introduction Located at No. 14 Liuji Hutong, inside Dongmen, Nankai District. The residence is a two-courtyard, east-facing siheyuan (traditional courtyard house), built with small blue bricks, featuring flush gable and rolled shed roofs, with some rooms having front porches.  Wang Xiang (1876–1965) was a renowned scholar of ancient scripts and epigraphy, and one of the earliest experts to identify and research oracle bones. His works "Shi Yin Qi Lei Zuan" and "Shi Yin Qi Zheng Wen" hold high academic value. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, he was appointed as the Director of the Tianjin Municipal Committee on Historical and Cultural Studies.   　

Tianjin Nankai District

Wang Xiang (December 31, 1876 – January 31, 1965), originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, was a long-term resident of Tianjin. He was a modern Chinese expert in epigraphy and oracle bone studies. He dedicated himself to the study of epigraphy and oracle bones, making significant contributions to their research in China, especially in the discovery and preservation of oracle bones from the Yinxu site. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, he served as Director of the Tianjin Municipal Committee on Historical and Cultural Studies, a committee member of the "Oracle Bone Script Compilation" project at the Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a member of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. In 1959, he became the founding president of the Tianjin Calligraphy Research Association, established at the Tianjin Municipal Committee on Historical and Cultural Studies. …  More detailed information about Wang Xiang++