Furong Building Complex

Furong Building Complex

The Furong Building Complex consists of Furong Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, and Boxue Building. Except for Boxue Building, which was built in 1923, the others were constructed between 1951 and 1954. Originally serving as faculty housing, Boxue Building became home to Xiamen University’s Anthropology Museum in 1953. Buildings Furong 1, 2, 3, and 4 function as student dormitories.

The Furong Building Complex has a semi-circular overall layout. Buildings Furong 1, 2, 3, and 4 feature a plan with double corner towers and front porches. Buildings 1 and 4 are three-story structures, while Buildings 2 and 3 have three main floors with partial fourth levels. They are built with brick, stone, and wood structures, featuring wooden floors topped with red “dou-di” bricks. The walls of Furong Buildings 1, 2, and 3 are constructed from red plain bricks, accented with granite decorative inlays. The main roofs of Furong Buildings 1, 2, and 3 are gabled with hip-and-gable roofed corner towers. The main roof of Furong Building 1 is primarily a flush gable roof, while the corner towers are hip-and-gable. The gatehouses and corner towers of Furong Buildings 2 and 3 have hip-and-gable roofs, with the wings featuring flush gable roofs. The ridges end in swallowtail designs, and all roofs are covered with green glazed tiles. Corner pillars are decorated with the “brick-in-stone” style. Arches, railings, and window surrounds all feature Western-style ornamentation. The floor areas of the three buildings are 6,045 m², 4,820 m², and 4,120 m² respectively. Furong Building 4 is three stories tall with a floor area of 4,254 m². Its walls are built from granite strips, accented with red plain bricks, and its roof is a double-pitched Western-style roof covered with red machine-made flat tiles. Arches, railings, and window surrounds also follow Western decorative styles. Boxue Building is three stories high with a floor area of 2,496 m². It features a plan with double corner towers and an inner corridor. The walls are made of granite strips, and the roof is a double-pitched Western-style roof covered with red machine-made flat tiles.