Anxian Building

Anxian Building

The Anxian Building is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Anxian Building is located at No. 18 Jishan Road. In 1906, American Seventh-day Adventist missionary Rev. Andrew P. Anderson came to Gulangyu to preach and founded “Yucui Primary School” on the island, which was later renamed “Meihua Primary School.” In 1910, he added “Meihua Girls' School.” In 1934, Anderson built a building atop Chicken Mountain. At its completion, the Seventh-day Adventist Church was holding a meeting of branch associations from southern Fujian, and Anderson presided over the “Anxian Dedication Ceremony,” after which the building was named the Anxian Building. In 1938, Meihua Boys' and Girls' Schools were merged and relocated into the Anxian Building.

Architectural Features

The building faces south and is a fully stone structure constructed with granite strips. It has three floors, with a total floor area of 1,005.6 square meters. The layout is a closed-type interior corridor plan, and the building is symmetrically arranged along the central axis. The entrance in the central section is decorated with four columns, a triangular pediment, and steps. The roof is flat, surrounded by a 1-meter-high stone parapet. The building was designed by an American architect and influenced by the new European architecture of the time, emphasizing function and structure. Its façade is simple and bright.

Protected Area

The protected area extends 15 meters outward on the east, south, west, and north sides, with the boundary along Jishan Road where it meets the road. As the originally published protected area significantly diverged from the terrain on the north and east sides, this plan has appropriately adjusted the boundaries in consideration of the topography.

Construction Zone

The construction zone extends 50 meters outward on the north side, and is bounded by Jishan Road on the east, south, and west sides.

Key Protection Points: Control the construction of new buildings around the site, and renovate and maintain the courtyard landscape and surrounding greenery environment of the building.