Former Residence of Fang Shengdong

Former Residence of Fang Shengdong

The former residence of Fang Shengdong is a cultural heritage site protected by Fuzhou City.

The former residence of Fang Shengdong is located at No. 16, Jiucailane, inside Beida Road.

The residence was originally composed of two connected courtyards, facing south with a north orientation, covering an area of about 3,600 square meters. The main gate once displayed a plaque inscribed with “朝元” (Chaoyuan), awarded in the 18th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1892). The entrance house and the first courtyard, which are three bays wide and seven pillars deep, still preserve their original structure. The flower hall, fish pond, and second courtyard have all been rebuilt. Only the first courtyard remains today.

Fang Shengdong (1886–1911), styled Ziming, was a native of Houguan County (now downtown Fuzhou). In the 28th year of the Guangxu reign (1902), he traveled to Japan and enrolled at the Seijo Army Academy in Tokyo. The following year, he joined the “Anti-Russian Volunteer Army.” In the 31st year of Guangxu (1905), he became one of the founding members of the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui) established by Sun Yat-sen in Tokyo. Soon after, he returned to Fuzhou and founded a reading room for books and newspapers to promote revolutionary ideas. The next year, he went to Japan again to study at the Chiba Medical School, aiming to research chemistry for bomb-making. In the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), … More details about Fang Shengdong ++

Huada Subdistrict: Huada Subdistrict is located in the urban-rural fringe area in the northern part of Gulou District. Its name comes from the combination of Hualin Square and Beida Road within its jurisdiction. The area was the site of Ye City, the capital of the Minyue Kingdom during the early Han Dynasty, with the city’s location estimated to be between present-day Ping Mountain and Ye Mountain, spanning approximately 2.5 kilometers in circumference. It stretches east from Wusi Road, turning onto Hualin Middle Road and Pingdong River, bordering Wufeng Subdistrict and Gudong Subdistrict, extends west to Hubei Wolake Road and Yuanshuai Road, adjacent to Guxi Subdistrict, is bounded to the south by Yangqiao Road and Hujie Road, connecting with Nanjie Subdistrict, and reaches as far north as Ma’an, covering an area of 3.73 square kilometers with 17,700 households and a population of 59,100. The subdistrict office is located on Beida … More details about Huada Subdistrict ++