Former Residence of Lu Xun in Beijing

Former Residence of Lu Xun in Beijing

The Former Residence of Lu Xun in Beijing is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Situated at No. 19, Er’tiao, Gongmenkou, Fuchengmennei, Xicheng District, Beijing, this was Lu Xun’s residence in Beijing from 1924 to 1926. Lu Xun (1881–1936), originally named Zhou Shuren, was a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, and a renowned modern Chinese writer and thinker. Throughout his life, Lu Xun authored numerous works, and during this period, he produced immortal pieces such as <i>The Collection Under the Canopy</i>, <i>Sequel to The Collection Under the Canopy</i>, <i>Grave</i>, <i>Wild Grass</i>, and <i>Wandering</i>, as well as published works like <i>A Brief History of Chinese Fiction</i> and <i>Hot Wind</i>. He also edited periodicals such as <i>Yusi</i> and <i>Mangyuan</i>. In 1979, the former residence was designated as a Cultural Relics Protection Unit of Beijing Municipality.

The former residence of Lu Xun at No. 21, Xisantiao, Fuchengmennei, Beijing, was redesigned and rebuilt by Lu Xun himself in the spring of 1924. He moved in that May and lived there until August 1926, when he left Beijing for the south. Lu Xun also stayed here during his two visits to Beijing from Shanghai—in May 1929 and November 1932—to see his mother.

Address: No. 19, Er’tiao, Gongmenkou, Xicheng District, Beijing

Type: Celebrity Former Residence

Recommended Visit Duration: About 1 hour

Opening Hours:

9:00–15:30 (Closed on Mondays)

Ticket Information:

Free admission. Visitors need to register with valid identification.

Transportation:

Take bus routes 13, 42, 61, 101, 102, 103, 121, 202, 211, 409, 423, 456, 490, 603, 604, 612, 614, 623, 685, or 714 and get off at Fuchengmennei Dajie Station; or take Metro Line 2 and exit from Exit B at Fuchengmen Station.

Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development

Lu Xun (September 25, 1881 – October 19, 1936), originally named Zhou Zhangshou and later changed to Zhou Shuren, with the courtesy name Yu Shan (later changed to Yu Cai), adopted the pen name “Lu Xun” in 1918 when he published <i>A Madman’s Diary</i>. It became his most influential pen name. A native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, he was a celebrated writer and thinker, an important participant in the May Fourth New Culture Movement, and a founding figure of modern Chinese literature. Mao Zedong once remarked, “The direction taken by Lu Xun is the direction of the new culture of the Chinese nation.”[1-6]

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Further Reading:

· Second Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Relics Protection Units in Beijing

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units