Former Residence of Gu Yanwu

Former Residence of Gu Yanwu

The former residence of Gu Yanwu is a cultural tourism attraction.

The former residence of Gu Yanwu is located in the west courtyard of Baoguo Temple on the north side of Guang’anmennei Street in Xuanwu District. It was funded and built in the 23rd year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1843) by He Shaoji, Zhang Mu, and others, featuring structures such as a Buddhist hall, memorial hall, and stele pavilion.

Gu Yanwu (1613–1682), originally named Jiang and styled Zhongqing, changed his name to Yanwu and styled Ningren after the fall of the Ming Dynasty. He also referred to himself as Jiangshan Yong and was respectfully called Master Tinglin by scholars. An ethnic Han from Kunshan County, Suzhou Prefecture, Southern Zhili (renamed Jiangnan Province during the Qing Dynasty, now Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu), he was a renowned thinker, historian, and linguist in the late Ming and early Qing periods. Gu Yanwu is grouped with Huang Zongxi and Wang Fuzhi as one of the Three Great Confucian Scholars of the late Ming and early Qing.

Gu Yanwu was born in the 41st year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1613), originally the son of Gu Tongying. His great-grandfather was Gu Zhangzhi. The Gu family was a prominent clan in Jiangdong. … More detailed information about Gu Yanwu ++