Shilu Lane in Foshan

Shilu Lane in Foshan

Shilu Lane in Foshan is a cultural heritage conservation unit of Foshan City.

Shilu Lane in Foshan is located on Jigang Street, Fuxian Road, in the urban area of Foshan City. It is a 100-meter-long alley. The buildings on both sides were originally constructed during the Ming Dynasty, with renovation traces from the Qing Dynasty and the Republican era. Its rustic lattice windows, square pillars with sliding doors, heavy wooden gates, large blue bricks measuring 0.27 meters in length × 0.12 meters in width × 0.06 meters in thickness, thick rammed earth walls, and red sandstone foundations all exhibit Ming Dynasty architectural features. However, the main hall supported by four round pillars was built during the Qing Dynasty. At the entrance of the lane are two red-brick, green-tiled buildings that were constructed in the Republican era as a private hospital named “Xiaoleyuan” (Little Paradise). The fireproof gables on the rooftops of the residences in Shilu Lane are all designed in the “pot-ear” style, which are larger and thicker than those found in Qing-era architecture, serving as physical evidence of the evolution of local residential building styles.

In 1998, the Foshan Municipal People's Government designated it as a cultural heritage conservation unit.