Former Residence of Wu Xiufeng

Former Residence of Wu Xiufeng

The former residence of Wu Xiufeng is a cultural tourism attraction.

The former residence of Wu Xiufeng is located on the fifth alley of Guandao Middle Road, Guandao Village, Yayao, Xintang Town, Zengcheng City. It was built with money sent back by his father (an overseas Chinese from Australia) about 100 years ago. Wu Xiufeng lived here during his youth, and the large bed used in his wedding is still placed in the room. The house is a local village-style bungalow, 6.5 meters wide and 13 meters deep, covering an area of about 85 square meters. It has a granite foundation and walls made of blue bricks. Behind the gatehouse is a courtyard; to the left of the courtyard is the main hall, with one room on each side of the hall; behind the courtyard is the kitchen, and behind the kitchen is a covered corridor, with one additional room to the left of the corridor.

Wu Xiufeng (1898–1993) was from Guandao Village, Xintang Town, Zengcheng City. In 1919, he went to France on a government scholarship to study while working, and was among the first group of Chinese students to study in France. He studied law at the University of Paris and the Paris Institute of Political Studies, earning a Doctor of Law degree in 1927. In 1924, he joined the Chinese Nationalist Party in Paris. In 1928, he was employed by the League of Nations. The following year, he returned to China with a League of Nations visiting delegation and contributed to persuading the League to sever ties with the Beiyang Government and establish relations with the Nanjing Government. After the Mukden Incident, he was commissioned by the League of Nations to join an investigation team… More details about Wu Xiufeng++

Xintang Town: Xintang Town is an industrial and commercial hub in the southern part of Zengcheng City and a central town in Guangdong Province. In 2004, during the Zengcheng municipal administrative division adjustment, Xintang Town took over the administrative areas of the former Xintang, Yonghe, Xiancun (excluding Xiagang Village), Shapu, and Ningxi towns; in 2005, four villages—Yonggang, Hefeng, Xianjiang, and Xinzhuang—were incorporated into Luogang District of Guangzhou. Xintang Town currently administers 16 neighborhood committees and 71 village committees, covering a total area of 251.51 square kilometers with a population of over 400,000 (including 210,000 registered residents and 190,000 migrant residents).

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