Tong Jun’s Residence

Tong Jun’s Residence

Tong Jun’s Residence is a Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Tong Jun’s former residence is located at No. 52 Wenchang Lane, Qinhuai District. It borders Wulaocun to the east, Honghuadi to the south, Taiping Road to the west, and Daxinggong to the north. Though situated in a bustling area, it offers a unique retreat.

The residence was personally designed and built by Tong Jun in 1947. The property covers a total area of 414 square meters, with a double iron gate set in the middle of the northern courtyard wall, facing south toward the street. The approximately three-meter-high plain cement courtyard walls are unadorned, simple and modest. On the right side of the gate, there is an inscribed stone tablet reading “Tong Jun’s Residence.” The courtyard floor, made of cement, is swept clean and spotless. In the center of the courtyard stands a flame Japanese black pine, with old trunk and fresh green branches, vibrant and lush. Along the eastern wall, a row of about two-meter-tall red cymbidiums thrives fragrantly, full of vitality. The main body of the residence, designed in the style of a British villa, is located in the southwestern part of the courtyard, with a construction area of 133 square meters. It features a brick-and-wood structure, partially two-story, with an external corridor. The large sloped roof is covered with red flat tiles, the exterior walls are exposed red bricks, and the base is built with rough stone. The entire building is elegant, simple, economical, and practical. It is currently inhabited by Tong Jun’s family and descendants. In 1992, the Nanjing Municipal People’s Government listed Tong Jun’s former residence as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit.

Fifth Batch of Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units, October 2002 – Tong Jun’s Residence, 1947, Bai Xia District, Nanjing

Tong Jun (1900–1983), courtesy name Boqian, was of Manchu ethnicity from Shenyang, Liaoning. He was a renowned architect and educator. In 1925, he graduated from Tsinghua College in Beijing and subsequently went to the United States on a government scholarship to study architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a master’s degree. In 1930, he returned to China and, upon the recommendation of Liang Sicheng, became a professor and head of the Architecture Department at Northeastern University. In 1944, he moved to Nanjing and co-founded the “China Architecture Firm” with Zhao Shen and Chen Zhi, serving as an architect while also teaching at National Central University. Later, he designed the Office Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government, the Capital Power Plant, the American... More details about Tong Jun++

Wulaocun Community: Located in the central part of Wulaocun Subdistrict, Wulaocun Community stretches from Changbai Street in the east to Changfu Street in the south, Taiping South Road in the west, and Zhongshan East Road in the north. The community covers an area of 0.25 square kilometers. It has 4,964 households and a registered population of 13,922. Notable institutions and enterprises in the area include the Bai Xia District Government, Bayi Hospital, Baoqing Silver Building, No. 3 Middle School, Wulaocun Primary School, and Kexiang Market.

Since its establishment, the community, under the guidance of the Subdistrict Party Committee and Office, has adhered to democratic self-governance and prioritized public service, in line with the community’s actual conditions... More details about Wulaocun Community++

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units