The former residence of Zhuang Cunyu is located within the Jiangsu Changzhou Health School at Mashanpu. Zhuang Cunyu (1719–1788) was a Qing Dynasty scholar of Confucian classics and the founder of the New Text School. The residence was originally built during the Ming Dynasty’s Wanli era (1573–1620), expanded during the Kangxi era (1662–1722) by his father, Zhuang Zhu, and further enlarged during the Qianlong era (1736–1795) by Zhuang Cunyu himself...
The former residence of Zhao Yuanren is located at No. 15–22, Lane 16, Qingguo Lane. Zhao Yuanren (1892–1982), a descendant of Zhao Yi, was a renowned modern Chinese linguist, musician, and philosopher. The residence was built during the Xianfeng era (1851–1861) by his great-grandfather Langfu, who was a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations during the Qing Dynasty and served as prefect of Jinhua. During the...
The former residence of Zhao Yi is located at No. 7 Qianbeian (Yanling West Road). Zhao Yi (1727–1814), styled Yun Song, also known as Yun Song, and with the pseudonym Ou Bei, was born in 1727 in Xiganqi Village, Anshang Township, Yanghu County (now Daixi Township, Wujin), and did not move to a residence beside Baiyun Stream within Changzhou city until he was 57 years old. He passed away in Changzhou in the 19th year of the Jiaqing reign (1814)...
Wu Family’s Zhongcheng Mansion is located at No. 54, Maxiang. The original owner of the residence was Wu Guangyue, styled Xingyi and also known as Jianlou. He became a Jinshi (advanced scholar) in the first year of the Jiaqing reign (1796) during the Qing Dynasty. Having served as a Zhongshu official before being directly assigned to the Grand Council, he was later promoted to imperial censor and eventually rose to the position of Governor of Jiangxi. According to county records, while serving as the Henan Hebei Dao official, Wu encountered a dike breach. He personally went to the river works site, patrolling day and night...
The Old Wisteria Hall (Former Residence of Su Dongpo) is located at No. 79–81 Qianbeian (Yanling West Road) and was designated as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in 1983. Originally known as the Sun Family Residence at Guitang Bridge, it served as the dwelling place of the great Northern Song Dynasty literary master Su Dongpo (1037–1101). In the first year of the Jianzhong Jingguo era (1101) during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song, Su Dongpo came to reside in Changzhou after being released from his exile on Hainan Island, and passed away here on the 28th day of the seventh lunar month of the same year at the age of 66. The Sun Family Residence was a compound, in the northeast corner of which grew a wisteria and a crabapple tree, said to have been planted by Su Dongpo himself. Beneath the wisteria there was originally an inkstone-washing pool carved from white stone, measuring 196 cm in length and 109 cm in width, with a rectangular recess in the center that was 164 cm long, 77 cm wide, and 60 cm deep. There was a small hole at the bottom edge; removing the wedge would cause the water to drain instantly, and refilling it would allow the pool to hold about fifteen to sixteen dan of water, which remarkably remained fresh even in the height of summer. The Qing dynasty poet Hong Liangji wrote in his poem “Song of the Ancient Wisteria”: “When the purple wisteria blooms, the ink pool swells; ancient hues clash vibrantly with one another,” referring to this very spot. During the second southern inspection tour of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty, the pool was relocated to the Yizhou Pavilion. The Sun Family Residence was destroyed in the wars of the Yuan dynasty, but was rebuilt on the original site by local residents in the mid-Ming dynasty, and thus came to be known as the “Old Wisteria Hall.” Currently, seven halls remain, including the main building consisting of three nanmu-wood halls, which feature an eight-rafter post-and-lintel wooden structure, measuring 12.6 meters in width and 11.3 meters in depth. The central ridge beam on the front is adorned with painted patterns. The building has a dignified and steady outward appearance, with a gently sloping roof and upturned eaves. Under the corridor, the central bay of the main hall features six wooden lattice windows, while the rear golden columns are partitioned into front and back sections by six screen doors. The east and west sides have half-walls with wooden windows above. The entrance building is a six-bay single-story structure with a stone-framed gate on the front, featuring a shallowly carved fangsheng (a traditional decorative motif) pattern on the lintel stone, along with the seal-style inscription “Old Wisteria Hall” in four characters, reflecting the characteristics of traditional Jiangnan architecture. According to the city’s master plan, to commemorate the Song dynasty literary master Su Shi, a Su Dongpo Memorial Hall is planned to be constructed on the original site of the “Old Wisteria Hall.”
The former residence of Tang Shunzhi is located at No. 86 Qingguo Lane. Originally named Baohetang, it is the birthplace of Tang Shunzhi. Tang Shunzhi (1507–1560), courtesy name Yingde and art name Jingchuan, was a scholar-official who passed the imperial examination in the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. He served as an editor at the Hanlin Academy but was dismissed due to slander. For over a decade afterward, he lived in seclusion in the Yangxian Mountains of Yixing, where he studied literature and martial arts. A polymath well-versed in astronomy, geography, history, mathematics, …
The former residence of Tang Yifen is located at No. 97 Heping South Road in Changzhou. It sits on the north side of the eastern entrance of Qingguo Lane. This was the former home of the Tang family, facing south with its back to the north, bordered by Qingguo Lane to the south, the Chenghuang Temple of Yanghu County to the east, and enclosed by Miaoxiang Lane to the west and north. The site covers nearly 1.28 mu. Today, two rows of single-story houses remain, both being Qing Dynasty-era brick-and-wood structures with flush gable roofs. The main gate...
Liu Guojun’s Former Residence is located at No. 82–84 Qingguo Lane. Liu Guojun (1887–1978), a native of Jingjiang who settled in Changzhou, was a renowned patriotic industrialist and cultural relic collector of modern times. The residence was originally part of the Bagui Hall within the “Eight Mansions of the Tang Family.” It consists of four sections: the gatehouse, the main hall, the guest hall, and the scripture tower (Tianxiang Tower), all featuring single-eave wooden structures...
The former residence of Huang Jingren (Zhongze) is located at No. 35 Shenxian Guannong, Mashanbu. The front entrance is at No. 86 Mashanbu (now No. 62). The residence is a closed-style quadrangle courtyard, featuring two sedan-chair halls, three nanmu wood halls, the back section of the flower hall, and side rooms on the east and west. The west side room served as the poet’s study, “Liangdang Xuan,” a Ming Dynasty structure originally fitted with floor-to-ceiling clear-pane windows under the eaves...
The Memorial Hall of Hong Liangji is located at No. 20, Dongshizi Lane, Yanling East Road. Hong Liangji (1746–1809) was a renowned Qing Dynasty scholar of Confucian classics, writer, historian, and demographer, with over 40 works and more than 500 volumes to his name. His former residence was originally at the entrance of Xishizi Lane but was relocated to its current site and converted into the Memorial Hall of Hong Liangji due to urban redevelopment. …
“China’s No. 1 Buddhist Pagoda – Tianning Pagoda began foundation work in April 2002 with an investment of nearly 300 million RMB. After nearly five years of construction, it officially opened to the public on New Year’s Eve, February 17, 2007. The chief architect of the pagoda is Professor Lu Bingjie from Tongji University in Shanghai. The pagoda is situated right behind Tianning Temple,…
The Changzhou Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery and the "Three Heroes of Changzhou" Memorial Site (hereinafter referred to as the Changzhou Martyrs' Cemetery) is located at No. 315, North Lanling Road, Tianning District, Changzhou City. Its preparatory work began in 1976, and it was officially established in 1978. Covering an area of 64,200 square meters with a green coverage rate of approximately 80%, it is under the administration of the Changzhou Civil Affairs Bureau...
The Tu Yidao Root Art Collection Museum is located in the northeast corner of Hongmei Park, covering an area of 2,000 square meters. It is a complex of antique-style courtyard buildings, featuring white walls, black tiles, carved beams and painted rafters, curved bridges over water, and lush trees, offering a very beautiful environment. The interior decoration is elegant, with display stands of varying heights and collections arranged in an orderly manner. Mr. Tu Yidao was born in…
• The old houses and former residences of notable figures in the lane exude a strong sense of history, making them great for photos. Introduction to the attraction: Qingguo Lane stretches from Heping North Road in the east to Nanda Street—the busiest road in Changzhou—in the west, with the city moat to the south, spanning approximately 1 kilometer. The slightly dilapidated old houses in the lane contrast sharply with the surrounding high-rises. Among these old houses...
The Jiang Clan Ancestral Hall in Changzhou, Jiangsu, is located at No. 189 Púqián Old Street. Overview: The main hall of the ancestral hall faces west and is built in a flush-gable brick-and-timber structure, consisting of four courtyards in total. The first courtyard is a five-bay entrance hall with a depth of six bays; the second is a five-bay main hall with a depth of five bays (originally six bays); the third is a five-bay space with a depth of five bays, serving as the ancestral worship hall; the fourth...
The former site of the Xu Family Ancestral Hall in Jiaoxi, located at No. 10, 12, and 14 Xihetou Road, Jiaoxi Village, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District, was built during the Qing Dynasty and was adjacent to the original "Shi Family Ancestral Hall." The two ancestral halls originally had a three-courtyard layout, but only the third courtyard remains today. It faces Xihetou and consists of five rooms over two floors. In the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, both ancestral halls served as the district government offices, and later they became the site of the Jiaoxi Commune...
Rear Lane Xizhai on Middle Street, Jiaoxi, located at No. 11, Rear Lane, Middle Street, Jiaoxi Village, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District, was built during the Qing Dynasty. Facing south and spanning three courtyards with five bays in width, this brick-and-timber structure with a flush-gable roof served as the former residence of Xi Kangmin, former Director of the Department of Agriculture of Liaoning Province. The first and second courtyards consist of single-story buildings, while the third features a two-story house. This residence was...
Dasheng Nunnery, located to the north of Mapiqiao Village, Xingouqiao Village Committee, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District, currently features a surviving one-courtyard, five-bay brick-and-timber structure facing south. It stands adjacent to the west of the Li Family Ancestral Hall. During the Ming Dynasty, Sun Shenxing once composed a poem about an ancient cypress tree in front of Dasheng Nunnery. On the southern wall of the nunnery is a stele inscription from the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty titled “Record of Dasheng Nunnery,” which documents that the nunnery underwent renovations during the Kangxi…
The Residence of Yun Daiying, located at No. 500 Jinning Middle Road, Tianning Subdistrict, Tianning District, is a traditional Qing Dynasty-style building complex consisting of two parallel sections and two courtyards. It faces east and sits westward, covering a land area of 738 m² and a built-up area of 544 m². In the 1920s, the family of Yun Daiying’s uncle, Wang Zhonghan, rented and lived here. After renovation in 2015, it was repurposed as the…
The Xu Residence at Huangtiandang is located in Beixiashu Village, Huangtiandang Village Committee, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District. It was built over a five-year period between 1894 and 1899 by Xu Boqing, a Qing Dynasty scholar and headmaster of Gaoshan Academy in Sanhekou. Originally, the property had four courtyards, but now only the third main building remains—the rest were destroyed during the War of Resistance against Japan. The Xu family made significant contributions to the local cultural development...