The former site of Beixiashu School is located in Huangtiandang Village, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District, and consists of two parts. One is situated 220 meters southeast of the Huangtiandang Village Committee. It is a single-story, five-bay building featuring a five-pointed star-shaped gate tower, with a stone tablet inscribed with a ban on performances of Tanhuang (a local operatic genre) in the 30th year of the Daoguang Emperor’s reign (1850) embedded in the west wall near the entrance. Around the time of the Xinhai Revolution, the Zhenglu area saw a flourishing of educational initiatives. Xu Jianhong, Cheng Shiyi...
Lujia Bridge, located in Huangtiandang Village, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District, is a flat stone beam bridge that is 1.64 meters wide and 15.8 meters long. The area is crisscrossed with rivers, and the bridge spans the waterway from north to south. The name “Lujia Bridge” is inscribed on both sides, though the date is somewhat blurred, with the faint outline of the characters for “Guangxu” (a reign period of the Qing Dynasty) still visible. …
The former residence of Chengyue is located at No. 26-29, 31, and 32, Nanxiatang, Jiaoxi Village, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District. Built during the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty, it faces west and is a brick-and-timber structure with a flush-gable roof. The residence has three courtyards and four bays, with the first and second courtyards being single-story buildings, and the third being a two-story building. Chengyue was a successful candidate in the imperial examination during the Xianfeng era and once served as a copyist at the National History Office…
The former site of Meixin Photography Studio is located at No. 8, 10, and 12 Qiujiatong, Jiaoxi Village, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District. It was built during the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty. The building is a traditional two-story structure in the Jiangnan style, featuring a brick-and-timber hip-and-gable roof construction, with a single-entry layout of five bays. Above the main gate, there is a brick carving that reads “Photography Studio.” In the 1930s, photographer Xu Yunsan purchased the building to open...
The House at No. 24–25 Qiangjia Lane, Jiaoxi, located at No. 24–25 Qiangjia Lane, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District, Jiaoxi, was built in the late Qing Dynasty. It is a single-entry, three-bay, two-story building, a typical example of huangshi banqiang (yellow stone half-wall) architecture, and is relatively well-preserved. The main structure faces south, with a small front courtyard; the courtyard gate faces east. The house features an elaborately carved gate tower. …
No. 98 Ximin Residence, Nanxiatang, located to the west of No. 98 Nanxiatang, Jiaoxi, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District, was built in the late Qing and early Republican period. It faces west and is built along an east-west axis, featuring a brick-and-timber structure with a flush gable roof. The residence boasts a five-pointed star gate tower and exquisitely crafted firewalls. …
The Guo Residence on Lingguanmiao Lane was originally located at No. 10-12, Lingguanmiao Lane, Chungenfang Community, Tianning District. Built in 1936, it faces south and is a typical example of architecture from the Republican era in Changzhou that blends Chinese and Western styles. In 2018, the Guo Residence relocation project was carried out, moving it to the campus of the city’s No. 1 High School, which is right next to the original site separated only by a wall. …
The former site of Zhongming Middle School is located at No. 13 Hongxing Road, Jiaoxi, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District, by the Sanyuan Bridge. In 1945, Shang Yiyong and other businesspeople from Jiaoxi residing in Shanghai raised funds to establish Zhongming Middle School, using the ancestral halls of the Shi and Xu families on Nanxiatang as temporary premises, in memory of Mr. Shijing (Shi Jing), a renowned figure from Jiaoxi during the Qing Dynasty and the founder of the Shunshan Academy. In 194…
Dongqing Nanmu Hall is located in Zhenglu Town, Tianning District. Originally built during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, it features a brick-and-timber structure with a flush gable roof, faces south, and currently has one row of buildings. On March 25, 2018, the Changzhou Municipal People's Government designated Dongqing Nanmu Hall as part of the seventh batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection units in Changzhou. …
The Ming-style Nanmu Hall on Juqian Street is located at No. 118 Juqian Street in Tianning District, within the former site of the Juqian Street Police Station. The surviving structure consists of a single courtyard, facing south with a northern orientation. It features a brick-and-timber construction with a flush-gable roof, spanning five bays. The central bay has post-and-lintel columns, while the side and end bays use through-tenon columns. Both the central and side bays are equipped with front and rear outer corridors. On March 25, 2018, the Changzhou Municipal...
Sanxitang is located in the middle section of Qingguo Lane Historical and Cultural Block in Tianning District. Wang Zanlun, a late Qing Dynasty imperial scholar, once resided here for a long time. "Sanxitang" is the family name hall of the Wang family. Originally, it faced south and had five courtyards. During the Ming Dynasty's Wanli era (1573–1619), the ancestor of the Wang family, Wang Kanghou, migrated from Shangxikou in Xiuning County, Huizhou Prefecture, to Changzhou Prefecture. After three generations, it was Wang...
The former residence of Tang Runzhi is located at No. 76 Qianbeian, Tianning District. Tang Shishu (1831–1902), styled Runzhi, also known as Zhonglin and in his later years as Xiushou, was a student of the Imperial College. He was a representative figure of the boneless flower painting style within the Changzhou painting school during the late Qing Dynasty. In the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (1894), through the recommendation of the Anhui Governor, he presented nine panels of floral paintings, which were greatly admired by Empress Dowager Cixi...
Wulu Bridge is located on the northern side of Longjin Road in Zhenglu Town, Tianning District, spanning the Dingtang River. It is a Qing Dynasty structure, oriented east-west across the Dingtang River, and is a single-arch granite bridge. Originally named “Xianming Bridge,” in the past there was a small town south of the bridge called “Niaolu” (literally “Bird Road”), and merchants traveling to Niaolu Town would invariably pass over this bridge—hence its name “Wulu Bridge.” This bridge is one of the better-preserved…
The ancient bridge cluster on Longxi River in Jiaoxi is located on the Longxi River in Jiaoxi Village, Zhenglu Town, Tianning District. Originally consisting of nine ancient bridges, four remain today, all built during the Qing Dynasty. From north to south, they are Qinglong Bridge, Xian’an Bridge, Zhongshi Bridge, and Sanyuan Bridge—three arched and one flat—arranged in a well-balanced layout. The stone bridges over Longxi River are well-preserved and form an important part of Jiaoxi Village’s spatial pattern of “one river, four bridges, seven streets, …
Changzhou’s Xinfang Bridge is located on Heping South Road in the downtown area of Changzhou. Spanning the city river, it is a north-south oriented single-arch stone bridge, measuring 35.2 meters in length, 5.3 meters in width, and 8.6 meters in height. The bridge piers are 6.8 meters wide, and the arch span is 9.5 meters. It was originally built in the first year of the Datong era during the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang (535), rebuilt during the Huangqing era of the Yuan Dynasty, and renovated in the eleventh year of the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty (149…
The Dacheng Hall of Changzhou Confucius Temple is located within the Changzhou Workers' Cultural Palace in the urban area of Changzhou. Originally the Yanghu County School, it was first built in the first year of the Xianchun era of the Song Dynasty (1265) and underwent renovations in subsequent dynasties. The existing Dacheng Hall was rebuilt in the sixth year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty (1867). The hall features a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, with a width of five bays (22.8 meters) and a depth of 16 meters, exuding a solemn and ancient…
The Former Residence of Yun Hongyi was built during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It faces south and has a convex layout, consisting of three sections—east, central, and west—covering an area of approximately 7,000 square meters. It is one of the larger residential compounds in the Qingguo Lane historic district. The architectural complex has a slightly convex floor plan and is said to have once had 108 rooms. Constructed with brick and wood, all the buildings feature flush gable roofs and are single-story structures, divided into the eastern, central, and...
The Yanghu County God Temple Stage is located at the former site of Xinfangqiao Primary School at the eastern end of Qingguo Lane in the city center. The stage was originally built in the 24th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1759). It underwent renovation in the 22nd year of the Guangxu reign (1896) and was restored again in 2013. The stage faces north and directly overlooks the main hall of the Yanghu County God Temple (which was demolished in 1998). The stage...
The former residence of Lü Simian is located at No. 8–12 Shizi Street in Changzhou. The residence faces south and consists of four courtyards, each featuring a central patio and flower stands, creating an atmosphere of classic elegance and scholarly charm. When registered in 1937, the property was owned by Lü Chengzhi (Chengzhi being the courtesy name of Lü Simian), covering a total area of 2.05…
The Linqing Guild Hall is now located at No. 156 Qingshan Road in the urban area. The original guild hall was first built during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. The current Linqing Guild Hall is a complex of brick-and-wood structures combining Chinese and Western architectural styles, constructed in 1921 as the guild hall for timber merchants from Linjiang and Qingjiang in Jiangxi Province. Today, one Z-shaped building and one two-story east-facing building remain, each with five rooms on both upper and lower floors. Between the two buildings is a courtyard, and a corridor connects the front and back sections on the second floor. The hall is now well-preserved and is the only surviving timber industry guild hall in the city. In 2003, it was adjusted and designated as a Cultural Relics Conservation Control Unit of Changzhou City. In 2008, it was listed as part of the Fourth Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Relics Protection Units in Changzhou. On December 19, 2011, it was announced as part of the Seventh Batch of Provincial-Level Cultural Relics Protection Units in Jiangsu Province. Major renovations were carried out from May 2007 to January 2008. "Linqing Timber Industry Guild," also known as the "Linqing Guild Hall." "Linqing" is the abbreviated name for Linjiang Prefecture and Qingjiang County in Jiangxi Province. After the construction of the Linqing Guild Hall, with the flourishing of trade, a new guild was built opposite the hall in the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921) as an office, dining, and family rest facility for timber merchants from Linjiang and Qingjiang—this is the current site. With the passage of time and changing eras, among the various timber merchant guilds established in Changzhou, only the "Linqing Timber Industry Guild" remains as a historical site. The canal water in Changzhou originates from the Yangtze River. When the sediment-laden river water flows into the canal, it makes the water turbid, but it gradually clears as it flows through Changzhou to Luoshe in Wuxi. According to timber industry insiders, when wood is immersed in clear water, it tends to darken and is prone to moss over time, whereas water containing sand helps preserve the wood, maintaining its yellowish-bright surface and unaltered material quality. Therefore, since the mid-Ming Dynasty, timber merchants from various regions, especially those from Jiangxi, have flocked to transport timber to the Changzhou area. In the past, it was common to see timber raft formations stretching over 500 meters in the canal, and clusters of rafts moored along the riverbanks from west of Mishi River outside the west gate to Xinzha, extending for miles, forming a unique scenic highlight of Changzhou’s economic prosperity. Changzhou became a distribution hub for the timber market in the Jiangnan region.