Former Site of the Headquarters of the Nanyuan Barracks

　　The former site of the headquarters of the Nanyuan Barracks is located within Nanyuan Airport in Fengtai District and is a modern-era structure. In February 1990, it was designated as a municipal-level cultural heritage site by the Beijing Municipal People's Government.

　　This site was originally the location of the Seven Barracks where troops of the Shenji Battalion were stationed during the late Qing Dynasty, also known as Qibingfang. In 1913, the Beiyang Government established an Aviation Bureau here and founded China’s first aviation school on the premises. In 1923, it was renamed the Beijing Nanyuan Aviation School. In October 1922, after Feng Yuxiang was appointed as the Army Inspector, he led his troops to arrive at Nanyuan, Beijing, on November 3, and converted the Aviation Bureau into the “Army Inspectorate Office.” In 1924, Feng Yuxiang commanded the Beijing Coup from here, overthrowing the bribed-in president Cao Kun and expelling the deposed emperor Puyi from the Forbidden City. During the July 7th Incident in 1937, this site served as the command center for the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army in resisting the Japanese invasion.

　　The surviving building complex covers a construction area of 3,912 square meters. It faces south, with guardhouses on either side of the entrance. The first row of barracks directly inside the entrance spans 724 square meters and features Sino-Western hybrid architecture in a Gothic Revival style. The second, third, fourth, and fifth rows of barracks have been restored in the style of Qing Dynasty garden architecture with Suzhou-style painted decorations, and are currently used as office space. (Source: Publicity Department of Fengtai District Committee)