Shangzhuang Ancient Architectural Complex

　　Address: Jixi County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province

　　The Shangzhuang Ancient Architectural Complex mainly consists of historic structures such as the former residence of Hu Shi, Hu Shi’s private school, the former home of Hu Chuan, the residence of Hu Shouji, Dunlv Hall, the former residence of Hu Kaiwen, and the Hu Kaiwen Memorial Hall. Among these, the former residence of Hu Shi was built during the Qing Dynasty and served as the home where Hu Shi spent his childhood and returned for his wedding in his youth. He lived here for a total of 11 years. Hu Shi’s private school, constructed in the late Qing Dynasty, has two courtyards and was where Hu Shi received his early education. The former home of Hu Chuan, built in the early Qing Dynasty, is a three-bay hall-style building where Hu Shi’s father, Hu Chuan, was born and lived. The residence of Hu Shouji, built in the late Qing Dynasty, is a Huizhou-style architectural artwork integrating calligraphy and carving. Hu Shouji was a student of Hu Shi, a reporter for Xinhua News Agency, and a member of the same clan. Dunlv Hall, constructed in the Ming Dynasty, features an upstairs-downstairs layout with interconnected rooms on both floors, and it is the only surviving Ming Dynasty building in Shangzhuang Village. The former residence of Hu Kaiwen, built in the Qing Dynasty, has two courtyards and was the first Western-style residential building in the county to adopt external architectural designs. The Hu Kaiwen Memorial Hall, also built in the Qing Dynasty, is a two-story interconnected hall-style structure. It was self-funded and established by Hu Kaiwen’s direct descendants. This building combines architecture, aesthetics, and practicality in Huizhou style, and it has been used as an original specimen for the study of ancient architecture by provincial architectural circles.