Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling in Shanghai

　　    In front of the residence lies a vast lawn, surrounded by evergreen camphor trees all year round, creating an elegant and tranquil environment. The ground floor of the residence includes a foyer, living room, dining room, and a library. The foyer displays a stone carving of “A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix,” a gift from Comrade Lin Boqu, as well as landscape oil paintings presented by foreign visitors. The living room is small but clean, simple, and refined, with fresh flowers on the table that match the demeanor of its mistress. On the center of the north wall hangs a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, and on the south wall is a photo of her warm handshake with Mao Zedong during his visit in 1961. In this living room, she received visits from national leaders and foreign heads of state such as Kim Il Sung and Norodom Sihanouk.

　　    Address: No. 1843, Middle Huaihai Road, Xuhui District

　　    Phone: 021-64376268

　　    Transportation: Buses 44, 48, 72, 113, 126, 138, 506, 548, 911, 920, 923, 926, 945, 946, and Tourist Line 7.

　　    Suggested Duration

　　    1 hour

　　    Admission Fee

　　    Admission: 16 RMB

　　    Opening Hours

　　    09:00–16:30

　　Soong Ching Ling (1893~1981)　　     Soong Ching Ling (1893–1981) was the Honorary President of the People’s Republic of China. She was a modern female revolutionary and one of the founders of the PRC. Her ancestral home was in Gulu Garden Village, Changsa Town. She was born in Shanghai on January 27, 1893. In her early years, she studied at McTyeire School for Girls in Shanghai, and in 1908, she went to Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, USA, affiliated with the Methodist Church. She graduated in 1913 with a bachelor’s degree. After returning to China the same year, she began her revolutionary career as the secretary to Sun Yat-sen. On October 25, 1915, Soong Ching Ling married Sun Yat-sen. During the May Fourth Movement in 1919, patriotic students in Beijing... More+