Former Residence of Zhao Yuanren

　　The former residence of Zhao Yuanren is situated at Nos. 15–22, Lane 16, Qingguo Lane. Zhao Yuanren (1892–1982), a descendant of Zhao Yi, was a famous modern 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 later served as prefect of Jinhua. In the 27th year of the Guangxu reign (1901), when Zhao Yuanren was nine years old, he accompanied his parents from Tianjin to bring back the coffin of his grandfather Zhīyí (who had served as prefect of Jizhou in Zhili Province) to Changzhou. He then lived in this house, where his father Hengnian taught him classical texts such as the Book of Documents and Zuo Commentary. He spent both his childhood and teenage years here. Today, two single-story and two two-story buildings remain, each with ten rooms on the upper and lower levels, all constructed with traditional hipped-roof wooden frames. In 1981, when Zhao Yuanren was 89 and returned to his hometown, he once rested here. His daughter Xinnuo played the harmonium while he sang his famous composition "How Can I Not Think of Her." He passed away in the United States the following year. In December 1987, it was designated as a municipal cultural heritage protection unit.