Former Residence of Zhao Shuli

　　Era: Qing Dynasty

　　Address: Weichi Village, Jiafeng Town, Qinshui County

　　The residence is located in the central-northern part of the village and consists of east and west courtyards. The west courtyard is a two-courtyard compound, a typical northern-style siheyuan (quadrangle). The front courtyard has a gate tower and wing rooms on both sides; passing through the yard leads to the rear courtyard, where the east, west, south, and north rooms are all two-story, three-bay structures built in the mid-Qing period. Zhao Shuli was born in the north room of this courtyard.

　　The east courtyard is also a two-courtyard compound, built in the 55th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1790), with exquisitely carved wooden components. It was the residence of Zhao Shuli’s grandfather.

　　Zhao Shuli (1906~1970)　　Zhao Shuli (1906–1970), originally named Zhao Shuli, was from Weichi Village, Qinshui County. He was a renowned modern novelist, born into a poor farming family. In 1937, he joined the Chinese Communist Party. He served as an executive member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, a council member of the Chinese Writers Association, chairman of the China Quyi (Folk Arts) Association, editorial board member of both Quyi and People's Literature magazines, a delegate to the 8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and a deputy to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd National People's Congresses. Zhao Shuli holds an important place in the history of modern Chinese literature. As early as during the War of Resistance against Japan, he dedicated himself to the popularization of revolutionary literature, producing many works that reflected... Details+