Former Residence of Yang Yukuo

　　Yang Yukuo, a celebrated anti-French general and a patriotic military leader, is a pride of Yunnan, as well as of the Nujiang and Lanping regions. His former residence is situated on Yingpan Street, Yingpan Town, Lanping County. It was initially built in October 1876, during the second year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of approximately 3,200 square meters. The site consists of three main parts: the Manor House (Juefu), the Cangjiang Academy, and the Kuixing Pavilion. The Manor House alone spans 2,500 square meters, featuring three courtyards, 72 gates, a screen wall, ancestral shrine, a garden planted with incense cypress, phoenix trees, and Yunnan pines, as well as the joint tomb of Yang Yukuo’s parents, which is inscribed with a memorial epitaph. The Cangjiang Academy is a traditional quadrangle courtyard with a central skylight, composed of the main building, side wings, and a front gate tower. The courtyard features inscriptions related to school regulations and covers an area of about 475 square meters. Later, after the Manor House was destroyed in a fire, only the screen wall, ancestral shrine, trees, tomb, and epitaphs remain. On December 22, 1998, local benefactors in Lanping funded the carving and placement of a statue of Yang Yukuo in front of his ancestral shrine.

　　

　　Yang Yukuo (1838～1885)　　Yang Yukuo (1838–1885), a famous patriotic general of the Qing Dynasty. His courtesy name was Yunjie, and he was of the Bai ethnic group, hailing from Yingpan Street, present-day Lanping County. In the early years of the Tongzhi reign, he joined the Qing army’s Dianchi Battalion as a volunteer under the command of He Yaozeng. Through meritorious service, he was promoted to vanguard officer, then garrison commander, rising further to guerrilla leader, colonel, and eventually general-in-chief. He was bestowed the honorary title “Brave and Meritorious Batulu” and awarded a yellow mandarin jacket. In early 1885, during the French invasion, he died in battle after being struck by artillery fire. He was posthumously honored as Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent and given the posthumous name “Martial and Mournful.” Biography In the early Tongzhi years (1862–1874) of the Qing Dynasty, he joined the Qing army’s Dianchi Battalion as a volunteer under He Yaozeng and participated in the suppression of the Du Wenxiu Hui Muslim uprising. 186...... More+