Zhu Xianyi’s Former Residence

　　The former residence of Zhu Xianyi is located at No. 100, Chengdu Road, Heping District, in its current form. It is an ordinary three-story row house of the lane-house style. In February 1950, Zhu Xianyi purchased the property from the United Bank, also known as one of the “Big Four Northern Banks.” Built in 1934, the house was designed by the renowned Chinese architect Yan Ziheng of the China Engineering Corporation. The residence is a three-story brick-and-wood structure facing slightly southeast, with reinforced brick walls, a cement roof, wooden flooring, triple-sash windows, heating and sanitation facilities, as well as front and rear small courtyards. The entire building consists of 16 rooms, with a floor area of 254 square meters and a land area of 114 square meters. Although the rooms are not luxurious, they are compactly and rationally laid out—spacious, bright, and comfortable to live in. This former residence has been listed as an immovable cultural relic in Tianjin that has not yet been designated as a protected cultural heritage site.

　　Zhu Xianyi (1903~1984)　　Zhu Xianyi (1903–1984) was a native of Tianjin. He was a renowned endocrinologist and medical education expert in China. In 1922, he entered Peking Union Medical College. He graduated in 1930 with a doctoral degree and was awarded the Winship Scholarship for being an honor student who ranked first for five consecutive years or more. After graduation, he stayed at Peking Union Medical College as an internal medicine resident physician. In 1934, he began systematic research on calcium and phosphorus metabolism. In the autumn of 1936, he went to the Department of Biochemistry at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, where he completed research projects such as the determination of intracellular fluid electrolytes in muscle cells and serum calcium ions. In the autumn of 1937, after returning to China, he continued his research on calcium and phosphorus metabolism until the Pacific... Details+