Former Residence of Zhang Zhitan

　　    The former residence of Zhang Zhitan is located at No. 4 Dali Road, Heping District. It is a three-story European-style small building with a flat roof and an underground chamber, built in brick and wood structure with ten upper and ten lower floors. There are high steps in front of the main building, with columns on both sides of the entrance, a courtyard in front of the building, and a two-story rear building as well as a garage behind the main building. The rooms downstairs in the main building were used by Zhang Zhitan for various activities, including a large living room, a small living room, a study, an office, a dining room, and more; the second floor housed bedrooms for his wife and children; the third floor contained storage rooms and living quarters for servants; the rear building served as residences for family members and staff. This residence is currently used as a military guesthouse.

　　Zhang Zhitan (1884~1936)　　    Zhang Zhitan (1884–1936), courtesy name Yuanbo, was a native of Fengrun, Zhili (now Hebei Province), and a former scholar of the Qing Dynasty. He once served as an acting Langzhong in the Ministry of War; in 1914, he became the Dao Yin of Suiyuan; in 1917, he served as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior. In the same year, during Duan Qirui's administration, he was appointed Secretary-General of the State Council and soon became the Chief of the Confidential Affairs Office under Duan Qirui’s Supervisory Commission for War Participation. In January 1919, he was promoted to Vice Minister of War; from August 1920 to May 1921, he served as the Minister of the Interior; from May to December 1921, he was the Minister of Communications and President of the Finance Reorganization Committee. He gradually grew close to the Beiyang warlord Wu Peifu and became a key figure in the "Luofaction" led by Wu. After the defeat of the Anhui clique, Zhang... More+