Former Residence of Yan Xiu

　　The former residence of Yan Xiu is located at No. 144 Chongqing Road, Heping District. After the Republic of China era, Yan Xiu moved to this place. The old residence is a brick-concrete structure, a European-style two-story building with a construction area of 670 square meters, forming its own enclosed courtyard. This residence has been listed as an immovable cultural relic in Tianjin that has not yet been announced as a protected cultural heritage site.

　　Yan Xiu (1860～1929)　　Yan Xiu (1860–1929) was a renowned modern educator and scholar, as well as a pioneer in reforming feudal education and advancing educational modernization. His courtesy name was Fansun, his art name Mengfu, and he also went by other names such as ??蜕?. He was born in 1860 in ??? (province/place name assumed missing), of Han ethnicity. His family had a long-standing business in the salt trade. In his childhood, he received traditional education and extensively studied the classics. In 1882, he passed the provincial imperial examination (xiangshi) and became a jinshi (advanced scholar) the following year, after which he served in the Qing Dynasty’s Hanlin Academy. He held positions such as Hanlin compiler, assistant editor at the National History Office, reviser at the Ritual Code Compilation Office, educational commissioner of Guizhou, and vice minister of the Ministry of Education, where he oversaw national education. However, unlike typical feudal officials, he actively advocated for modern education. He once petitioned Emperor Guangxu to establish a “Specialized Economics Examination”...... More+