Former Residence of Xu Shuqiang

　　   The former residence of Xu Shuqiang is situated at No. 108 (formerly No. 130) Munan Road. Constructed during the Republican era, it consists of two British modern-style brick-and-wood buildings, one three stories and the other four stories high. The complex covers a land area of 2,954 square meters, with a built-up area of 1,366 square meters. The exterior features brown glazed brick walls with exposed mortar. The ground floor entrance opens into a spacious hall. The second floor has a semi-circular balcony topped with an awning. The façade alternates between square windows and dormer windows, with a flat concrete roof. The third floor partially steps back to create a setback design, giving the building a well-proportioned, layered appearance. The property is currently used as a municipal guesthouse. This historic residence is listed as an immovable cultural relic in Tianjin that has not yet been officially designated as a protected heritage site.

　　

　　Xu Shuqiang (1914~1951)　　   Xu Shuqiang (1914–1951), courtesy name Youzhou, was a native of Tianjin. He graduated from the 30th class of the Japanese Army Officers Academy. He was the son of Xu Guoliang, who once served as head of the Shanghai Police Department. In 1939, he became the head of the Water Police Division under the puppet Tianjin Administration and later the head of the Special Affairs Section of the Tianjin Police Bureau. Collaborating with Japanese intelligence agencies and military police, he suppressed patriotic anti-Japanese individuals and arbitrarily oppressed merchants and civilians in Tianjin, acting as a lackey of the aggressors and committing numerous atrocities, which made him widely despised by the people of Tianjin. In 1945, he was appointed puppet mayor of Tangshan and concurrently police bureau chief. He was executed after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. ... Details+