Former Residence of Song Feiqing

　　    The former residence of Song Feiqing is situated at No. 116 Machang Road, Heping District. Constructed in 1937, it spans 2,018 square meters and is a two-story Western-style brick-and-wood structure with a red-tiled sloping roof. It stands within its own courtyard, boasts an elegant environment, and is a well-preserved building from that era. The building is aesthetically pleasing, designed in a garden-style layout, featuring a platform with low walls accessed by several steps around the house. Its tasteful and harmonious arrangement adds unique charm to Machang Road. Currently, the building is used as the Ninth Kindergarten of Heping District and has been listed as an immovable cultural relic in Tianjin not yet designated as a protected historical site.

　　

　　Song Feiqing (1898~1955)　　    Mention Song Feiqing today, and many young and middle-aged people may not be familiar with him. But bring up Tianjin East Asia Woolen Textile Co., Ltd. and the "Di Yang" brand of wool yarn, and many more will recognize them. Song Feiqing (1898–1955) was from Yidu (now Qingzhou City), Shandong Province. He attended elementary school in his hometown starting at age six, went to junior high school in Shanghai in 1912, and attended senior high school in Beiping (now Beijing) in 1914. From 1917 onward, he studied successively at Qilu University and Yenching University. In August 1920, Song Feiqing went to the United States to study business administration along with chemistry at Northwestern University’s School of Commerce in Chicago. In 1922, after returning to China, he worked successively in Yidu, Shandong,... Details+