Former Residence of Pan Fu

　　The former residence of Pan Fu is located at No. 2 Machang Road, Heping District. It is a typical Western-style garden residence. The building was commissioned by Pan Fu in 1919, who entrusted Zhuang LeFeng, then chairman of Kailuan Mining Administration, to hire a French architect for its design and construction. It covers an area of over ten acres. The main building is a three-story brick-and-wood structure with large tiles, a corrugated iron roof, cement-rendered surfaces, and doors, windows, and floors all made from Philippine hardwood. The building features a five-sided balcony. The downstairs east wing served as a reception room for high-ranking officials and dignitaries, while the downstairs west wing was used to receive family and friends. The entire residence includes 17 rooms across buildings and single-story houses, with a total floor area of 3,827.99 square meters. The spacious courtyard is enclosed by an iron fence, planted with various flowers, trees, and lawn areas, with a central pathway leading directly to the main entrance of the residence. This former residence has been listed as an immovable cultural relic in Tianjin not yet designated as a protected cultural heritage site.

　　

　　Pan Fu (1883~1936)　　Pan Fu (1883–1936), originally named Zhenfu and styled Xinghang, was from Panjiazhuang Village southeast of Jining Zhou (now Panjiazhuang in Mapo Township, Weishan County). He served as the Finance Minister and Premier of the Beiyang Government. As a youth, he was dedicated to scholarship. In his early years, he rose to prominence during the “Railway Rights Protection” movement. At the beginning of the construction of the Jinpu Railway, when people from Jining learned that the line would bypass their city, they immediately appointed him and Yuan Jingxi to lead a delegation to petition the central government in Beijing. Although the railway ultimately did not pass through Jining, a branch line was built directly connecting Yanzhou to Jining, largely due to his reasoned arguments and active advocacy. After the branch line began operations in 1912, he wrote a short account titled “A Brief Record of the Railway Struggle,” which documented... Details+