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Shao Piaoping's former residence is a two-story building that blends Chinese and Western architectural styles. On both sides of the main entrance are typical European-style stone pillars, and there is a viewing balcony above the doorway. This site serves both as Shao Piaoping's former home and the former location of the Jing Bao Newspaper Office. The three large characters “Jing Bao Newspaper Office” (京报馆) above the main entrance were personally inscribed by Shao Piaoping himself. Legend has it that Shao lived in the north room on the second floor, and he gave all the sunlit rooms to the ordinary editors. It was here that Shao Piaoping made the vow, "I will make the government heed the rightful will of the people," and became a renowned journalist known for his “iron shoulders and daring pen.”

Address: No. 30, Weiran Hutong, northeastern Xicheng District

Shao Piaoping (1886–1926) Shao Piaoping (1886–1926), from Dongyang, Zhejiang, grew up in Jinhua. In 1899, he passed the imperial examination as a xiucai (a scholar at the lowest level), and in 1903, he entered the Provincial No. 7 Middle School (now Jinhua No. 1 High School). During his youth, he was influenced by Zhang Gong, a democratic revolutionary nine years his senior. In 1904, Zhang Gong founded the first newspaper in Jinhua’s history, the Cui Xin Bao (萃新报), and it was through this publication that Shao Piaoping gained his first impression of the newspaper industry. 1906 He was admitted to the Normal Department of Zhejiang Provincial Higher School, a three-year program. During those three years, Shao Piaoping read publications such as the Min Bao (民报), Xin Shiji (新世纪), Qing Yi Bao (清议报), and Xin Min Cong Bao (新民丛报).