Former Residence of Ding Yingmao

　　The former residence of Ding Yingmao is situated at No. 106 Chengdu Road, Heping District. Covering a construction area of 732 square meters, the front section is a single-story building that served as a clinic, and the rear section is a two-story house functioning as a private residence. It was designed by the renowned architect Yan Ziheng. Both structures feature traditional Chinese hip-and-gable roof styles, overhanging eaves, painted decorations, and vertical beasts adorning the upturned roof ridges.

　　Ding Maoying (1891~1969)　　Ding Maoying (1891–1969), female, from Shanghai, was the daughter of the famous Menghe school Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Ding Ganren in Shanghai. She came to Tianjin in the early years of the Republic of China, studied at Yan’s Girls' School, and was highly regarded by Yan Xiu. With Yan's support, she went to the United Kingdom to study medicine. After completing her studies, she returned to China and in 1923 joined the Tianjin Municipal Women’s Hospital (Shuige Hospital), where she served as director under the chairmanship of Yan Xiu. In 1935, she founded the Tianjin Women’s Hospital on London Road (now Chengdu Road) in the British Concession and practiced medicine independently. After Japan’s surrender in 1945, she worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and the North China International Relief Committee under the Executive Yuan of the Nationalist Government. She also served as a board member of the Tianjin Young Women’s Christian Association. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, she went... Details+