Former Residence of Zhang Jingjiang

Former Residence of Zhang Jingjiang
Former Residence of Zhang Jingjiang
张静江故居
	The first room.
General information
Type	Traditional folk houses
Location	Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang
Country	China
Coordinates	30°52′55.11″N 120°25′44.74″E / 30.8819750°N 120.4290944°ECoordinates: 30°52′55.11″N 120°25′44.74″E / 30.8819750°N 120.4290944°E
Groundbreaking	1898
Completed	1898
Height
Architectural	Chinese architecture
Technical details
Material	Wood and bricks
Floor area	2,364 m2 (25,450 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Zhang Songxian

The Former Residence of Zhang Jingjiang (simplified Chinese: 张静江故居; traditional Chinese: 張靜江故居; pinyin: Zhāng Jìngjiāng Gùjū), also known as Hall of Zunde (Chinese: 尊德堂; lit. 'Hall of Respecting Moral Character'), is the birthplace and former residence of Zhang Jingjiang, one of the "Four Elder Statesmen" of the Kuomintang.^[1]^[2]

History[]

The Former Residence of Zhang Jingjiang was built by Zhang Songxian (Chinese: 张颂贤), the grandfather of Zhang Jingjiang, in 1898, during the region of Guangxu Emperor in late Qing dynasty (1644–1911).

In March 2013, it was designated as a Major National Historical and Cultural Site by the State Council of China.^[3]^[4]

Architecture[]

The house comprise 7 rooms. Some wooden plaques with couplets written by Zhang Jian, Sun Yat-sen, Tan Yankai, Weng Tonghe and Chen Lifu are hung on the pillars of the house.^[5]

References[]

^ 全国重点文保单位：尊德堂 [Major National Historical and Cultural Site: Hall of Zunde]. huzhou.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019.
^ 张静江故居：让你领略爱国主义情结的儒商 [Zhang Jingjiang, a Patriotic Confucian Businessmen]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2017-10-04.
^ “革命圣人”张静江为何扶持蒋介石登上权力顶峰？ [Why Revolutionary Saint Zhang Jingjiang supported Chiang Kai-shek to the peak of power]. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-10-26.
^ 张静江为何被称为“现代吕不韦” [Why Zhang Jingjiang is called "modern Lü Buwei"]. qq.com (in Chinese). 2014-02-16.
^ 国民党四大元老之一的张静江故居 [Former Residence of Zhang Jingjiang, one of the "Four Elder Statesmen" of the Kuomintang]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2011-05-18.

[1] 全国重点文保单位：尊德堂 [Major National Historical and Cultural Site: Hall of Zunde]. huzhou.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019.

[2] 张静江故居：让你领略爱国主义情结的儒商 [Zhang Jingjiang, a Patriotic Confucian Businessmen]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2017-10-04.

[3] “革命圣人”张静江为何扶持蒋介石登上权力顶峰？ [Why Revolutionary Saint Zhang Jingjiang supported Chiang Kai-shek to the peak of power]. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-10-26.

[4] 张静江为何被称为“现代吕不韦” [Why Zhang Jingjiang is called "modern Lü Buwei"]. qq.com (in Chinese). 2014-02-16.

[5] 国民党四大元老之一的张静江故居 [Former Residence of Zhang Jingjiang, one of the "Four Elder Statesmen" of the Kuomintang]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2011-05-18.

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