Former Residence of Zhang Shiming


The Former Residence of Zhang Shiming, also known as Hall of Yide is located in Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. It was the former residence of Zhang Shiming, grandson of Zhang Songxian.

History

It was built between 1899 and 1905, during the ruling of Guangxu Emperor in late Qing dynasty.
In 2001, it was inscribed to the fifth batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Zhejiang" by the State Council of China.

Architecture

It covers a building area of and consists of 244 rooms. It is influenced by the architecture style of Renaissance architecture in the Western Europe and at the same time preserves the basic form of the residential houses in Jiangnan region.