# Civilian Residence at 66, Yuanbaoxin

> Civilian Residence at 66, Yuanbaoxin (LSJZ1-15) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2004. Built in the qing dynasty.

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Updated: 2026-10-30

**Civilian Residence at 66, Yuanbaoxin** (元宝心路66号民居建筑) is a Qing-era traditional house in Hangzhou, China, built in the qing dynasty. The city declared it a protected historic building on 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-15 in the first batch of 75.

## What the listing says

![Civilian Residence at 66, Yuanbaoxin](https://hangzhoumemory.org/photos/lsjz1-15.webp)

*Civilian Residence at 66, Yuanbaoxin (元宝心路66号民居建筑). Photo: Laohangzhou, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1-15_Civilian_Residence_at_66,_Yuanbaoxin.jpg).*

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the Qing dynasty, it is a two-story building in wood and brick-clad. It was a Buddhist nunnery. Now it serves as a civilian residence.

## Key facts

**Civilian Residence at 66, Yuanbaoxin at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ1-15 |
| Chinese name | 元宝心路66号民居建筑 |
| Batch | [First batch](/first-batch), announced 24 May 2004 |
| Built | Qing dynasty |
| Listed address | 元宝心路66号 |
| Type | [Qing dynasty houses](/qing-dynasty-houses) |

## Where it fits

Traditional houses of the Qing dynasty (1644–1912) on Hangzhou's list are mostly timber-framed courtyard houses of one or two storeys, closed to the street by walls and gateways. They stand in the lanes of the old city, along the canal and the Qiantang River at Xixing and Changhe, and in the towns and villages of Xiaoshan and Yuhang. [All the qing dynasty houses on the list](/qing-dynasty-houses).

It belongs to the [first batch](/first-batch), announced on 24 May 2004: 75 buildings, from Republican-era villas around West Lake to lane houses, temples and churches in the old city.

## What the listing protects

A listed building may not be altered, moved or demolished without approval. Under the [regulations in force since 1 October 2013](/protection-regulations), each listed building has a protection plan and a sign put up by the city, and falls into one of three protection categories, from keeping its main exterior features to keeping its exterior, plan, structure and details.

Its owner, or for a state-owned building its user, is responsible for upkeep and repairs, and a repair plan must be approved first. The listing does not open a building to the public: most listed buildings are still homes, offices, schools or shops.

## On the same street

- [The Former Site of Shi Guanyin Ge Temple](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-石观音阁旧址): LSJZ1-3, qing dynasty

## Sources and licence

- Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article [List of first batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_first_batch_of_declared_historic_buildings_in_Hangzhou), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- Chinese name, period, address and remarks: Chinese Wikipedia, [杭州市历史建筑](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/杭州市历史建筑), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Listing: Hangzhou municipal government notice 杭政办函〔2004〕154号 of 24 May 2004.
- Photo: Laohangzhou, [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), from [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1-15_Civilian_Residence_at_66,_Yuanbaoxin.jpg). Photos credited to "hangzhoumemory" or "Laohangzhou" were uploaded by the former heritage portal; Hangzhou Memory is not connected with it.
- The text of this page is available under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

## Frequently asked questions

### Where is Civilian Residence at 66, Yuanbaoxin?

The city's list gives its address as 元宝心路66号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

### When was Civilian Residence at 66, Yuanbaoxin declared a historic building?

On 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-15 in the first batch of 75 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2004〕154号).

### What does LSJZ1-15 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 1 is the batch and 15 its place in that batch.