# The Former Site of Zhejiang Telecommunications Bureau

> The Former Site of Zhejiang Telecommunications Bureau (LSJZ1-37) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2004. Built between 1911 and 1949.

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Updated: 2026-10-30

**The Former Site of Zhejiang Telecommunications Bureau** (浙江省电信局旧址) is a historic building in Hangzhou, China, built between 1911 and 1949. The city declared it a protected historic building on 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-37 in the first batch of 75.

## What the listing says

![The Former Site of Zhejiang Telecommunications Bureau](https://hangzhoumemory.org/photos/lsjz1-37.webp)

*The Former Site of Zhejiang Telecommunications Bureau (浙江省电信局旧址). Photo: Laohangzhou, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1-37_The_Fomer_Site_of_Zhejiang_Telecommunications_Bureau.jpg).*

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: It is one of the few remaining representative public works constructed between 1911 and 1949 in Hangzhou.

Also known as the former Zhejiang Telephone Bureau. Listed as a Hangzhou municipal protected cultural relics site in 2013.

## Key facts

**The Former Site of Zhejiang Telecommunications Bureau at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ1-37 |
| Chinese name | 浙江省电信局旧址 |
| Batch | [First batch](/first-batch), announced 24 May 2004 |
| Built | Between 1911 and 1949 |
| Listed address | 惠兴路10号市电信局1号楼 |

## Where it fits

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.

## Next to it on the list

- [Shuangmiao Temple](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/双庙): LSJZ1-36, qing dynasty
- [The Former Site of Postal Service Bureau of Zhejiang Province](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/浙江省邮务管理局旧址): LSJZ1-38, between 1911 and 1949

## 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:1-37_The_Fomer_Site_of_Zhejiang_Telecommunications_Bureau.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 The Former Site of Zhejiang Telecommunications Bureau?

The city's list gives its address as 惠兴路10号市电信局1号楼, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

### When was The Former Site of Zhejiang Telecommunications Bureau declared a historic building?

On 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-37 in the first batch of 75 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2004〕154号).

### What does LSJZ1-37 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 1 is the batch and 37 its place in that batch.