# The Former Residence of Mao Yisheng

> The Former Residence of Mao Yisheng (LSJZ1-50) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2004. Built in the 1930s.

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Updated: 2026-10-30

**The Former Residence of Mao Yisheng** (茅以升旧居) is a historic building in Hangzhou, China, built in the 1930s. The city declared it a protected historic building on 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-50 in the first batch of 75.

## What the listing says

![The Former Residence of Mao Yisheng](https://hangzhoumemory.org/photos/lsjz1-50.webp)

*The Former Residence of Mao Yisheng (茅以升旧居). Photo: 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Residence_of_Mao_Yisheng_in_Hangzhou_01_2015-03.JPG).*

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the 1930s, it is a two-story brick villa with slope-roof and in plain-brick style, featuring a blending of the Chinese and the Western styles.

## Key facts

**The Former Residence of Mao Yisheng at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ1-50 |
| Chinese name | 茅以升旧居 |
| Batch | [First batch](/first-batch), announced 24 May 2004 |
| Built | 1930s |
| Listed address | 荷花池头31号 |

## 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

- [Heng Lu Villa](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-恒庐): LSJZ1-49, between 1911 and 1949
- [Xing Lu Villa](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/省庐): LSJZ1-51, 1930s

## 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: 猫猫的日记本, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Residence_of_Mao_Yisheng_in_Hangzhou_01_2015-03.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 Residence of Mao Yisheng?

The city's list gives its address as 荷花池头31号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

### When was The Former Residence of Mao Yisheng declared a historic building?

On 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-50 in the first batch of 75 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2004〕154号).

### What does LSJZ1-50 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 1 is the batch and 50 its place in that batch.