# The Former Residence of Wu Jingzhai

> The Former Residence of Wu Jingzhai (LSJZ1-66) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2004. Built between 1911 and 1949.

Canonical: https://hangzhoumemory.org/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/%E5%90%B4%E6%95%AC%E6%96%8B%E6%97%A7%E5%B1%85
Updated: 2026-10-30

**The Former Residence of Wu Jingzhai** (吴敬斋旧居) 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 LSJZ1-66 in the first batch of 75.

## What the listing says

![The Former Residence of Wu Jingzhai](https://hangzhoumemory.org/photos/lsjz1-66.webp)

*The Former Residence of Wu Jingzhai (吴敬斋旧居). Photo: hangzhoumemory, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1-66_The_Former_Residence_of_Wu_Jingzhai.jpg).*

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed between 1911 and 1949, it was the residence of Wu Jingzhai, a well-known figure of the old-style Chinese private banking services between the end of the Qing dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China in Hanghzou.

## Key facts

**The Former Residence of Wu Jingzhai at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ1-66 |
| Chinese name | 吴敬斋旧居 |
| Batch | [First batch](/first-batch), announced 24 May 2004 |
| Built | Between 1911 and 1949 |
| Listed address | 河坊街131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.

## On the same street

- [Buildings at 152, and 154, Hefangjie Street](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/河坊街152、154号建筑): LSJZ3-38, late 19th century
- [Building at 397, Hefangjie Street](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-河坊街397号建筑): LSJZ3-39, 1940s

## 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: hangzhoumemory, [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), from [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1-66_The_Former_Residence_of_Wu_Jingzhai.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 Wu Jingzhai?

The city's list gives its address as 河坊街131号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

### When was The Former Residence of Wu Jingzhai declared a historic building?

On 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-66 in the first batch of 75 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2004〕154号).

### What does LSJZ1-66 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 1 is the batch and 66 its place in that batch.