# The Former Residence of Du Yuesheng

> The Former Residence of Du Yuesheng (LSJZ1-71) 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/%E6%9D%9C%E6%9C%88%E7%AC%99%E6%97%A7%E5%B1%85
Updated: 2026-10-30

**The Former Residence of Du Yuesheng** (杜月笙旧居) 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 LSJZ1-71 in the first batch of 75.

## What the listing says

![The Former Residence of Du Yuesheng](https://hangzhoumemory.org/photos/lsjz1-71.webp)

*The Former Residence of Du Yuesheng (杜月笙旧居). Photo: Laohangzhou, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1-71_The_Former_Residence_of_Du_Yuesheng.jpg).*

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed between 1911 and 1949, its main body is a two-story building in wood and brick-clad. It was the former residence of Du Yuesheng, a notorious mob boss in Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s.

## Key facts

**The Former Residence of Du Yuesheng at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ1-71 |
| Chinese name | 杜月笙旧居 |
| Batch | [First batch](/first-batch), announced 24 May 2004 |
| Built | Between 1911 and 1949 |
| Listed address | 孤山后山路10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

- [Civilian Residence at 98, Haier Alley](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/孩儿巷98号民居): LSJZ1-70, qing dynasty
- [Pu Ti Jing She](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/菩提精舍): LSJZ1-72, 1926

## 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:1-71_The_Former_Residence_of_Du_Yuesheng.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 Du Yuesheng?

The city's list gives its address as 孤山后山路10号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

### When was The Former Residence of Du Yuesheng declared a historic building?

On 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-71 in the first batch of 75 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2004〕154号).

### What does LSJZ1-71 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 1 is the batch and 71 its place in that batch.