# The Building at 1, Alley 178, Nanshan Road

> The Building at 1, Alley 178, Nanshan Road (LSJZ2-17) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2005. Built in the 1930s.

Canonical: https://hangzhoumemory.org/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/%E5%8D%97%E5%B1%B1%E8%B7%AF178%E5%BC%841%E5%8F%B7%E5%BB%BA%E7%AD%91
Updated: 2026-10-30

**The Building at 1, Alley 178, Nanshan Road** (南山路178弄1号建筑) is a historic building in Hangzhou, China, built in the 1930s. The city declared it a protected historic building on 1 July 2005, as number LSJZ2-17 in the second batch of 47.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the 1930s, it is an imitation of the Western-style two-floor building.

## Key facts

**The Building at 1, Alley 178, Nanshan Road at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ2-17 |
| Chinese name | 南山路178弄1号建筑 |
| Batch | [Second batch](/second-batch), announced 1 July 2005 |
| Built | 1930s |

## Where it fits

It belongs to the [second batch](/second-batch), announced on 1 July 2005: 47 buildings, including 1920s lanes, university campuses of the 1950s and 1960s, Hangzhou Gymnasium and the villas of Lingyin and Shengtang roads.

## 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 Residence of Huang Fu](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/黄郛旧居): LSJZ1-34, between 1911 and 1949
- [The Former Residence of Guo Linshuang](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/郭琳爽旧居): LSJZ1-35, between 1911 and 1949
- [Villa at 182, Nanshan Road](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/南山路182号): LSJZ1-44, 1933
- [Villa at 214, Nanshan Road](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/南山路214号别墅建筑): LSJZ1-45, between 1911 and 1949
- [Villa at 210, Nanshan Road](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/南山路210号别墅建筑): LSJZ1-46, between 1911 and 1949
- [Villa at 206, Nanshan Road](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/南山路206号别墅建筑): LSJZ1-47, between 1911 and 1949
- [Villa at 204, Nanshan Road](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/南山路204号别墅建筑): LSJZ1-48, between 1911 and 1949
- [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

## Sources and licence

- Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article [List of second batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_second_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〔2005〕193号 of 1 July 2005.
- The text of this page is available under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

## Frequently asked questions

### When was The Building at 1, Alley 178, Nanshan Road declared a historic building?

On 1 July 2005, as number LSJZ2-17 in the second batch of 47 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2005〕193号).

### What does LSJZ2-17 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 2 is the batch and 17 its place in that batch.