# Yin Lu Villa (Lu Mingui's Former Residence)

> Yin Lu Villa (Lu Mingui's Former Residence) (LSJZ4-2) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2008. Built between 1911 and 1949.

Canonical: https://hangzhoumemory.org/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/%E5%8F%A4%E5%9F%8E%E4%BD%B3%E8%AF%9D-%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E5%BB%BA%E7%AD%91-%E9%9A%90%E5%BA%90
Updated: 2026-10-30

**Yin Lu Villa (Lu Mingui's Former Residence)** (隐庐) is a villa in Hangzhou, China, built between 1911 and 1949. The city declared it a protected historic building on 14 August 2008, as number LSJZ4-2 in the fourth batch of 49.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed between 1911 and 1949, this courtyard villa reflects the process of applying the Western forms to traditional Chinese architectural system.

Also known as the former residence of Lü Mingui (吕民贵).

## Key facts

**Yin Lu Villa (Lu Mingui's Former Residence) at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ4-2 |
| Chinese name | 隐庐 |
| Batch | [Fourth batch](/fourth-batch), announced 14 August 2008 |
| Built | Between 1911 and 1949 |
| Type | [Villas](/west-lake-villas) |

## Where it fits

Villas are one of the largest groups on Hangzhou's list. Most were built between the 1910s and the 1940s, when officials, bankers, doctors and merchants from Shanghai and Hangzhou built houses on the roads and hillsides around West Lake and in the city's newer streets. Typical features are two or three storeys of brick, or brick and timber, sloping tiled roofs and a mix of Chinese and Western details. [All the villas on the list](/west-lake-villas).

It belongs to the [fourth batch](/fourth-batch), announced on 14 August 2008: 49 buildings, including lane houses, the shops of Zhongshan Road, the former Boji Hospital and Qing houses at Xixing and Changhe.

## 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

- [Houses at Dasanli Alley](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-达三里建筑): LSJZ4-1, between 1911 and 1949
- [Tiandefang House](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-天德坊): LSJZ4-3, between 1911 and 1949

## Sources and licence

- Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article [List of fourth batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fourth_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 杭政函〔2008〕179号 of 14 August 2008.
- 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 Yin Lu Villa (Lu Mingui's Former Residence) declared a historic building?

On 14 August 2008, as number LSJZ4-2 in the fourth batch of 49 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2008〕179号).

### What does LSJZ4-2 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 4 is the batch and 2 its place in that batch.