# Former Site of Yitaichang Cloth Store

> Former Site of Yitaichang Cloth Store (LSJZ4-20) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2008. Built in the late 19th century.

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Updated: 2026-10-30

**Former Site of Yitaichang Cloth Store** (义泰昌布号旧址) is a former shop or works building in Hangzhou, China, built in the late 19th century. The city declared it a protected historic building on 14 August 2008, as number LSJZ4-20 in the fourth batch of 49.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the late 19th century, the commercial and residential building in traditional courtyard style is one of few remaining heritages during contemporary urban development.

## Key facts

**Former Site of Yitaichang Cloth Store at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ4-20 |
| Chinese name | 义泰昌布号旧址 |
| Batch | [Fourth batch](/fourth-batch), announced 14 August 2008 |
| Built | Late 19th century |
| Type | [Shops and factories](/shops-and-factories) |

## Where it fits

Hangzhou's 2013 regulations name workshops, shops, factories and warehouses that represent the history of industry as one of the grounds for listing a building. The list includes old-established shops of the Qing and Republican eras around Zhongshan Road and Hefang Street, the transfer firms of Xixing on the canal, and factories and warehouses built between the 1950s and the 1980s. [All the shops and factories on the list](/shops-and-factories).

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

- [Former Site of Post Office Branch at Qinghefang](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-清河坊邮政局分局旧址): LSJZ4-19, 1920s
- [Building at 27, Dajing Alley](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-大井巷27号建筑): LSJZ4-21, early 20th century

## 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 Former Site of Yitaichang Cloth Store declared a historic building?

On 14 August 2008, as number LSJZ4-20 in the fourth batch of 49 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2008〕179号).

### What does LSJZ4-20 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 4 is the batch and 20 its place in that batch.