# Tiandefang House

> Tiandefang House (LSJZ4-3) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2008. Built between 1911 and 1949. Chinese name: 天德坊.

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-%E5%A4%A9%E5%BE%B7%E5%9D%8A
Updated: 2026-10-30

**Tiandefang House** (天德坊) is a group of lane houses in Hangzhou, China, built between 1911 and 1949. The city declared it a protected historic building on 14 August 2008, as number LSJZ4-3 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 parallel residential building reflects the evolution of contemporary urban residence.

## Key facts

**Tiandefang House at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ4-3 |
| Chinese name | 天德坊 |
| Batch | [Fourth batch](/fourth-batch), announced 14 August 2008 |
| Built | Between 1911 and 1949 |
| Type | [Shikumen lane houses](/shikumen-lane-houses) |

## Where it fits

Lane houses, called *lilong* or, after their stone door frames, *shikumen*, are terraces of two-storey houses along a narrow lane entered through a gateway. The type spread from Shanghai to Hangzhou between the 1910s and the 1930s. Several of Hangzhou's listed lanes stand east of West Lake; Sixinfang, for example, was built on land of the Qing banner garrison that was cleared in 1913. [All the shikumen lane houses on the list](/shikumen-lane-houses).

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

- [Yin Lu Villa (Lu Mingui's Former Residence)](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-隐庐): LSJZ4-2, between 1911 and 1949
- [Building Cluster at Xuanshouli](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-萱寿里建筑群): LSJZ4-4, 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 Tiandefang House declared a historic building?

On 14 August 2008, as number LSJZ4-3 in the fourth batch of 49 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2008〕179号).

### What does LSJZ4-3 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 4 is the batch and 3 its place in that batch.