# Building at 5, Dafudi

> Building at 5, Dafudi (LSJZ4-38) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2008. Built in the late Qing dynasty.

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Updated: 2026-10-30

**Building at 5, Dafudi** (大夫第5号建筑) is a Qing-era traditional house in Hangzhou, China, built in the late Qing dynasty. The city declared it a protected historic building on 14 August 2008, as number LSJZ4-38 in the fourth batch of 49.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the late Qing Dynasty, the traditional courtyard house in timber structure reflects the traditional layout and form of vernacular architecture in Changhe area.

## Key facts

**Building at 5, Dafudi at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ4-38 |
| Chinese name | 大夫第5号建筑 |
| Batch | [Fourth batch](/fourth-batch), announced 14 August 2008 |
| Built | Late Qing dynasty |
| Type | [Qing dynasty houses](/qing-dynasty-houses) |

## Where it fits

Traditional houses of the Qing dynasty (1644–1912) on Hangzhou's list are mostly timber-framed courtyard houses of one or two storeys, closed to the street by walls and gateways. They stand in the lanes of the old city, along the canal and the Qiantang River at Xixing and Changhe, and in the towns and villages of Xiaoshan and Yuhang. [All the qing dynasty houses on the list](/qing-dynasty-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

- [Ye Hanxiang's Commercial Transfer Station](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-叶汉祥过塘行): LSJZ4-37, late qing dynasty
- [Buildings at 17, 22, 24, and 29, Shanxiali Alley](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-山下里17、22、24、29号建筑): LSJZ4-39, late qing dynasty

## 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 Building at 5, Dafudi declared a historic building?

On 14 August 2008, as number LSJZ4-38 in the fourth batch of 49 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2008〕179号).

### What does LSJZ4-38 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 4 is the batch and 38 its place in that batch.