# Building at 1, Yuquan Road

> Building at 1, Yuquan Road (LSJZ5-24) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2010. Built in the 1930s. Chinese name: 玉泉路1号建筑.

Canonical: https://hangzhoumemory.org/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/%E7%8E%89%E6%B3%89%E8%B7%AF1%E5%8F%B7%E5%BB%BA%E7%AD%91-3
Updated: 2026-10-30

**Building at 1, Yuquan Road** (玉泉路1号建筑) is a historic building in Hangzhou, China, built in the 1930s. The city declared it a protected historic building on 22 March 2010, as number LSJZ5-24 in the fifth batch of 43.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the 1930s, it consists of three Western-style buildings and used to be the residence of Lin Wenzheng and his wife Cai Weilian, daughter of Cai Yuanpei.

## Key facts

**Building at 1, Yuquan Road at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ5-24 |
| Chinese name | 玉泉路1号建筑 |
| Batch | [Fifth batch](/fifth-batch), announced 22 March 2010 |
| Built | 1930s |

## Where it fits

It belongs to the [fifth batch](/fifth-batch), announced on 22 March 2010: 43 buildings, including Qing lanes of the old city, factories and warehouses of the 1950s to 1980s, and rural houses in Xiaoshan.

## 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

- [Building at 2, Yuquan Road](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/玉泉路2号建筑-4): LSJZ5-25, 1930s

## Sources and licence

- Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article [List of fifth batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fifth_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〔2010〕85号 of 22 March 2010.
- 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 1, Yuquan Road declared a historic building?

On 22 March 2010, as number LSJZ5-24 in the fifth batch of 43 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2010〕85号).

### What does LSJZ5-24 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 5 is the batch and 24 its place in that batch.