# Building of Zhejiang Design Institute of Water Conservancy & Hydraulic Power

> Zhejiang Design Institute of Water Conservancy (LSJZ5-5) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2010. Built in the early 1950s.

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Updated: 2026-10-30

**Building of Zhejiang Design Institute of Water Conservancy & Hydraulic Power** (浙江省水利水电勘测设计院建筑) is a historic building in Hangzhou, China, built in the early 1950s. The city declared it a protected historic building on 22 March 2010, as number LSJZ5-5 in the fifth batch of 43.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the early 1950s, it is a two-story building in wood and brick-clad, blending the Western and Chinese styles.

## Key facts

**Building of Zhejiang Design Institute of Water Conservancy & Hydraulic Power at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ5-5 |
| Chinese name | 浙江省水利水电勘测设计院建筑 |
| Batch | [Fifth batch](/fifth-batch), announced 22 March 2010 |
| Built | Early 1950s |

## 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.

## Next to it on the list

- [Buildings at 16, and 17, Niuyangsi Alley](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/牛羊司巷16号17号建筑-2): LSJZ5-4, late qing dynasty
- [Architectural complex of the Residential Quarter of Hangzhou Meat Processing Factory](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/杭州肉联厂职工宿舍建筑群-2): LSJZ5-6, early 1950s

## 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 Zhejiang Design Institute of Water Conservancy declared a historic building?

On 22 March 2010, as number LSJZ5-5 in the fifth batch of 43 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2010〕85号).

### What does LSJZ5-5 mean?

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