Third batch · LSJZ3-38

Buildings at 152, and 154, Hefangjie Street

Buildings at 152, and 154, Hefangjie Street (河坊街152、154号建筑) 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 6 March 2007, as number LSJZ3-38 in the third batch of 70.

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  1. What the listing says
  2. Key facts
  3. Where it fits
  4. What the listing protects
  5. On the same street
  6. Sources and licence
  7. Frequently asked questions

What the listing says

Buildings at 152, and 154, Hefangjie Street
Buildings at 152, and 154, Hefangjie Street (河坊街152、154号建筑). Photo: Yumeto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Both of the buildings were constructed in the late 19th century, reflecting the history of decorating traditional commercial buildings with a hybrid Western-style storefront.

Key facts

Buildings at 152, and 154, Hefangjie Street at a glance
FactDetail
List numberLSJZ3-38
Chinese name河坊街152、154号建筑
BatchThird batch, announced 6 March 2007
BuiltLate 19th century
Listed address河坊街152、154号
TypeShops 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.

It belongs to the third batch, announced on 6 March 2007: 70 buildings, including stone-gate lanes east of West Lake, Republican-era shops, and the canal-side houses and transfer firms of 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, 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

Sources and licence

Frequently asked questions

Where is Buildings at 152, and 154, Hefangjie Street?

The city's list gives its address as 河坊街152、154号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

When was Buildings at 152, and 154, Hefangjie Street declared a historic building?

On 6 March 2007, as number LSJZ3-38 in the third batch of 70 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2007〕51号).

What does LSJZ3-38 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates lishi jianzhu, "historic building"; 3 is the batch and 38 its place in that batch.

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