First batch · LSJZ1-65

The Old Site of Baodashen

The Old Site of Baodashen (保大参号旧址) is a former shop or works building in Hangzhou, China, built in the early 19th century. The city declared it a protected historic building on 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-65 in the first batch of 75.

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  1. What the listing says
  2. Key facts
  3. Where it fits
  4. What the listing protects
  5. Next to it on the list
  6. Sources and licence
  7. Frequently asked questions

What the listing says

The Old Site of Baodashen
The Old Site of Baodashen (保大参号旧址). Photo: 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the early 19th century, it is a two-hall building and is symmetric in its layout on the longitudinal axis.

Key facts

The Old Site of Baodashen at a glance
FactDetail
List numberLSJZ1-65
Chinese name保大参号旧址
BatchFirst batch, announced 24 May 2004
BuiltEarly 19th century
Listed address上城区大井巷60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 first batch, announced on 24 May 2004: 75 buildings, from Republican-era villas around West Lake to lane houses, temples and churches in the old city.

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.

Next to it on the list

Sources and licence

Frequently asked questions

Where is The Old Site of Baodashen?

The city's list gives its address as 上城区大井巷60号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

When was The Old Site of Baodashen declared a historic building?

On 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-65 in the first batch of 75 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2004〕154号).

What does LSJZ1-65 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates lishi jianzhu, "historic building"; 1 is the batch and 65 its place in that batch.

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