Second batch · LSJZ2-18

Building Cluster at 57 through 59, Dajing Alley

Building Cluster at 57 through 59, Dajing Alley (张小泉剪刀店旧址) is a former shop or works building in Hangzhou, China, built in the 1920s. The city declared it a protected historic building on 1 July 2005, as number LSJZ2-18 in the second batch of 47.

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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

Building Cluster at 57 through 59, Dajing Alley
Building Cluster at 57 through 59, Dajing Alley (张小泉剪刀店旧址). 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 1920s, this two-floor building is in timber structure, the former site of the famous Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Store.

Key facts

Building Cluster at 57 through 59, Dajing Alley at a glance
FactDetail
List numberLSJZ2-18
Chinese name张小泉剪刀店旧址
BatchSecond batch, announced 1 July 2005
Built1920s
Listed address大井巷57、59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 second batch, announced on 1 July 2005: 47 buildings, including 1920s lanes, university campuses of the 1950s and 1960s, Hangzhou Gymnasium and the villas of Lingyin and Shengtang roads.

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 Building Cluster at 57 through 59, Dajing Alley?

The city's list gives its address as 大井巷57、59号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

When was Building Cluster at 57 through 59, Dajing Alley declared a historic building?

On 1 July 2005, as number LSJZ2-18 in the second batch of 47 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2005〕193号).

What does LSJZ2-18 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates lishi jianzhu, "historic building"; 2 is the batch and 18 its place in that batch.

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