First batch · LSJZ1-1
Yuanmaoli Contemporary Building Cluster
Yuanmaoli Contemporary Building Cluster (源茂里近代建筑) is a group of lane houses in Hangzhou, China, built between 1911 and 1949. The city declared it a protected historic building on 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-1 in the first batch of 75.
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What the listing says
The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed between 1911 and 1949, they are three stone-arched gate houses with plain-brick structures in parallel, marked as Maoyuanli Alley 1, Alley 2 and Alley 3. They are representatives of the Shikumen alleys of contemporary Hangzhou.
Key facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| List number | LSJZ1-1 |
| Chinese name | 源茂里近代建筑 |
| Batch | First batch, announced 24 May 2004 |
| Built | Between 1911 and 1949 |
| Listed address | 源茂里一弄、二弄、三弄 |
| Type | Shikumen lane houses |
Where it fits
Lane houses, called lilong or, after their stone door frames, shikumen, are terraces of two-storey houses along a narrow lane entered through a gateway. The type spread from Shanghai to Hangzhou between the 1910s and the 1930s. Several of Hangzhou's listed lanes stand east of West Lake; Sixinfang, for example, was built on land of the Qing banner garrison that was cleared in 1913. All the shikumen lane houses 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
- Jiang's Mansion: LSJZ1-2, late 1920s
Sources and licence
- Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article List of first batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Chinese name, period, address and remarks: Chinese Wikipedia, 杭州市历史建筑, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Listing: Hangzhou municipal government notice 杭政办函〔2004〕154号 of 24 May 2004.
- Photo: Laohangzhou, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons. Photos credited to "hangzhoumemory" or "Laohangzhou" were uploaded by the former heritage portal; Hangzhou Memory is not connected with it.
- The text of this page is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Yuanmaoli Contemporary Building Cluster?
The city's list gives its address as 源茂里一弄、二弄、三弄, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.
When was Yuanmaoli Contemporary Building Cluster declared a historic building?
On 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-1 in the first batch of 75 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2004〕154号).
What does LSJZ1-1 mean?
It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates lishi jianzhu, "historic building"; 1 is the batch and 1 its place in that batch.
Keep reading
- The First Batch of Hangzhou Historic Buildings (2004)The first batch of Hangzhou historic buildings: 75 buildings declared on 24 May 2004, each with its number, period, address and a page of its own.
- Hangzhou Shikumen Lane Houses: The Listed Stone-Gate LanesHangzhou shikumen lane houses explained: the 19 stone-gate lanes on the city's historic buildings list, from Yuanmaoli to Sixinfang, with a page for each.
- Hangzhou Historic Building Regulations: What a Listing MeansHangzhou historic building regulations in plain English: what can be listed, the three protection categories, owners' duties, fines and the 2023 city-wide law.
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