Yu's Residence at Xixing Road

What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the late Qing Dynasty, this traditional courtyard-style wooden building is representative of civilian residences in Xixing region.

Key facts

Where it fits

Traditional houses of the Qing dynasty (1644–1912) on Hangzhou's list are mostly timber-framed courtyard houses of one or two storeys, closed to the street by walls and gateways. They stand in the lanes of the old city, along the canal and the Qiantang River at Xixing and Changhe, and in the towns and villages of Xiaoshan and Yuhang. All the qing dynasty houses 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

• Shenwei Quan's Commercial Transfer Station: LSJZ3-56, late qing dynasty
• Buildings at 175 and 183, Xixing Street: LSJZ3-57, late qing dynasty
• Yang's Residence at Xixing Street: LSJZ3-59, late qing dynasty
• Sun's Residence at Xixing Road: LSJZ3-60, late qing dynasty
• Sheng's Residence at Xixing Street: LSJZ4-33, qing dynasty
• Wang's Residence at Xixing Street: LSJZ4-36, late qing dynasty

Sources and licence

• Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article List of third 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 杭政函〔2007〕51号 of 6 March 2007.
• Photo: Yumeto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.