Third batch · LSJZ3-22

Building at 209, Jiefang Road

Building at 209, Jiefang Road (解放路209号建筑) is a former shop or works building in Hangzhou, China, built in 1934. The city declared it a protected historic building on 6 March 2007, as number LSJZ3-22 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

Building at 209, Jiefang Road
Building at 209, Jiefang Road (解放路209号建筑). 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 1930s, this hybrid Western-style commercial building reflects the evolution of contemporary architecture.

Originally the Hangzhou branch of the Zhonghua Book Company; today the Hangzhou Education Bookstore.

Key facts

Building at 209, Jiefang Road at a glance
FactDetail
List numberLSJZ3-22
Chinese name解放路209号建筑
BatchThird batch, announced 6 March 2007
Built1934
Listed address解放路209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 Building at 209, Jiefang Road?

The city's list gives its address as 解放路209号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

When was Building at 209, Jiefang Road declared a historic building?

On 6 March 2007, as number LSJZ3-22 in the third batch of 70 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2007〕51号).

What does LSJZ3-22 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates lishi jianzhu, "historic building"; 3 is the batch and 22 its place in that batch.

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