Former Residence of He Shuheng

The Former Residence of He Shuheng or He Shuheng's Former Residence (Chinese: 何叔衡故居; pinyin: Hé Shūhéng Gùjū) is a museum and tourist attraction created from the house formerly owned by the Chinese communist revolutionary, He Shuheng. The house was built in the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911) and it is located in Shatian Township in Ningxiang, Hunan Province.^[1] The building covers an area of about 2,600-square-metre (28,000 sq ft).^[1][2]

Former Residence of He Shuheng
何叔衡故居
The Main Entrance of the Former Residence of He Shuheng.
Location in Hunan
General information
Type	Traditional folk houses
Location	Shatian Township, Ningxiang, Hunan
Country	China
Coordinates	28°03′06″N 112°02′35″E
Completed	1785
Renovated	1972
Owner	Government of Ningxiang
Technical details
Floor area	2,600 m2 (28,000 sq ft)

The Bronze Statue of He Shuheng in He Shuheng's Former Residence.

History

The house was built by He Shuheng's forebears in 1785, which was the fiftieth year of the Qianlong era (1736–1795) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).^[3]

On May 27, 1876, in the second year of the age of Guangxu of Guangxu Emperor, He Shuheng was born in here. He lived there for about 26 years.^[3]

In 1917, when Mao Zedong and Xiao Zisheng did social research, they lived here for three nights.^[3]

In 1972, the People's Government of Shatian township rebuilt the house and on September 1, it was listed as a "Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the Provincial Level".^[1]

Later, Liao Mosha wrote "The Martyr's Former Residence of He Shuheng" (何叔衡烈士故居)^[4] and Hu Yaobang wrote "He Shuheng's Former Residence".^[3]

On May 30, 2006, the Vice Secretary-General of Changsha Municipal Committee of the CPC Yi Fengkui (Chinese: 易凤葵) attended the unveiling of a statue of He Shuheng.^[5]

References

1. Wang Xijia (2014), p. 19.
2. 《浩气长存励后人——走进中共一大代表何叔衡故居》. Red China (in Chinese). Huang Yukang. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
3. Huang Haichao & Jiang Hongzhao (2002), p. 48.
4. 《中国共产党的创始人之一：何叔衡》. gmw.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
5. 何叔衡故居. Jiangu News (in Chinese). 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

Bibliography

• Huang Haichao; Jiang Hongzhao (2002). 宁乡史地 [History and Geography of Ningxiang] (in Chinese). Hainan: South China Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.
• Wang Xijia (2014). 长沙史话 [A Brief History of Changsha] (in Chinese). Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. ISBN 978-7-5097-6662-0.