Former residence of Soong Ching Ling in Shanghai

The former residence of Soong Ching Ling in Shanghai is the place where Soong Ching Ling lived and lived for a long time. It is also an important place for her to engage in state affairs. The former residence has left many precious historical moments and a large number of cultural relics. She often holds various state affairs activities in her former residence, meets and entertains visiting guests from all countries, promotes Sino foreign exchanges and maintains world peace. In 2001, it was approved by the State Council as a national key cultural relic protection unit, and is a patriotic education base in Shanghai.

Former residence of Soong Ching Ling in Shanghai

Song Qingling's former residence in Shanghai, located at 1843 Huaihai Middle Road, is a small western style house with red tiles and white walls. This house is a German private villa. From 1948 to 1963, Soong Qingling worked and lived here for 15 years.

The former residence of Soong Ching Ling in Shanghai is a national key cultural relic protection unit, the memorial hall of former residence of Soong Ching Ling in Shanghai is a national secondary Museum, and the patriotic education base of Shanghai.

Introduction to former residence

Song Qingling's former residence in Shanghai is located at No. 1843, Huaihai Middle Road, Shanghai. It is an important place for Song Qingling to live and engage in state affairs for a long time. The total area of the former residence is more than 4300 square meters, which is divided into front garden, main building and back garden.

The former residence of Soong Ching Ling in Shanghai is the place where Soong Ching Ling lived for the longest time in her life. It is also an important place for her to engage in state affairs activities, leaving many precious historical moments and a large number of cultural relics.

In 1949, it was here that Soong Qingling gladly accepted the invitation of the Communist Party of China, went north to attend the founding ceremony and the first Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, and was elected vice chairman of the Central People's government to participate in the formulation of national policies. She often holds various state affairs activities in her former residence, meets and entertains visiting guests from all countries, promotes Sino foreign exchanges and maintains world peace.

The new China's women and children's cultural and welfare undertakings and foreign publicity publications she founded were also conceived and planned here. She also met many party and state leaders in her former residence, such as Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Zhu De and Chen Yi.

Cultural relics protection

Since 1963, Soong Ching Ling has moved to Beijing. Her former residence in Shanghai only comes back to live during the Spring Festival every year. On December 31, 1978, Song Qingling returned here for the Spring Festival. At the end of February, she returned to Beijing and lived for three months. This was her last time to return to Shanghai.

Song Qingling died in Beijing on May 29, 1981. As her former residence in Shanghai, it was opened to the outside world for later generations. In October 1981, her former residence was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit in Shanghai.

Approved by the State Council in 2001, it was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit and a patriotism education base in Shanghai.

Song Qingling (1893-1981), honorary president of the people's Republic of China, is also an outstanding international activist. Song Qingling's former residence is a small western style house with red tiles and white walls at 1843 Huaihai middle road. The house was originally a private villa owned by a Greek shipowner. From 1949 to 1963, Soong Qingling worked and lived here for 14 years.

Main building

The former residence covers an area of more than 4300 square meters, divided into front garden, main building and back garden.

The main building is a milk white boat shaped pseudo three storey western style building, with a construction area of 700 square meters. The main building is a brick wood structure pseudo three storey western style building, which was built in the early 1920s. The ground floor is the living room, dining room and study. The second floor is the bedroom of Song Qingling, the office and the bedroom of Bao Mu and Li Yane. There is a broad lawn in front of the building, and a garden with luxuriant flowers and trees behind the building. Surrounded by evergreen camphor trees, the environment is beautiful and clean.

Historical deeds

Song Qingling moved here at the end of 1948. On may 291981, Song Qingling died in Beijing.

In October 1981, the former residence was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Shanghai. The furnishings in the former residence remain the same as before. There are traditional Chinese paintings of "galloping horse" presented by Xu Beihong on the wall of the hall downstairs, landscape paintings presented by international friends, the portrait of Dr. Sun Yat Sen on the back wall of the living room, a picture of Chairman Mao Zedong visiting her in 1961 on the south wall, and important souvenirs from her personal life experience and precious gifts presented by friends from all over the world in the dining room on the west side of the living room.

Simple furnishings

In this simple restaurant, Soong also entertained the guests. There are more than 4000 books at home and abroad in the library, including the precious audio recordings of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's speeches, the posthumous works of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's autographs. The second floor is the bedroom and office. A set of rattan furniture was given by Song Qingling's parents when she got married. The sofa and tea table were used by Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Inside are photos of Sun Yat Sen at the age of 18 and a group photo of Sun Yat Sen and Song Qingling one year before his death. On the desk were the stationery she had used before. There is also a piano in the room.

In the corridor on the second floor is a picture of Soong Ching Ling when he accepted the "Stalin prize for strengthening international peace" in 1951. Downstairs, a "Jim" car presented by Stalin was still parked in the garage.

Practical information

Admission: 20 yuan

Opening hours: 9:00-16:30

Address: no.1843 middle Huaihai Road

The best tourism season: spring and autumn. At this time, the temperature is suitable for travel.

Traffic information

Take bus No.26, 911, 911, 920, 926 and get off at Wukang Road Station of Huaihai middle road.

Address: no.1843, Huaihai Middle Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai

Longitude: 121.438984

Latitude: 31.204001

Tel: 021-64376268; 021-647

Tour time: 1 hour

Ticket information: 16 RMB

Opening hours: 09:00 ~ 16:30

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