Yihe road residence district

Nanjing Yihe road and Ninghai Road are connected with a residential complex, which is the famous Yihe road residence area. The so-called Yihe road residence area is the garden villa where the Kuomintang military and political officials, the rich and foreigners lived before liberation. It is known as "the government district of the Republic of China", "the embassy district" and "the model area of modern architecture".

Yihe road residence district

Located in Gulou District of Nanjing City, Yihe road Residence District, with Ninghai Road around the island as the center, radiates Ninghai Road, Yihe Road, Guling Road, Mogan Road, Jiangsu Road and Beijing West Road, and has more than 200 residence residences of the government of the Republic of China. It is the area with the most residence of the Republic of China in China. It is also one of the architectural features of the Republic of China in Nanjing and an important modern architectural complex in Nanjing. It is known as the "national architecture" Build a museum.

Yihe road residence area is a high-grade residential area provided by the government of the Republic of China for government officials to live in in the 1930s. It is also the largest residential demonstration area implemented in accordance with the capital plan of the Republic of China. Since 1933, 287 independent garden houses have been built in succession. There are 225 well preserved residence buildings in 12 districts with Yihe road as the central axis.

Among them, the 12th area of Yihe road residence district (i.e. Yihe residence), as a model for the transformation of Yihe road Residence District, is composed of 26 villas of different styles in the period of the Republic of China, and won the UNESCO Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage Protection Honor Award in 2014. In April 2015, Nanjing Yihe road Minguo mansion District became one of the first batch of Chinese historical and cultural blocks.

geographical environment

In 1927, after the Republic of China established its capital in Nanjing, it issued the capital plan, which was inscribed by Chiang Kai Shek himself. This is an urban planning document. One of its products is the upper class residential area - 378000 square meters of Yihe road residence. Soon, villas of different styles were built one after another, and it was high-ranking officials and celebrities of the Kuomintang, dignitaries and foreign ministers who gathered here. There are 225 well preserved buildings of the Republic of China standing here. With Yihe road as the central axis, they are divided into 12 areas of different sizes by the roads of "Luojia", "Lingyin" and "Putuo".

Yihe road mansion district is a garden villa inhabited by the Kuomintang military and political officials, the rich and foreigners. It is known as "the government district of the Republic of China", "the embassy district" and "the model area of modern architecture". Yihe road has a construction area of 690000 square meters, of which 65% is green. Yihe road residence area is known as "modern architecture model area". Travel to Yihe road residence area. The small European style houses, large private gardens and complete water and electricity facilities in Yihe road residence area make you feel the life philosophy of Nanjing before liberation.

There are 18 famous mansions in Yihe Road, including Jiang Weiguo, Marshall, Chen Cheng, Gu Zhutong, Tang Enbo, Yan Xishan, Ma Hongkui, Wang Jingwei, hang Liwu, Zou Lu, Xue Yue, Hu Lian, Zhou zhirou and Niu Yongjian. There are also the former sites of the embassies of Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal, India, Pakistan, the Philippines and other countries in China.

Cultural Exhibition

In Yihe Road area, there are the largest garden houses and foreign embassies in Nanjing during the period of the Republic of China. The area of the 12th area is about one tenth of the whole residence area. In this area, 26 historical buildings built from 1920 to 1930 have been built into the modern cultural experience hotel of Yihe mansion after protective repair and activation.

In pursuit of the long history of the culture of the Republic of China, Yihe mansion also specially took out several former residences of celebrities, accumulated various cultural essence, and reshaped the lost legend of the Republic of China. It covers the clothing, food culture, Kunqu Opera and educational books of the Republic of China. From architecture to history, from food to art, it's like being in the era of the Republic of China, feeling the past and present of culture.

The exhibition of color lead paintings in the Republic of China was created by Mr. Cai Zhen, the "Wutong tree" - the color lead exhibition of Nanjing's Republic of China architectural style. The 100 paintings, 5 million word matching story, fully demonstrate the contemporary style of Nanjing's Republic of China architecture. (closed on Tuesdays and Saturdays)

"Modern city of national dress" clothing exhibition of the Republic of China, through the elegant long gown, graceful and poetic cheongsam, seems to be able to touch the beautiful image of the Republic of China era. (closed on Tuesdays and Saturdays)

Yifengtang Education Book Exhibition of the Republic of China nearly 150 precious original books related to the education of the Republic of China on display in this education book exhibition of the Republic of China are old collections of Professor Zhang Lixun of the Chinese Department of Nanjing University, and the educational content involved is rich and considerable. (closed on Tuesdays and Saturdays)

The mengtongshu catering culture exhibition of the Republic of China displays a number of valuable books and photos preserved by Mr. Hu Changling, the "king of Jinling kitchen", recording his outstanding contributions to the inheritance of catering culture in the Republic of China. (closed on Tuesdays and Fridays)

The exhibition hall of Xue Yue's Anti Japanese War displays a number of valuable materials recording the course of Xue Yue's Anti Japanese War and letters written by him. (closed on Tuesdays and Fridays)

The old photos of the Kunqu information exhibition of the Republic of China haunt the singing of Kunqu Opera, and the yellow books are interwoven with the sounds of silk and bamboo, bringing you a different feeling of the Republic of China. (closed on Tuesdays and Fridays)

Main residence

Yihe Road: No.2 yuanzecun library, No.8 former site of Wang Jingwei residence, No.15 Philippine Embassy, No.18, No.25, No.29 Soviet embassy, No.32 Australian Embassy, No.34, No.38, No.6 former Chen Bulei residence (I), the Vatican embassy (No.44 Yihe Road), Wang Jingwei residence (No.38 Yihe Road);

Ninghai Road: No.2 and No.5 former site of Marshall residence, No.11 former residence of Jiang Chiou, No.14 Brazilian embassy, No.15 Swiss Embassy, No.17 former residence of Liu Jiashu;

Tianzhu Road: 15 Mexican Embassy, 25 Vatican embassy, 3 Canadian Embassy

Wuyi Road: the former Italian Embassy on the 4th and 13th;

Tianshan Road: the former site of the national compilation and translation Museum, No. 39;

Luojia Road: former Pakistani embassy at 50, Swiss Embassy at 46

Transportation address

Address: No.1, Yihe Road, Gulou District, Nanjing (near Gulou District Government)

Bus: 318 Yihe Road station.

Building facilities

There are 1700 households in 12 large areas of Yihe road residence area, with a total construction area of 690000 square meters, an average of more than 400 square meters per household, an average building density of 20%, a courtyard greening area of 65%, and complete water, electricity, telecommunications and road facilities. Now all of them live in the place of Party and government officials. Yihe road residence district was once known as "the government district of the Republic of China", "the embassy district" and "the model area of modern architecture".

Surrounding scenic spots

When you travel to Yihe Road, you can see a piece of European style villas, each with a garden. Yihe road has a construction area of 690000 square meters, of which 65% is green. Yihe road residence area is known as "modern architecture model area". In recent years, the Nanjing municipal government has paid more and more attention to the renovation of Yihe Road, demolishing the new buildings and restoring the original appearance of Yihe road.

Distance from must visit scenic spots

Zhongshan scenic spot in Nanjing: about 8.3 km

Nanjing Confucius Temple Qinhuai scenery belt: about 5.3 km

Zhongshan cemetery scenic spot: about 8.2 km

Distance from other nearby attractions

Memorial Hall of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre: about 3.9 km

Nanjing presidential palace: about 3.6 km

Address: Yihe Road, Gulou District, Nanjing

Longitude: 118.76605164112

Latitude: 32.063377239699

Traffic information: Yihe Road station, 318 Road

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