Li Zongren's official residence

Li Zongren's official residence

Li Zongren's official residence is one of the two most perfect old residences of celebrities in Guilin. The official residence is located on the South Bank of Shanhu Lake in Guilin. It was built in 1940s as the "President's residence" in Guilin. It is a villa style building with a combination of Chinese and Western styles. The layout changes from the traditional north-south trend and faces east and West. It takes the majestic and imposing main building as the center and is surrounded by adjutant building, guard house, annex building, garden, parking lot, etc., covering an area of more than 4000 square meters Rice.

brief introduction

Li Zongren (1891-1969), a native of Guilin, Guangxi, was the leader of the New Gui Clique. During the northern expedition, he served as the commander of the seventh army of the National Revolutionary Army and made many achievements. During the Anti Japanese War, he won a reputation for commanding the famous Taierzhuang campaign. In 1948, despite Chiang Kai Shek's obstruction, he ran for vice president and was elected vice president. The next year, he became acting president. On the eve of the liberation of Guangxi, he parted ways with Chiang Kai Shek and settled in the United States. He resolutely returned to China in 1965. He is an influential figure in modern Chinese history.

Li Zongren's official residence is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is located at No. 16, Wenming Road, Guilin City, on the South Bank of the beautiful Shanhu lake and adjacent to the twin towers. The "Guilin presidential palace" was built in the 1940s. It is a villa style building with a combination of Chinese and Western styles. It faces east from the west, with the majestic and imposing main building as the center, surrounded by adjutant building, guard room, annex building, garden, parking lot, etc It covers an area of more than 4000 square meters. From April 1948 to November 1949, Li Zongren returned to Guangxi and lived here. On March 14, 1966, Mr. Li Zongren returned to his official residence.

Li Zongren's official residence is located at No. 16, Wenming Road, Guilin City, on the South Bank of Shanhu lake, which is beautiful in Guilin city. This "Guilin presidential palace" was built in the 1940s. It is a villa style building with Chinese and Western styles. The main building faces east in the West. It is a two-story brick and wood building with a construction area of 818 square meters. There are guard room, living room and secretary room on the first floor, conference room, study room and bedroom on the second floor. The official residence is close to the South Bank of Shanhu lake with elegant environment. The original wall, the main building, the deputy building, the adjutant and the kitchen bungalow are in good condition, and the fireplace, bathtub and other relics are still preserved in the building.

The official residence was built by Guangxi provincial government after Li Zongren became Vice President in 1948. During his return to Guangxi from the second half of 1948 to October 1949, Li Zongren lived and worked here. He met with the military and political leaders of the Kuomintang, convened an important meeting of the top figures of the Guangxi Department, met with the student representatives of Guangxi University, listened to the "peace talks" of the top figures of the Guangxi Department, received the "opinions on reopening peace talks", and drew up the influential "President Li and Yan" A record of the speeches of members Xishan and Li Wenfan. In 1966, Mr. Li Zongren, who returned from overseas, revisited his hometown here. The official residence was opened as Mr. Li Zongren's cultural relics and historical materials exhibition hall in August 1991. It has become a famous tourist spot in Guilin.

Architectural features

On both sides of the northeast is the fir lake. The official residence is a large square courtyard, covering an area of about 4000 square meters. It is surrounded by a green brick wall with a construction area of 2000 square meters. It is of Chinese and Western brick and wood structure, with white walls and green tiles. The layout includes a single storey gate tower, an adjutant's room, a two-story main building and an attached building. The main building is located in the center of the building. It is covered with small green tiles, with a height of 12 meters, a width of 23.3 meters and a length of 21.3 meters. It is built on a platform more than 1 meter high. Brick wall partition room, all wood floor, two-thirds of the exterior wall with yellow batch ash, more than one-third of the Department of fair faced brick surface. The first floor is the meeting room, living room, secretary room, guard room and dining room; the second floor is the reception room, guest room, bedroom, etc. There are fireplaces in the upper and lower meeting rooms and VIP rooms. On both sides of the gatehouse of the deputy building and the adjutant's room are the housekeeper, relatives, the adjutant's room and the storage room. The main building faces east in the west, while the gate building faces southwest.

Collection of official residence

In the official residence, in addition to Sun Yat Sen's special appointment certificate, Chiang Kai Shek personally issued the "appointment certificate of commander of the five war zones" on the eve of the battle of Taierzhuang and Xuzhou. It is a witness of Li Zongren's command of Taierzhuang's great victory. Wei Fang said that the work of collecting and collecting these cultural relics has been long-term and meticulous. Some of them were presented by Mr. Li Zongren and his wife Guo Dejie, and some were presented by Li Zongren's family, subordinates, relatives and friends.

The official residence has received many precious cultural relics. For example, Hu Songyou, Li Zongren's third wife, donated the electric sewing machine that Li Zongren brought back from the United States, the jewelry Guo Dejie wore and some books; Li Yongguang, Li Yang's son, the director of Li Zongren's Chamberlain's office, presented the telegram and letter personally prepared by Chiang Kai Shek, the letters Li Zongren exchanged with his subordinates and friends Zhang Gan and Li Meng, and the letters Xu Beihong wrote to Li Zongren in the early days of the Anti Japanese war; The revolver, rifle, shotgun, fishing rod, camera, Japanese commander's sabre, calligraphy and painting that Li Zongren used as a gift from Li Lun, Li Zongren's nephew. Li Zongren was fond of shooting and carried a pistol with him. According to experts' appraisal, the pistol donated by Li Lun was designated as a national second-class cultural relic. When you enter the official residence, you can see things and think about the past. Many historical scenes are just before you.

President's Club

Li Zongren, a native of Guilin, became governor of Guangxi at the age of 33. He was the acting president of the KMT when he was the highest official. Li Zongren club is located in Li Zongren's official residence, which can accommodate 30-40 people to hold a meeting. This meeting room is the meeting room for the highest ranking officers of Guangxi. This meeting room, together with Li Zongren's official residence, is a place for confessing to visit, which is of great value. This conference room is suitable for board meeting, senior leaders meeting and so on. In addition, this conference room is a unique valuable resource and historical relics in Guilin, and there is no similar conference place to rent in China. It covers an area of 45 square meters and can accommodate about 30 people.

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Guilin, where Li Zongren grew up, has left many relics of him, especially the official residence.

Li Zongren's official residence is not far from Wenming road from the department store on Zhongshan middle road. This is a rare architectural courtyard of the Republic of China, covering an area of 4000 square meters. The color tone of the building is orange yellow. The Chinese style roof, the main building, the auxiliary building and the family building on both sides of the building are decorated with a ring of red brick walls under the eaves, red dotted with yellow, solemn and generous. Around the building are neat and uniform Holly belts and lawns, a few flowers and trees at random, and occasionally a few birds dart out and sing gently.

The official residence was completed in April 1948 when Li Zongren became the vice president of the former national government, so it is also known as "Guilin presidential palace". People often say that it is a pleasure to move, but the completion of the residence did not bring joy and glory to Li Zongren. On April 23, 1949, he left Nanjing and returned to Guilin, the longest time he lived in his official residence. In the conference room of the main building, he met with Guangxi democratic personages and student representatives who strongly demanded peace. In the reception room on the second floor, he did not say a word, and let the senior members of Guangxi Department quarrel fiercely about "war" and "peace". At the moment of historical choice, he was at a loss.

After all, Li Zongren was Li Zongren. Although he had no definite opinions in the face of the general trend of history, he made a decision here to let Chiang Kai Shek know his purpose: to leave Chiang Kai Shek and stay away from power. On November 9, 1949, he took his wife's belt to bid farewell to the official residence, which lasted only 50 days, and went to live in the United States. Li Zongren is still Li Zongren. He even wrote a glorious chapter of his own history in his later years and returned to the motherland. On March 14, 1966, standing in his official residence, he repeated to the local officials, "I don't think so anymore." But in the face of Tao Zhu's Fengyu bridge, which is specially built for his wife's convenience of dining at the back, the feeling of love surged into my heart: "I'm on the right way back."

Li Zongren and official residence

Mr. Li Zongren (1891-1969), a famous patriot, the acting president of the former national government, the commander of the national defense war, the law protection movement, the northern expedition, and the Taierzhuang war, was the leader of the Guangxi faction during the period of the Republic of China. He returned from the United States in 1965, and his pioneering work occupied an important page in the great cause of reunification. From April 1948 to November 1949, Li Zongren returned to Guangxi and lived here. On March 14, 1966, Mr. Li Zongren returned to his official residence. Visiting Li Zongren's official residence and former residence, you can feel his ups and downs and complicated historical career; the journey of returning to the motherland; the furnishings, home life and the end of his political career of a former acting president of the national government; and his legendary life of "young army, late life". In his former residence, there are interesting and mysterious folk Fengshui theories and philosophy, as well as colorful folk culture in northern Guangxi.

Protection and development

Since the establishment of Li Zongren cultural relics museum in 1991, the State Administration of cultural relics and governments at all levels have allocated more than 4 million yuan to renovate the official residence and former residence. By the end of May this year, the "Sanjin living room" in Liangjiang's former residence had been restored. In recent years, the walls, decadent floors and tile beams of the official residence have been repaired and replaced, and the courtyard and interior have also been restored according to their original appearance. The official residences and former residences, which basically preserve their original appearance, have become an important part of Guilin's historical and cultural city and one of the main scenic spots for citizens to visit.

However, due to lack of funds or other reasons, there are still some problems in the collection, protection and development of cultural relics. According to statistics, in the past five or six years, the number of Chinese and foreign visitors to official residences and former residences has been around 20000 every year. Most of the visitors are people over 40 years old with certain life experience. This reflects two problems: one is the lack of packaging of cultural relics. All articles

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