Lu Xiaobo's former residence

Lu Xiaobo's former residence

Lu Xiaobo's former residence is located at 68 Dasuo street, Zhonghua Road, Zhenjiang city. The former residence is a traditional residential building of the Qing Dynasty, facing south from north, with five entrances in front and back, arranged along the central axis, and attached with living rooms in the north.

Lu Xiaobo's former residence

1、 Two into the cottage, the first into the east gate. On the second entrance is the carved pattern of the eight immortals, which is more exquisite. In the third entrance, there is a roll shed, which is a hall for the opposite. There is a corridor type half Pavilion in the patio. The fourth entrance is the Diaolan two-story building and Lu Xiaobo's living room. There are three rooms and two compartments up and down in the shape of "concave". There is an alley in the East with a well in it. In 2007, the former residence was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Zhenjiang city. On December 1, 2007, Lu Xiaobo's descendants donated his former residence to Zhenjiang Municipal People's government. In 2008, Zhenjiang Municipal People's government invested, Zhenjiang Municipal Bureau of culture and the office of the cultural relics management committee carried out the shelf type renovation of the former residence in accordance with the principle of "repair the old as before, in order to preserve its authenticity", restored its original style, and officially opened to the public free of charge on May 18, 2009. The collection of hundreds of precious historical materials and objects in the former residence shows Mr. Lu Xiaobo's life of hard work and dedication to industrial education to save the country from different aspects. The former residence is now a cultural relic protection unit of Zhenjiang City, a "patriotic education base" of Zhenjiang democratic foundation Association, and a "patriotic education base" of Zhenjiang No.1 middle school, Zhenjiang Baota Road Primary School and Jiefang Road Primary School in Jiangsu Province. Since its opening up, Lu Xiaobo's former residence has received more than 30000 people from all walks of life, and has achieved good social benefits. It has become an important position to carry out patriotic education and an important window to display the history and culture of Zhenjiang city.

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Lu Xiaobo (1882.3.3-1973.5.1), whose name is xigeng, is Xiaobo. He was born in Taizhou. He entered a private school when he was young. At the age of 15, he went to Zhenjiang Yuantong bank as an apprentice. Before liberation, he served successively as manager of Zhenjiang Shenkang bank, manager of Zhenjiang Branch of central bank, general manager of Zhenjiang hydropower company, chairman of Zhenyang long distance bus company, chairman of Maolu company, chairman of Nanjing Datong flour mill, chairman of Jingjiang middle school, chairman of Zhenjiang chamber of Commerce, chairman of Jiangsu chamber of Commerce Federation, etc. In 1913, when the local warlords were in danger, he had the courage to mediate to save Zhenjiang from war. In April 1927, he personally led the business group to take over the British concession in Zhenjiang, which essentially ended the British imperialist colonial rule in Zhenjiang for nearly 70 years. After the September 18th Incident, he took the lead in the national salvation movement and organized the national salvation collection to publicize the Anti Japanese war. After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, he actively participated in the post Japanese aid work and organized the transportation of hundreds of thousands of refugees across the river to the north. After the fall of Zhenjiang, he stayed away from Taizhou and Shanghai, insisted on national integrity, clearly expressed his support for the CPC's idea of uniting against Japan, and contributed to the establishment of the Anti Japanese national united front in Northern Jiangsu. On the eve of the liberation of Zhenjiang in 1949, he tactfully avoided the temptation of the Kuomintang government to retreat, and resolutely stayed in Zhenjiang to welcome the PLA to cross the river.

After the founding of new China, Mr. Lu Xiaobo successively served as the vice chairman of the CPPCC of the southern Jiangsu Office, the vice chairman of the Zhenjiang CPPCC, the chairman of the Municipal Federation of industry and commerce, the chairman of civil construction, the member of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Committee, the vice chairman of the provincial CPPCC, the vice chairman of the Provincial Federation of industry and commerce, the vice chairman of the provincial democratic construction, and the Standing Committee of the all China Federation of industry and commerce. As a non party personage, he unites people from all walks of life to actively participate in the discussion of politics, and plays an important role in promoting the work of the CPPCC, the construction and development of the Democratic People's construction and the Federation of industry and commerce, and the consolidation and expansion of the patriotic united front. In 1959, he served as deputy director of Zhenjiang cultural relics management committee. He mobilized Tang Shoumin, Tang Songshan, Luo Yanfeng, yuan Zuoliang and other local celebrities to donate a large number of paintings, bronzes and ancient books to Zhenjiang Museum, making great contributions to Zhenjiang's cultural and Expo cause.

On May 1, 1973, Mr. Lu Xiaobo died in Zhenjiang at the age of 92.

Address: 68 Dasuo street, Zhonghua Road, Zhenjiang City

Longitude: 119.4398037109

Latitude: 32.212364196777

Ticket information: free.

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