Shi Ying's former residence

Shi Ying's former residence

Shi Ying's former residence is located in Sanyi village, Tanhualin, Wuchang. It is a two-story building built in the late 1920s. It is the only former residence of 1911 Revolution celebrities in Hubei Province.

brief introduction

It is located in No.1 tanhualinte, Wuchang District. It is a two-story private residential building. On it is the name plate "Shi Ying's former residence". There is a brief introduction of Shi Ying on the nameplate. This building was built in the 1920s. Dong Biwu, Chen Duxiu, Tao Zhu, Li Siguang and others visited the former residence many times. It is a rare former residence of the predecessors of the 1911 Revolution in Wuhan. It is of great value to study and display the history of 1911 Revolution and the development track of Wuhan. Shi Ying was a famous figure in the revolution of 1911. He was the Military Secretary of Dr. Sun Yat Sen. It has important commemorative significance and cultural relic value. Shi Ying lived here at that time. Judging from the appearance of the building, it is still well preserved.

Introduction to former residence

There is a historic street in Wuchang called Tanhualin, and the road connecting the west end of Tanhualin is called Sanyi village. No. 22 of Sanyi village is the former residence of Mr. Shi Ying. Unlike the surrounding houses, Shi Ying's former residence is a two-story building of Shikumen style. The red wall is covered with green tiles, and the stone is used to build the porch. There is a patio in the building and a courtyard outside. It's simple and elegant. It's really beautiful. This house was built in 1920s. Dong Biwu, Chen Duxiu, Tao Zhu and Li Siguang have been to this building. All the buildings in Tanhualin have the characteristics of antique, full of historical charm.

Profile

Shi Ying (1879-1943) was born in Yangxin County, Hubei Province. In 1903, he took part in the Hubei provincial examination. In 1904, he went to Europe to study at public expense and studied in the French Naval School, majoring in marine ship manufacturing and driving. After returning home, he established contact with Sun Yat Sen and went to Britain to study Naval Ordnance manufacturing. In 1905, he and Wu Zhihui formed the European branch of the alliance in Britain. At the beginning of 1912, he served as the Secretary of President Sun Yat Sen and was in charge of banning smoking. After Sun Yat Sen resigned, he was sent back to Hubei to preside over the Hubei Branch of the alliance and became a member of the national party. He was elected a member of the Hubei provincial assembly and a member of the house of Representatives. After the failure of the second revolution, he went to Birmingham University to study mining and metallurgy again and got a master's degree. He returned to China in 1922 and was invited by Cai Yuanpei to become a professor of Peking University. In January 1924, he participated in the first Congress of the Chinese Kuomintang and was elected executive member of the Central Committee. In the summer of 1926, he went to Guangdong as an engineer of Shijing ordnance factory. In the autumn of 1927, he was transferred to the director of Shanghai Longhua ordnance factory. In 1928, he was the director of the Department of construction of Hubei Province. He was congenial with Zhang Nanxian, the director of the Department of civil affairs and the director of the Department of finance. He was known as the "three monsters of Hubei" in history. In March 1932, he was mayor of Nanjing. On the day of taking office, he avoided the guard of honor, carried an old suitcase, and entered the city government in cloth clothes and shoes. He won the nickname of "mayor of cloth clothes". In April 1937, he was appointed director of the Construction Department of Hubei Province. He personally visited Dong Biwu, director of Wuhan Office of the Eighth Route Army, and held a training course for Hubei rural cooperative personnel in Tangchi, Yingcheng county. In the summer of 1939, he was elected as the president of the Provisional Senate of Hubei Province and sent a telegram to denounce Wang Jingwei's treason to Japan. He died in Chongqing on December 4, 1943. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, the coffin was moved from Geleshan in Chongqing to Jiufengshan in Wuchang. His speeches and manuscripts are collected in the speech collection of Mr. Shi Hengqing.

Address: No.22, Sanyi village, Wuchang District, Wuhan City

Longitude: 114.30642702216

Latitude: 30.55402009495

Ticket information: no ticket required. Only the appearance can be seen

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