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Former Residence of Hu Xueyan
The restored mansion of a celebrated late Qing merchant, a showcase of refined southern Chinese domestic architecture.
- Editor's score
- 4.3
- Visit
- 1 h
- Price
- €
About
Hu Xueyan made a fortune in banking, silk and medicine in the nineteenth century, and in the 1870s he built this lavish residence in the old heart of Hangzhou. Carefully restored, it is a maze of halls, courtyards and a rock garden with ponds and pavilions, rich in carved wood and fine detail that reveal how a wealthy merchant family lived.
Best time to go: Visit in the morning, then wander the old shopping streets of Hefang nearby.
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