Former Residence of Cai Yuanpei

Former Residence of Cai Yuanpei
蔡元培故居
Entrance.
General information
Type	Traditional folk houses
Location	Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang
Country	China
Coordinates	30°00′33.84″N 120°34′45.84″E
Completed	Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Owner	Shaoxing Municipal Government
Height
Architectural	Chinese architecture
Technical details
Material	Bricks and wood
Floor area	1,004 m^2 (10,810 sq ft)[1]
Grounds	1,856 m^2 (19,980 sq ft)[1]

The Former Residence of Cai Yuanpei or Cai Yuanpei's Former Residence (Chinese: 蔡元培故居; pinyin: Cài Yuánpéi Gùjū) is the birthplace of Cai Yuanpei, a Chinese educator, esperantist, president of Peking University, and founder of the Academia Sinica.^[2]

History

The former residence was originally built by Cai Jiamo (蔡嘉谟), the grandfather of Cai Yuanpei, in the reign of Daoguang Emperor (1821–1850) in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).^[3]

On 11 January 1868, Cai Yuanpei was born here.^[1]

On 25 June 2011, it was listed among the fifth group of "State Cultural Protection Relics Units" by the State Council of China.

Architecture

It has a building area of about 1,004-square-metre (10,810 sq ft), embodies buildings such as the main hall, the gate and the reception hall.

Gallery

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  Bedroom of Cai Yuanpei's parents
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  Cai Yuanpei's bedroom
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  Dining room
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  Reception room
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  Entrance
• 
  Statue of Cai Yuanpei

References

1. 蔡元培故居绍兴特色浓郁 周恩来亲撰挽联. 163.com (in Chinese). 2006-03-04.
2. 评论：绍兴蔡元培故居，盛极一时后的凋零. chinanews.com (in Chinese). 2012-12-19.
3. 蔡元培故居. china.com.cn (in Chinese). 2006-11-07. Retrieved 2020-01-06.