Old villas in Shanghai are mainly distributed in four central areas: Xuhui District accounts for about 39%, Changning District accounts for about 29%, Luwan District (201kloc-0/merged into Huangpu) accounts for about 9%, Jing 'an District accounts for about 8%, with a total construction area of 20 million square meters, and 95% of the property rights are clear. 1997, relevant departments began to legislate for protection.

Fenyang Road, Taiyuan Road, Yuyuan Road, Wu Kang Road, Hunan Road, Sinan Road, Changle Road, Huashan Road, Xingguo Road and Maoming Road are the most concentrated areas of old houses.

Shanghai old villa is the most classic residential building in Shanghai, and each building carries a legendary story of Shanghai in those days. At that time, most politicians lived in Xuhui area, businessmen lived around Yuyuan Road and Huashan Road, and intellectuals and technical elites mainly concentrated in Luwan District.

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The old villa is the bearing of the strange capital and the reflection of Shanghai's temperament and culture. At the same time, it is also an invaluable "treasure" in the city. No.590 Yongjia Road is an old villa with a long history and story. First of all, this villa was designed by the famous designer of Lian Yang Hang. Later, this old villa was passed on to Wu Kunsheng.

The former residence of Wu Kunsheng, No.590 Yongjia Road, 1936 was designed and built by a very famous French architect. It covers an area of 1000 square meters, with a building area of over 600 square meters and a garden area of over 900 square meters. Garden residence consists of main building, annex building and garden, and has guard room.

The main body of Ba Jin's former residence is a three-story old villa, and the iron gate under the tree-lined is particularly low-key. A generation of literary giant Mr. Ba Jin and his family have lived here for more than 40 years.