1, former residence of Song Dynasty
Highlight: Song's old house is located in the northwest corner of the intersection of Shaanxi North Road and nanyang road. This is an English country-style villa surrounded by bamboo fences. The old house was built at 1908. It turned out to be a foreigner's villa, in English classical style. The Song family moved here in 19 18, and lived with Soong Ching Ling and his wife Song Tai.
At present, the old house of Song family is used and protected as the office of Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation, so ordinary tourists can't visit the interior of the old house.
Address: No.369, North Shaanxi Road
2. Seymour Hall
Highlight: This building fully demonstrates the friendship and communication between China and Jews, and has extraordinary significance and history. Seymour Hall, also known as Rakhil Hall, held a grand opening ceremony in 192 1. It is a Greek temple-style building with a grand scale and splendor. The hall used to be the center of religious activities for Jews in Shanghai, and the Shanghai Jewish School next to it was also the main youth education base for the Jewish community in Shanghai. 18. This synagogue is the largest existing synagogue in the Far East, and it was listed in the World Memorial Building Heritage Protection List by the World Memorial Building Foundation in 200 1.
This Seymour Hall is located in the compound of the Teaching and Research Section of Shanghai Education Commission. At present, ordinary tourists can only watch from the outside of the gate, and they can't enter the compound to watch the architectural details of Seymour Hall at close range. On some festivals or important dates, facilities such as the main hall in the hall will be open to specific people.
Address: 500 North Shaanxi Road
3. He Dong's former residence
Highlight: The former residence of Hedong, also known as Hedong Mansion, is a typical neoclassical architectural style. Sir He Dong, the original owner of the house, is a justice of the peace and a famous philanthropist and industrialist in Hong Kong. At the beginning of the 20th century, he served as the main shareholder of several companies in Shanghai and devoted himself to the development of Shanghai. 1958, the house became the editorial department of Zhonghua Book Company, and now it is Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House.
At present, the utilization rate of this former residence of He Dong is the highest, and the business of Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House is also busy. Ordinary tourists still have the opportunity to take a walk in the courtyard or even the building of He Dong's former residence.
Address: No.457, North Shaanxi Road
4. Taiping Garden
Highlight: Taiping Garden was built by diplomats and jurists Wu and Wu Chaoshu in China's modern history in the early 20th century. The house is a conjoined villa with a strong Europa style. It used to be the settlement of southern Europeans in Shanghai. Most of the residents were foreigners, and most of the early residents were middle-class families, such as doctors, engineers and managers of foreign companies.
At present, Taiping Garden has been regarded as a new alley community for ordinary people to live in, and ordinary tourists can enter the community to visit the external environment and architectural appearance. If there are no acquaintances, there is still no way to visit the building.
Address: Lane 470, Shaanxi North Road
5. Rong former residence
Highlight: Rong's former residence is an excellent historical building in Shanghai and a cultural relic protection unit in Jing 'an District. The detached garden houses built in 19 19 are decorated with carved flowers everywhere. The former landlord, a German, was bought by the famous industrialist Mr. Rong Jingzong after the defeat of the First World War. Mr. Rong and his younger brother Rong Desheng were the "King of Cotton Yarn" and "King of Flour" in the Republic of China, and they successively established 2 1 enterprises, which were regarded as the largest capitalists in China. After liberation, it has been a democratic party organ for a long time. After the reform and opening up, it was operated by Jiushi Group.
Rong's former residence has been completely restored and is open to the public from time to time. WeChat official account, who paid attention to the specific time, notified, but you need to buy a ticket to enter. Usually, you can only take a look at this luxurious villa through the hollowed-out iron gate.
Address: North Shaanxi Road 186