Former Residence of Zeng Guofan

Tseng Kuo-fan's Former Residence(simplified Chinese: 曾国藩故居; traditional Chinese: 曾國藩故居; pinyin: Zēng Guó-fān GùJū)built in 1865,it is located in Heye Towm, Shuangfeng County, Loudi City, Hunan Province,embodies buildings such as Half-moon pool(半月塘),Gatehouse(门楼),Main Buildings(进主楼),Qiuque Pavilion(求缺斋),Guipu Pavilion(归朴斋),Yifang Hall(艺芳馆),and Siyun Hall(思云馆),of which Siyun Hall was built by Tseng Kuofan himself in 1857.Covered an area of more than 40,000 square meters with construction area of 10,000 square meters,Fuhou Mansion,the most completely preserved rural marquis mansion in China,symmetrically distributes one after another buildings along the central axis with scatted layout and open view that it is large in scale and solemn in appearance.

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