Wukang Road Historic Homes

The Wukang Mansion stands as a distinct wedge of red brick, shaped exactly like the prow of a ship sailing down the intersection of Wukang Road and Huaihai Road. Built in nineteen twenty-four, this eight-story apartment block served as the…

A tall, weathered garden gate stands before a lush, overgrown yard on Wukang Road. This brick house sheltered the writer Ba Jin for forty-four years, serving as his primary workspace until his death in two thousand five. While he gained…

The Wukang Mansion stands out with its sharp, prow-like angle, shaped exactly like the bow of a steamship cutting through the intersection of five different streets. Built in nineteen twenty-four by the Hungarian architect Laszlo Hudec,…

The Ferguson Lane complex is identified by a series of three interconnected brick buildings arranged around a central courtyard. It was originally a collection of residential apartments built in the nineteen twenties for expatriate…

The Wukang Mansion stands at the sharp intersection of five streets like the prow of an ocean liner cutting through the city. Its curved, red brick facade spans the narrow wedge of land, an architectural response to the tight geometry of…

The Wukang Road Tourist Information Center sits inside a narrow, two-story brick building distinguished by its curved corner and striped awning. Originally, this structure served as a guard house for the nearby Wukang Mansion, built in…

The two-story villa sits behind a wall of dense camphor trees, its white exterior walls contrasting with the dark red window frames. Song Qingling lived in this house for eighteen years, from nineteen forty-eight until nineteen eighty-one.…

The Wukang Mansion tapers to a sharp, prow-like point, resembling a massive ocean liner anchored at the intersection of five streets. Designed by the architect Laszlo Hudec in nineteen twenty-four, this eight-story building was originally…