Qian Zhongshu's former residence

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Also known as

钱钟书故居

City

Wuxi

Coordinates

31.574296, 120.2934851

About Qian Zhongshu's former residence

Qian Zhongshu's former residence, also known as "Qian Zhongshu's former residence", is located at No. 30-1 and 32, Xinjie Lane, Liangxi District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. It is the place where the writer, literary researcher, and translator Qian Zhongshu lived when he was a teenager. It was first built in the twelfth year of the Republic of China (1923). The former residence of Qian Zhongshu covers a total area of 1391.1 square meters and a total construction area of 1116.4 square meters. It is a courtyard-style residence in the south of the Yangtze River and is divided into two parts: north and south. Among them, the southern building of the former residence, No. 30-1, Xinjie Lane, is also known as Qian Sheng Wu Tang was built in the 12th year of the Republic of China (1923) by Qian Zhongshu's grandfather Qian Fuzhong; the building in the north of the former residence, No.

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