Sha's former residence

Visitor information

Also known as

沙氏故居

City

Ningbo

Address

Yinzhou District

Coordinates

29.6609693, 121.6903991

About Sha's former residence

Sha's former residence is located in Sha Village, Tangxi Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. It was built by Sha Menghai's grandfather in the 25th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1899). It is a two-in-four-bay brick and wood structure courtyard, facing south, covering an area of 574 square meters and a construction area of about 420 square meters. This building is the birthplace and residence of the five brothers Sha Menghai, Sha Wenqiu, Sha Wenhan, Sha Wenwei and Sha Wendu. Among them, Sha Wenhan was the governor of Zhejiang Province, Sha Wenwei was engaged in Communist intelligence work, and Sha Wendu (Sha Jitong) was a student of Xu Beihong. The former residence is also the birthplace of the revolutionary movement in Yinfeng area and the birthplace of one of the earliest rural party branches in Ningbo area.

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