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Former Residence of Zhao Yongxian (Yushan Guqin Museum) 赵用贤宅Zhào Yòngxián Zhái
National heritage site · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Former Residence of Zhao Yongxian (Yushan Guqin Museum)
A Ming-dynasty house in Changshu's old town that belonged to the Ming official Zhao Yongxian (1535–1596) and his son Zhao Qimei, both noted book collectors. The surviving central range keeps its gatehouse, front hall and rear hall, with fine wood carving and Suzhou-style painted beams, together with the Maiwang Library, once one of the best-known private libraries of the lower Yangtze. It now houses a museum of the Yushan school of guqin, the seven-string zither tradition named after Changshu's hill.
How to get to Former Residence of Zhao Yongxian (Yushan Guqin Museum)
In the old town of Changshu, a county-level city about 40 km north of central Suzhou and roughly an hour away by road.
Nearby
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 40 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block - Zhouzhuang 周庄古镇 60 km
Jiangnan's most famous water town, famed for its Twin Bridges and merchant halls
Also within 20 km: Caiyi Hall, Weng Family Residence 䌽衣堂 (under 10 km), Yanzi Shrine, Changshu 言子祠 (under 10 km), Yan Garden, Changshu 燕园 (under 10 km), Fangta Pagoda (Chongjiao Xingfu Temple Pagoda) 方塔 (under 10 km), Shajiabang & Yushan–Shanghu Scenic Area 沙家浜·虞山尚湖旅游区 (10 km), Jusha Pagoda, Meili 聚沙塔 (10 km).
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