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Zhou Enlai's Hometown: Former Residence and Memorial Hall 周恩来故里Zhōu Ēnlái Gùlǐ
5A scenic area · National heritage site · Huai'an, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Huai'an
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area, National heritage site
About Zhou Enlai's Hometown: Former Residence and Memorial Hall
Zhou Enlai, the first premier of the People's Republic of China, was born in 1898 in this pair of Qing courtyard houses on Fuma Lane and lived here until 1910; restored in 1978 and opened in 1979, its 32 rooms show his birth room, family rooms, an old well and displays on his childhood. The 5A scenic area also takes in the Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall about 1 km to the north-east, opened in 1992 among artificial lakes, where an 800 m axis links the main hall, an exhibition on his life, a bronze statue and a copy of his Xihuating residence in Beijing's Zhongnanhai. The hearse from his 1976 funeral has been on display there since 2016.
How to get to Zhou Enlai's Hometown: Former Residence and Memorial Hall
In the old town of Huai'an District, about 15 km south-east of central Qingjiangpu, by city bus or tram line 1; the residence and memorial hall still required advance real-name booking in 2024, so reserve before going.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: China Water Transport (Caoyun) Museum 中国漕运博物馆 (under 10 km), Wentong Pagoda 文通塔 (under 10 km), Huai'an Prefectural Yamen 淮安府署 (under 10 km), Former Site of the CPC Central China Sub-bureau 中共中央华中分局旧址 (under 10 km), Former Residence of Wu Cheng'en 吴承恩故居 (under 10 km), Ancient Huai River Culture and Ecology Scenic Area 古淮河文化生态景区 (10 km).
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