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Former Residence of Xie Juezai 谢觉哉故居Xiè Juézāi Gùjū

National heritage site · Changsha, Hunan

Former Residence of Xie Juezai (谢觉哉故居)
Photo: Huangdan2060, CC0
Time needed
1 hour
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Changsha
Region
Hunan
Type
Heritage
Listed as
National heritage site

About Former Residence of Xie Juezai

The birthplace of Xie Juezai (1884–1971), the Communist politician and educator who was president of the Supreme People's Court from 1959 to 1965, in Shatian township, western Ningxiang. The brick-and-timber house of 1850 within a walled yard was a meeting place for local revolutionaries such as He Shuheng, and its rooms show period furniture, an inkstone and his early poems, manuscripts and diaries.

How to get to Former Residence of Xie Juezai

In Shatian township, western Ningxiang, about 95 km west of central Changsha and about 4 km from He Shuheng's former residence.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: Former Residence of He Shuheng 何叔衡故居 (under 10 km), Tanheli Site 炭河里遗址 (under 10 km), Miyin Temple 密印寺 (10 km).

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