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Former Residence Of Chiang Ching-kuo (Hangzhou)
The Former Residence of Chiang Ching-kuo is a wood and brick western-style villa on the north shore of the West Lake in Hangzhou, China. After the World War II, World War 2, the villa was once made the home of Chiang Ching-kuo, who later became the President of the Republic of China, president of Republic of China in Taiwan, and his wife Chiang Fang-liang before they fled to Taiwan in 1949. The villa, echoing the Chenglu villa of his father Chiang Kai-shek and stepmother Soong Mei-ling on the south shore of the Inner West Lake, has also served as home to several important figures in the Chinese history, including Li Shiqun, Huang Yuan, Chen Jiangong, Feng Baiju. Currently, the residence is protected as a provincial historic site, though a McDonald's and a Starbucks operate within the villa since 2015 which has led to controversy. History The villa was first constructed by a Shanghai tobacconist named Wang Xiangehng, who bought the land in the late 1920s. At a price of 8,000 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xihu District, Hangzhou
Xihu District () is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, East China, named after and containing the West Lake. It has an area of , and a population of 520,000. The postal code is 310013. The district government is located at 1 Zheda Road. Renowned companies such as Nongfu SpringNongfu Spring Co., Ltd. . Retrieved on April 10, 2014. "No. 148 Shuguang Road Hangzhou, 310007 China" and have th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
