Ma Bufang Mansion () was the mansion of the

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warlord and General

Ma Bufang Ma Bufang (1903 – 31 July 1975) (, Xiao'erjing: ) was a prominent Muslim Ma clique warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the province of Qinghai. His rank was Lieutenant-general. General Ma started an industrialization pro ...

and his family from 1943 to 1949, and now is a tourist attraction, in

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. Ma Bufang was a

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party member, so the mansion has numerous portraits of the Kuomintang founder

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flags. It also includes many portraits of

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warlords. Construction initiated in June 1942 and finished in June 1943. In total, the mansion comprises 290 rooms occupying 6,000 square meters of a plot of 30,000 square metres located in East District of the city.

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Links to Images of Ma Bufang Mansion

《马步芳公馆》小游一个景点：马步芳公馆馨庐：马步芳公馆一日游马步芳公馆

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中国青海西宁4A级景区马步芳公馆

The Mansion of Ma Bufang

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References

Links to Images of Ma Bufang Mansion

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