The Former Residence of Jia Yi or Jia Yi's Former Residence () was built during the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
(1644–1911). It is located in
Tianxin District
Tianxin District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. The district is bordered by Yuetang District of Xiangtan to the south, Yuhua District to the east, Furong and ...
of
Changsha
Changsha is the capital of Hunan, China. It is the 15th most populous city in China with a population of 10,513,100, the Central China#Cities with urban area over one million in population, third-most populous city in Central China, and the ...
,
Hunan
Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...
, China. It has an area of about and a building area of about . It contains buildings such as the gate, the Grand Preceptor Hall (), the Grand Preceptor Temple (), the Xunqiu Cottage (), the Old Tablet Pavilion (), the Stone Tablets (), the Grand Preceptor Well ().
History
In 177,
Jia Yi
Jia Yi (; c. 200169 BCE) was a Chinese essayist, poet and politician of the Western Han dynasty, best known as one of the earliest known writers of ''fu'' rhapsody and for his essay "Disquisition Finding Fault with Qin" (''Guò Qín Lùn'' ), wh ...
had retreated and worked in Hunan for the Changsha King's Grand Preceptor (, he lived in here.
In 1580, in the eighth year of the age of the
Wanli Emperor
The Wanli Emperor (4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shenzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Yijun, art name Yuzhai, was the 14th List of emperors of the Ming dynasty, emperor of the Ming dynasty, reig ...
, the building was rebuilt by a local officer. It was renamed ''Qu Yuan and Jia Yi Temple'' ().
In 1938, the
Wenxi Fire damaged about ninety percent of the buildings; only the Grand Preceptor Hall survived.
In November 1996, the People's Government of Changsha rebuilt the residence.
On 10 October 1983, it was listed as a provincial culture and relics site.
It was open to outsiders on September 29, 1999.
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Buildings and structures in Changsha
Traditional folk houses in Hunan
Tourist attractions in Changsha