Former Residence of Zeng Guofan

Former Residence of Zeng Guofan - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Former Residence of Zeng Guofan or Zeng Guofan's Former Residence () was built in 1865. It is located in Heye Town, Shuangfeng County, Hunan, China. It includes the Banyue Pool (), gatehouse, main buildings, Qiuque Pavilion (), Guipu Pavilion (), Yifang Hall (), and Siyun Hall (), of which Siyun Hall was built by Zeng Guofan himself in 1857. Covering an area of more than with construction area of , Fuhou Mansion, the most completely preserved rural marquis mansion in China, symmetrically distributes the buildings along a central axis with a scattered layout and open view that is large in scale and solemn in appearance. Read more on Wikipedia

type: building
date from: 1865

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