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Wukang Road, originally Route Ferguson, is a historic road in
the Xuhui District of Shanghai, China, located in the western
part of the former French Concession area of the city. In 2011
Wukang Road was recognized as one of the National Historic and
Cultural Streets of China. Wukang Road is only 1.17 kilometres long, but is lined with 37 officially protected historic buildings. The buildings in the road incorporate a diverse range of architectural styles, including Mediterranean, French Renaissance, English, and Art Deco. The area is characterized by quiet streets lined with wutong (London plane) trees. It is a popular sightseeing location for tourists interested in the architecture and history of the area. The Wukang Mansion (formerly Normandie Apartments), at the southern end of Wukang Road, on the corner with Middle Huaihai Road, is a protected historic building. It was designed by the renowned Hungarian-Slovak architect László Hudec (1893–1958) in the French Renaissance style, and was completed in 1924. It was home to numerous celebrities including famous actors and actresses. The road was the former residence for a number of notable people: No. 2 : the Former Residence of Mo Shangqing, "silk czar".[13] Lane 40, No. 1: the Former Residence of Tang Shaoyi, politician. Lane 40, No. 4: the Former Residence of Yan Fuqing, academic. No. 67: the Former Residence of Chen Lifu, politician. No. 99: the Former Residence of the British executive of the Zhengguanghe beverage company. Lane 107, No. 2: the Former Residence of Chen Guofu, politician. No. 113: the Former Residence of the writer Ba Jin (1904–2005). The house was originally built in 1923 in Spanish style. Ba Jin lived there from 1955. The residence was opened to the public in December 2011.[14][15] Lane 117, No. 1: the Former Residences of Zhou Zuomin (1882–1955), banker. Lane 117, No. 2: the Former Residence of Li Jilan (1904–1957), lieutenant-general. No. 274: the Former Residence of Zheng Dongguo, general. No. 390: the Former Residence of the Italian consul general, built in 1932. The building is now the headquarters of the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation. No. 393: the Former residence of Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary. The south building was built in 1912 and the north building was built in the 1930s. It now houses the Wukang Road Tourist Information Center and the Xuhui Historical Building Art Center. |
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| Province | Shanghai |
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| District | Xuhui | |||||||||
| City | Shanghai | Comments : | Official Web: | |||||||
| Genre | Famous Road | Related links: | http://www.chinahigh | |||||||
| Best exposure | AM-PM | http://www.qjtrip.co | ||||||||
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| Entry fee | N/A | GPS: | 31.206965 | 121.439663 | ||||||
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