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About Yihe Road Mansion District
The 1929 Capital Plan set aside a first-class residential district for villas and garden houses, with Yihe Road at its centre by 1933. Designs and colours required approval, and rules governed building height, walls and open space. Buildings could occupy no more than half of their plots, giving gardens and courtyards a defining role.
Spanish, Dutch, British and European and American modern house designs of the period appear within the district. Conservation has sought to preserve the original buildings and courtyard pattern, so the architectural interest lies both in individual facades and in the spacing of houses, gardens and boundary walls along the streets.
What to look for
- The varied European-influenced garden-house facades
- The relationship between villas, garden plots and boundary walls
- The preserved courtyard pattern of the historic residential streets
Location & getting there
Getting to Yihe Road Mansion District
Choose a precise starting address and return transport stop. Access to individual buildings, performances or viewing platforms is separate from access to public streets.
- Search for 颐和路公馆区 with 南京市 and 鼓楼区.
Find Yihe Road Mansion District
颐和路公馆区 · 鼓楼区
No reliable map pin yet: search by the Chinese name.
Sources & visit information
The linked sources support the identity and background described in this introduction. Opening hours, admission, activity availability and exact arrival arrangements have not been comprehensively checked. Confirm current visitor information with the venue; the original catalogue locality and editorial review flag are retained.