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About Zhang Xueliang Former Residence
The Daqing Building served as the family's office, while the Xiaoqing Building adds another scale of domestic architecture. The contrast between these buildings is the clearest way to understand how the residence expanded as the Zhang family's power grew. Current interpretation centres on Zhang Xueliang, so older guidebooks may use different museum names and exhibition descriptions.
The residence began as the mansion of the Liaoshen circuit intendant Rong Hou (荣厚). Zhang Zuolin (张作霖) bought the property in 1912 and in 1914 demolished the existing buildings to build a three-entry courtyard house, adding a three-story Roman-style blue-brick building, the Daqing Building (大青楼), to its east in 1922. In 1932 the Manchukuo authorities established the National Fengtian Library (国立奉天图书馆) here, drawing in collections from several Northeast institutions. In October 1988 the site was reorganized as the preparatory office of the Liaoning Museum of Modern History and the Zhang Xueliang (张学良) Former Residence Exhibition Hall, opening to visitors for the first time; a 1992 relocation moved remaining resident households out of the east courtyard.
The complex is arranged around a central courtyard flanked by east and west courtyards, covering 29,146 square meters with a total floor area of 27,570 square meters. The central courtyard is a traditional three-entry siheyuan; the east courtyard also contains the smaller Xiaoqing Building (小青楼). The west courtyard is a cluster of red-brick buildings, including seven tile-roofed rooms that once served as the guard battalion headquarters. The site is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction (国家AAAA级旅游景区).
What to look for
- The traditional three-courtyard central residence.
- The Daqing and Xiaoqing buildings, contrasting western-style official and domestic architecture.
The surrounding area
Provincial capital base; Fangcheng, Tiexi and Xita are different city districts with distinct reasons to visit.
Location & getting there
Getting to Zhang Xueliang Former Residence
Go to 48 Shaoshuaifu Lane off Chaoyang Street in Shenhe District. Use the current Zhang Xueliang Former Residence name when checking access.
Combine your visit
Suggested order within this visit:
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Central courtyard residence
Start with the traditional family compound.
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Daqing Building
Compare the later office building.
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Xiaoqing Building precinct
Finish with the smaller villa and garden setting.
This sequence is an editorial suggestion based on the features described in the sources. Access to individual buildings or areas should be checked locally; no travel time or shared admission is implied.
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Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94097428.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "张学良旧居", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94097428.