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About Xi'an Incident Memorial Museum · Zhang Xueliang Residence
Three parallel, three-storey buildings preserve the layout of a 1930s compound that became a center of negotiations during the December 1936 crisis. The western building housed Zhang’s family, while the eastern building accommodated the Communist delegation. Seeing those spaces together makes the political story more concrete than a chronology alone.
Zhang Xueliang (张学良) rented the newly completed compound in September 1935. After its purchase in 1954, the property became a guesthouse for officials of the Shaanxi provincial Party committee (陕西省委). It was transferred to the provincial cultural relics authority in 1984, repaired in 1986 and opened to the public in December that year. Further repairs to the residence took place in 1991-1992.
In 1982, the residence was included with seven other buildings under the designation Xi'an Incident Sites (西安事变旧址), a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (全国重点文物保护单位). The memorial's preparation office assembled more than 300 related objects between 1983 and 1986 through transfers, collection, donation and reproduction. In 1986, the family of Zhang's former Western-style cook, Gu Lianrong (谷连荣), donated fourteen objects.
What to look for
- The three aligned residential buildings combining Chinese and Western architectural elements.
- The former family and delegation spaces explaining different uses of the compound in 1936.
Location & getting there
Getting to Xi'an Incident Memorial Museum · Zhang Xueliang Residence
Go to the Zhang Xueliang Residence branch at 69 Jianguo Road in Beilin District.
- The memorial also manages Yang Hucheng’s Zhiyuan residence elsewhere in the city; use the Jianguo Road address for this page’s location.
Combine your visit
Suggested order within this visit:
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Compound courtyard
First understand the arrangement of the three buildings.
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Zhang residence interpretation
Follow the family and command setting in the western building area.
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Delegation interpretation
Continue to the eastern building’s role in the negotiations.
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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西安事变纪念馆·张学良公馆 · 碑林区
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