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About Former Residence of Hu Xueyan
Hu Xueyan's former residence is a late Qing merchant's home east of Hangzhou's Hefang Street and Dajing Alley. Built in 1872, it presents domestic architecture and garden space associated with a prominent nineteenth-century businessman. It is a separate attraction from the Hu Qing Yu Tang pharmacy and medicine museum linked to his name.
The municipal architectural description emphasises how the living areas and grounds form a connected composition. This makes movement through the residence part of the subject: enclosed rooms, courtyards and outdoor spaces reveal different degrees of privacy and display. The building is useful for understanding how a wealthy household organised life and reception in the Jiangnan region.
Follow the available route slowly and compare views from doorways, corridors and garden edges. Look at the relationship between rooms rather than treating every decorated detail as an isolated photograph. Current displays and access to individual interiors may change, so use the residence's own interpretation to distinguish historic fabric, restoration and exhibition material.
What to look for
- The arrangement of living spaces and grounds in an 1872 merchant residence.
- Transitions between rooms, courtyards and garden views.
- A domestic counterpart to the commercial streets around Qinghefang.
Location & getting there
Getting to Former Residence of Hu Xueyan
Use 胡雪岩故居 as the destination. Do not substitute 胡庆余堂, which refers to the separate pharmacy complex, and check the current entrance for the residence itself.
- Use 胡雪岩故居 with Zhejiang when searching for the visitor entrance.
Find Former Residence of Hu Xueyan
胡雪岩故居 · 上城区
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Sources & visit information
Place identity, setting and the described features checked against the linked institutional sources on 9 September 2026. Suggested visiting sequences are editorial guidance. Current opening hours, fees, events and access to individual interiors must be checked with the venue; no new map coordinates are inferred from this review.