Get to know Pinghu
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- Administrative area
- County-level city · 县级市
- Part of
- Jiaxing
- Chinese name
- 平湖市
- Local areas
- County-level city guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 536.00 km²
- Population · 2019
- 703,500
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A family house by the water
Construction of the manor began in 1897 and took three years. It housed three generations of the family of Mo Fangmei (莫放梅). The enclosed compound faces south and stands alongside a street and river, with front halls and living accommodation arranged in a traditional sequence.
Rooms, gardens and carving
The layout has three groups of buildings, each four courtyards deep. Ancestral, reception and residential rooms are spread along three axes, with three gardens between them. Garden features include trees, pools, winding paths and ornamental rocks. Woodcarving, brick carving, furniture, paintings and household objects complete the displays. Pinghu has also held activities commemorating cultural figures Li Shutong (李叔同) and Lu Weizhao (陆维钊).
Sources for this guide
平湖市加强文化遗产保护 · Ministry of Finance; Zhejiang Finance News
文化信息网－－详细信息 · Zhejiang Cultural Information Network; Mo Family Manor Exhibition Hall
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-30.
Explore Pinghu
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Pinghu
A furnished bedroom preserved inside Mo's Manor, Pinghu · Plan your visit
Getting there
Pinghu is about 25 km in a straight line from central Jiaxing. Search for 平湖市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Mo Family Manor. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Jiaxing →More in Jiaxing
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Mo Family Manor · Siyuwj · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
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