Haining Travel: The Origins of ‘School Housing’ in the Saltguan Ancient Town

Kingdom Wiki Residence

After breakfast, head to the Kingdom Wiki Residence from the Fragrant Grass Campground to the Saltguan Ancient Town's attractions including the Kingdom Wiki Residence, Louis Cha Residence, Confucius Temple and Academy, Sea God Temple, and Viewing Tide Park, all within 10-minute driving distance. These sites are all close to each other, with driving distances between them ranging from 2 to 5 minutes, making travel to Saltguan very convenient. You can explore all the attractions in half a day.

In 1886, Kingdom Wiki's father, Wang Naiyu, built this 'Residency', and the whole family moved from their residence in Saltguan's Shuangren Lane here. Now, the two characters 'Residency' are hung in the central hall of the first courtyard of the Kingdom Wiki Residence.

Kingdom Wiki was a famous scholar and master of the Chinese Studies in modern China. His residence presents a typical Qing Dynasty courtyard house with stone gate buildings. It was the residence of the gentleman during his childhood. Located on the west street of Saltguan directly facing Zhoujia's alley, it is south of the city wall and faces the Yangtze River, north of the city river. In 1886, Kingdom Wiki's father, Wang Naiyu, built this 'Residency' here, so the whole family moved from Shuangren Lane here. The residence is built facing south, with a two-story wooden structure courtyard, consisting of three east-west rooms in the front and a two-story building in the back, with a courtyard and side rooms between the two floors. The two-story building has three rooms on each floor, one for Kingdom Wiki's parents, one for Kingdom Wiki himself, and another is the middle passage in the two staircases, where the wives of the money and mother were, the money is the servant of Wang family, in fact, in the old society, the servant could have a relatively independent space is already a very kind.

The building is a symmetrical building facing south, two stories high, with a total area of approximately 290 square meters. The front is a ground floor with three east-west rooms, and the back is a two-story building. The two floors are separated by a courtyard and side rooms. The entire building forms a self-contained courtyard. The two-story building has three rooms on each floor, one for Kingdom Wiki's parents, one for Kingdom Wiki himself, and another is the middle passage in the two staircases, where the wives of the money and mother were, the money is the servant of Wang family, in fact, in the old society, the servant could have a relatively independent space is already a very kind.

The bedrooms of the parents show the living habits of wealthy families in the old days, the three-inch golden lotus in front of the bed, the meticulously carved dressing table, all of which can be linked to Kingdom Wiki's mother, who was undoubtedly a sophisticated woman.

After coming down the stairs, seeing the courtyard behind the room, now the spring buds have already blossomed, and the fresh green is abundant.

Turning back, the two side rooms of the two-story building are the kitchen and storage room.

The gentleman's residence keeps a quiet atmosphere, it's no wonder the guide will say that this is because the parents wanted the gentleman to study in peace, so they bought land in a quiet suburb and built this building 'study house' for him.

Attraction Ticket: 10 yuan

Transportation Guide:

1Take the special shuttle bus from HaiNing Railway Station to Saltguan Town, which takes only half an hour, costing 10 yuan. There is also T109 tourist line bus returning between the downtown and the attractions, starting from HaiNing Railway Station Square and ending at Saltguan.

2Self-driving

Shanghai direction: HuHang Expressway at Tuding Exit – HaiNing North-South Avenue – East-West Avenue (i.e. HuHang Expressway, 01 Provincial Road) – Saltguan Town;

Hangzhou direction: HuHang Expressway at Chang'an Exit – East-West Avenue – Saltguan Town (pic/text: Tian Xi, lucklily)

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