Wu Han's former residence is located in Kuzhutang Village, Shangxi Town, Yiwu City. It is the hometown of the late famous historian Wu Han. It was built by Wu Han's father Wu Jueyu 1924. It is a brick and wood structure building with front porch patio, covering an area of 463 square meters. The former residence, facing south, has five rooms with a total width of 20.72 meters, a depth of 1 1.4 meters and a construction area of 440 square meters. The whole building is concave and symmetrically distributed, with two floors, consisting of purlin, wing, hatchback and garden. The main hall is open to the public, and the second floor and the top floor are separated by a board wall. The main entrance wall and fence directly face the top of the mountain, and Shikumen is open to the outside world. The eaves gallery on the second floor is surrounded by western Aquarius-style railings. The watchhead, crotch and floret of the railings are all carved with tangled branches. There is a wing on the left and right sides according to the axial symmetry, and there are doors on the front and back, which connect the corridor and the garden in the south respectively. The courtyard is surrounded by a patio, which is paved with long stones, with a bluestone aisle in the middle, which leads directly to the garden. The gables outside the patio open the main entrance in the middle. The gable decoration of the main entrance has the characteristics of combining Chinese and western. The dome is framed by bluestone, brick pilaster, and the pillars on both sides are tapered. Above the frame is a bluestone tablet inscribed by comrades-"Former Residence of Comrade Wu Han", which is piled with painted butterfly patterns and patterns tied by branches. The front eaves of the two-wing gables are provided with stilts, and the compound arc-shaped wall is provided with dripping dragons. The gable of the south facade of the whole building combines the decorative style of western architecture and has the characteristics of architecture in the Republic of China. There is a garden outside the gable, a bluestone aisle in the middle, a leaking brick wall around it, and a round gate in the south. At present, a portrait of Wu Han hangs in the purlin of Wu Han's former residence, with Liao Mosha's inscription on both sides to mourn his friend. On the first floor, there are bookcases, beds, desks and wardrobes used by Wu Han in his former residence. In the wing, there are pictures reflecting Wu Han's life story. On the second floor, the owner wants to show Wu Han's life stories in different historical stages, so as to spread out his main works, letters and manuscripts. The inner courtyard wall of the former residence is embedded with a bluestone tablet inscribed by President Peng Zhen for The Biography of Wu Han. 1984 and 2002, Wu Han's former residence was renovated twice. In 2005, it was announced as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in Zhejiang. On the solstice of the winter of 2005, a grave was built on the bitter mountain in Kuzhutang Village, Shangxi Town, Wu Han's hometown. There is a black marble tombstone in front of the tomb, because of the inscription. Behind the tomb is the cobblestone memorial tomb of his father Wu Wenzhai and his younger brother Wu Chunxi. Wu Han's former residence is a key cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province and a patriotic education base in Yiwu.
Wu Han, formerly known as Wu, was born in Yiwu County, Zhejiang Province. After Tsinghua University 1934 graduated, he successively served as a professor at Yunnan University, The National SouthWest Associated University and Tsinghua University. Wu Han is a famous historian in China, who is good at studying the history of Ming Dynasty. He wrote a lot in his life and made great achievements. He has published more than 600 academic papers, reading notes and essays, including Historical Reading Notes, Biography of Zhu Yuanzhang, and Historical Drama Hai Rui Dismissed from Office. 1937, President Xiong Qinglai of Yunnan University made an exception and hired Mr. Wu Han to teach Wu Han in the Department of Literature and History of Yunnan University.
Kuzhutang Village: Kuzhutang Village