Liaoning tourism: Shenyang to explore the Marshal House Zhang Xueliang's former residence (photo)

Da Shuaifu main south gate (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

According to relevant information: is located in Shenyang City, Shenhe District, Chaoyang Street, Major House Lane, No. 48 of the Marshal's mansion was built in 1914-1939. Because the Marshal House is "Marshal House" and "Marshal House" of the combined name, so for the Feng family warlord Zhang Zuolin and his son General Zhang Xueliang's official residence and apartment.

A corner of the courtyard of the Marshal's Mansion (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

Before the liberation, the Marshal's Mansion was called the Fengtian Branch of the Central Library, but in fact, it was occupied by the Japanese Fengtian First Military Command and the Kuomintang's City Party Headquarters and the Receiving Officers, etc., and the buildings in the courtyard were mostly destroyed and overgrown with weeds, which were left untended.

Marshal House Garden (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

After liberation, the Liaoning Provincial Library and the Liaoning Provincial Federation of Literature, Writers' Association and other literary and artistic groups in the office here, Marshal House became a center of cultural activities. Shuaifu property rights, according to the party's policy, over the decades, has been attributed to General Zhang Xueliang, the use of the unit to pay rent according to the regulations, the real estate sector on behalf of the collection, escrow.

Group photo in front of the Marshal House (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

For the Marshal House, the people's government has repeatedly allocated funds to carry out large-scale repairs, so that this complex is well preserved. 1985 Shenyang city people's government in February announced as a municipal cultural relics protection units in December 1988 was listed as a provincial-level cultural relics protection units in Liaoning province.

The Marshal's Mansion (Photo: Sun Minghe)

The Marshal's Mansion is a mixed Chinese and Western architectural complex surrounded by a brick wall, wall height of more than 3 meters, the four corners of the square. From the time of construction and use of the Shuai Fu can be divided into two parts, that is, the existing courtyard brick wall as the boundary, divided into the east and west courtyard. The east yard is the Shuai House of the early building, including the courtyard, small green building, large green building, Guandi Temple and the east wall of Zhao Yidi (Miss Zhao four) residence, the west yard is the late building, **** there are six brick buildings.

Zhang Xueliang statue (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

To visit the Marshal's Mansion, the first will be to the square in front of the Marshal's Mansion, the square in the middle of the square stands a statue of General Zhang Xueliang. The statue was completed in 2005 on the 69th anniversary of the Xi'an Incident. The sculpture was designed by Mr. Zhang Bingtian, a professor of the sculpture department of the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts.

The first courtyard of the Marshal's Mansion (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The sculpture is 6.94 meters high, and the upper part is the statue of General Zhang Xueliang in a standing position and wearing a military uniform, which makes Zhang Xueliang's figure a bit taller, and he appears to be spirited and upright. Facial expression is slightly frowning, looking deep into the distance, lips tightly closed to appear firm.

Zhang Xueliang's former residence photo (Photo: Sun Minghe)

The sculpture of the upright General Zhang Xueliang in a gallant posture, one hand holding a belt, one hand down holding a glove. The statue is 4 meters high, the lower part is 2.94 meters high pedestal. Engraved on the base of the "General Zhang Xueliang" five golden letters shining.

East Garden rockery (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

Walking into the two stone lions gate of the Marshal's Mansion of the main south door, into people's eyes is a brick carving of the word "Shou" shadow wall. From the front door is the first courtyard, there are seven rooms in front of the gate, in the middle of the aisle door, east for the conveyor room, west for the telephone room, on both sides of the guards room. East and west compartments are respectively the inner account room, large kitchen, bearing the opening, dining room, electrician's room.

Marshal House two doors (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

Through the Yimen (hanging flower door) is the second courtyard, the main room seven rooms, the center of the open door. There are five rooms in each of the east and west compartments, which are the places where Zhang Zuolin's subordinates, the eight major offices, handled their official business. East of the main room is a bedroom, living room, west is a study, warehouse. The north of the east room is the internal mailbox, and the south is the secretary-general's room. West compartment is the general secretary's office.

The inner courtyard of the Marshal's Mansion (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

The third courtyard is the residence of Zhang Zuolin's wife, aunt, young lady and others. In the middle of the main room is the Ancestor's Hall in the north, and three doors in the east, west and south lead to the east and west houses and the courtyard.

Plaque in the Marshal's Mansion (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

East and west rooms are five symmetrical, east is the parlor, west is the office. Each of the three courtyards has an east and west door that connects to the outside of the courtyard. Nowadays, the rooms in the two courtyards are respectively the Exhibition of the Performance of General Zhang Xueliang, the Ancient Meritorious Official, and the Picture Exhibition of Zhang Zuolin and the Zhang Family.

Brick carvings in the government courtyard (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The courtyard was the early construction of the Shuaiyuan. The center of the group of buildings is located in the central axis. It was built between 1914 and 1918. Situated in the north-south, rectangular, long north-south, east-west narrow, three courtyards, the whole courtyard **** there are more than 60 houses.

Marshal House Promenade (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

The main buildings are carved stone column bases corner stone carvings, the wall base inlaid relief stone plate, the top of the wall inlaid brick carving ornaments, the door in front of the footsteps of the pendant belt, hanging plum balustrade plate superbly carved, forehead square gable purlin corridor columns and doors and windows decorated with oil paintings unique style.

The center of the handsome mansion large green building (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

Out of the courtyard east wall is the handsome mansion of the East Garden. Located in the north is the Dazhenglou, the center of the handsome mansion where Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Xueliang lived, met with guests, and worked. The Daqinglou is a three-story Romanesque brick building, which is said to have been designed and built in the style of the Cao family garden, the official residence of Cao Kun, the president of the Beiyang Warlord Government, in Tianjin. Among them, the first floor is a meeting place, used to receive Chinese and foreign dignitaries, agreed on the military affairs; the second and third floor is the office and living place.

Bongtian No. 1 car (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

Into the large green building, people will see the building in front of the east side, furnished with a for visitors to enjoy the United States Ford produced in the late 20s, the A-type sedan Department of Zhang Zuolin's Bongtian No. 1 special car. Although the age is long, but the car is black and shiny, preserved quite well. It is estimated that with the addition of oil, it can still be driven.

Zhang Xueliang's office (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

After Zhang Zuolin was promoted to the post of Northeast Border Defense Supervisor in 1925, he used the Daqinglou as a place to discuss military secrets, make major decisions, and receive Chinese and foreign dignitaries. As this place was the hub of the political situation in the three eastern provinces at the beginning of this century, many major decisions and events here are closely related to modern Chinese history, thus making its reputation spread far and wide.

Corner of Daqinglou (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The famous "Tiger Hall" is located in the northeast corner of the first floor, which is named after the two tiger specimens sent by Tang Yulin, the town guard of the Eastern Border Road, where Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai were executed by Zhang Xueliang on January 10th, 1929.

The Tiger Hall is located in the northeast corner of the first floor, which is named after the two tiger specimens sent by Tong Yulin, the town guard of the Eastern Border Road.

Group photo of Daqinglou in the Marshal's Mansion (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

There is also a Guandi Temple in the Marshal's Mansion, which is located in the northeast corner of the East Courtyard in a tiny courtyard, and it is a private temple with only three pillars. Inside there are numerous beautiful murals and couplets.

Guan Di Temple (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

Daqinglou is a three-story building, sitting in the north to the south, polygonal, brick structure, European Gothic architecture, green brick walls, white cement smeared edge line, black and white, appearing particularly eye-catching, elegant. Downstairs steps are about one meter high, the south and east sides have a "eight" shaped belt, nine steps.

Guan Di Temple mural (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

The first floor of the front of the open door in three places, in the semicircle on the bright aisle door, on both sides of the semicircle group combination of doors. It is the second floor platform with two prominent semicircular body balcony on the third floor. All of them are cement lattice with upper curved decorative triangular pattern, semi-circular, bottle balustrade, porch columns, rounded column headers and so on. All offices, living room, conference room, living room, etc. in the building are quite well preserved.

Handsome House small green building (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

From the large green building to the south through a cloak covered with creepers, "Tianli hearts" of the doorway is the East Garden garden rockery, and then not far to the south of the east side of the small green building. Small green house sitting north-south two-story building. Upper and lower each five rooms, in the open door, the front gable out of the corridor, green brick and green tiles, for the Chinese ancient architecture, is one of the early construction of the Shuai Fu. 1928 June Zhang Zuolin returned to Shenyang from Beijing, in the vicinity of the Huanggu District was bombed and died in the room under the small green building.

The east gate of the Marshal's Palace (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

From the east gate of the Marshal's Palace is the former residence of Zhao Yidi. The former residence of Zhao Yidi, commonly known as "Miss Zhao's House", is an important part of the Zhang's Marshal's Mansion Museum, where General Zhang Xueliang and Ms. Zhao Yidi lived from 1928 to 1931, and where their beloved son, Zhang Lulin, was born.

Zhao Yidi's former residence (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The whole small courtyard is quiet and elegant, exquisite and chic. It consists of more than ten rooms, including the foyer, dining room, piano room, ballroom, office, bedroom and study-cum-parlor.

Living Room of Zhao Yi Di's Former Residence (Photo: Feng Gan Yong)

The restored Zhao Yi Di's Former Residence, which has been carefully repaired and verified by various sources, recreates the real scene of Miss Zhao and General Zhang Xueliang's **** life together, telling people their legendary love story.

Miss Zhao's Bedroom (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The other buildings of the Marshal's Mansion also have their own characteristics and historical connotations. In terms of architectural style, there are Chinese traditional style, Chinese and Western style, Nordic style, Eastern style and so on; in terms of carving art, there are various brick carvings, stone carvings, wood carvings, paintings and other forms of art, which can be regarded as a collection of modern architectural art, and it is a rare example of research on architectural craftsmanship. (Graphic: Feng Gan Yong)