Former Residence of Hu Yaobang


The Former Residence of Hu Yaobang or Hu Yaobang's Former Residence was built in the late Qing dynasty, which is located in Cangfang Village, Zhonghe Town, Liuyang, Hunan. It covers a building area of about, embodies buildings such as the old houses, the Yaobang Square, the Ancestral Temple, the Ancestral Grave, the Cultural relics Exhibition Hall, the old well, etc.

History

In the period of the Xianfeng Emperor in the Qing dynasty, Hu Yaobang's great-grandfather Hu Mingzhong and Hu Mingzhong's elder brother Hu Mingjing built it.
On 13 November 1915, Hu Yaobang was born in here.
In 1962, Hu Yaobang returned home and visited it, Hu talked to his relatives, "Don't rebuilt it".
In February 1995, the People's Government of Liuyang City rebuilt it. In September, Hu Yaobang's wife Li Zhao returned home and visited it.
In 1996, it was listed a Hunan Province's most important culture and relics site.
In 2002, it was listed as a Provincial Patriotic Education Base.
In February 2005, the Cultural relics Exhibition Hall was built.
On 6 May 2013, it was listed as a "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites" by the State Council of China.
On 12 April 2014, Hu Jintao visited the Former Residence.

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