# Historic Residences Tour (人文故居游)

Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province · East China, China · Guidebook rating: 3/5
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## Key facts

- **Address:** Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province (around Luxun Native Place / Calligraphy Sage Native Place / Yue Wang City)
- **Getting there:** From downtown Shaoxing, take a bus to Luxun Native Place Stop (e.g. Route 13, Route 18); the former residences are scattered across historic districts such as Luxun Native Place, Calligraphy Sage Native Place and Yue Wang City, and can be visited on foot
- **Good for:** History & Culture

## About Historic Residences Tour

Former Residence of Cai Yuanpei: Cai Yuanpei lived here from birth until he took up his post as a compiler at the Hanlin Academy. The upstairs room of the eastern bay was once his living quarters.
Qingteng Study: Originally named Liuhua Study, this was the residence of Xu Wei, one of the Three Great Talents of the Ming dynasty. The study itself is not large, just a single-courtyard, four-sided compound with a garden. Yet its weighty history, the withered grapevines and the striking “Zizai Rock” all leave a lasting impression.
Qiu Jin’s Former Residence: This was the place where Qiu Jin discussed the plans for her secret uprising. Many of her handwritten works are preserved here, and her last poem, written before her execution, is also on display.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1167. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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