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History of Hengshan moller villa Hotel

In 1859, Nils Moller, a British Jew, founded Saici Foreign Firm in Shanghai, acting as a shipping agent, and later purchased ships to carry out transportation. In 1913, his son, Eric Moller, inherited his father's business, and the company's business was further developed. By 192, it had 17 marine vessels and became the first richest man in Shanghai. In order to overhaul the ship regularly, he founded Mahler Machine Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, with more than 2, workers at most. This is the predecessor of Hudong Shipyard.

When the Great Pacific War broke out in p>1941, the Mahlers, who were Jews, were driven into concentration camps by the Japanese, and their houses became Japanese clubs. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it became the secret service of the Kuomintang. After 1949, moller villa became the seat of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Youth League. In 1989, it was listed in the first batch of outstanding historical buildings in Shanghai. In January 21, it was managed by Hengshan (Group) Company and transformed into a small boutique hotel. In May 22, it was officially opened to the outside world and named Hengshan moller villa Hotel.