The Development Course of Zhang Shiming

After the separation, Zundetang, who lives in the ancestral home East Street, and his mother, Mrs. Gui Tai, bought Dong Shuo's old house and the old house in Nanxi Street, which is across the river from the Qitai sauce and salt shop in Zhangjia Industry, and built a bigger house. This mansion covers an area of 4,792 square meters, east-west, with 244 buildings of all kinds, with a building area of 6 1.37 square meters. It is famous for its large scale, exquisite carving and unique architectural style. In the west of Zhang's former residence, there is a 30-mu Comfortable Garden with a stele gallery inlaid with calligraphy works of many ancient celebrities. The World Expo was destroyed in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

After the completion of Zhang's former residence, he only lived here for a few years. After the Revolution of 1911, Zhang Shiming moved to Wuxi South Road 162 in Shanghai Central Concession, and only his mother, Mrs. Guitai, lived in Nanxun until 1922 died. It's basically empty since then. 200 1, Nanxun Zhang's former residence complex was listed as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

1In August, 925, Zhang Shiming was kidnapped by gangsters for more than ten days in Shanghai. His family was rescued only by sending a huge sum of money at the request of the kidnappers, but he was shot on the shoulder. But since then, Zhang Shiming has been depressed, suffered from heart disease and stroke, and died at the end of 1927 at the age of 56.