Where did Cai Yuanpei, Lu Xun and Hu Shi, celebrities of the Republic of China, live when they drifted north?

During the Republic of China, Beijing (Beiping) was the national political and cultural center, attracting a large number of cultural celebrities to study, work and live. In a sense, they are the original "drifting north".

Where did they all live then?

1965438+In the winter of 2006, 58-year-old Cai Yuanpei came to Beijing by train from Shanghai with a big suitcase and was appointed as the president of Peking University. This is Cai Yuanpei's return to Beijing after 18 left. At that time, Cai Yuanpei went to Beijing to take the exam. To beno. 1 is the top scholar in high school, and his name is Hanlin. However, after only a few years as an official in Beijing, he left Beijing and returned to his hometown Shaoxing, and embarked on the road of advocating new learning.

Although Cai Yuanpei is the president of Peking University, the school did not arrange housing for him, so Cai Yuanpei had to rent a house himself. 19 17 In the spring, Cai Yuanpei rented a quadrangle with three rooms in the east and west at No.75 Dongtangzi Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing. From the present point of view, this quadrangle is spacious enough, but Cai Yuanpei, who is married, has children and servants, can barely live in it.

From 19 17 to 1920, Cai Yuanpei lived in No.75 Dongtangzi Hutong for three years. Later, Cai Yuanpei moved several times for various reasons until 1928 left Beijing for Shanghai, during which he rented a house. These houses are either located in today's Xicheng District or Dongcheng District.

When Cai Yuanpei lived at No.75 Dongtangzi Hutong, his subordinate Lu Xun, a teacher from Peking University, bought a big quadrangle in Badaowan Hutong, Xizhimen. This quadrangle covers an area of 1300 square meters and has more than 30 houses. It is called "luxury house". A friend Xu Shoushang joked with Lu Xun: Your house can hold a sports meeting. Of course, the price of the house is also "beautiful", as high as 3500 yuan. Together with deed tax, agency fee, installation of tap water and decoration fee, Lu Xun spent 4,475,438+0 yuan in this quadrangle.

Lu Xun came to Beijing in 19 12. From 19 12 to 19 19, like Cai Yuanpei, Lu Xun had to rent a house. When he bought a quadrangle in Badaowan Hutong, he ended the days of renting a house.

I feel very happy when I have a house. In Badaowan Hutong, Lu Xun wrote such famous works as Hometown and The True Story of Ah Q, and also completed the first volume of A Brief History of China's Novels. Mr. Lu Xun also often holds cultural salons here, and many friends from the cultural circles visit one after another, including Cai Yuanpei, Hu Shi, Yu Dafu, Shen, Liu Bannong and so on. ...

Of course, at that time, Lu Xun never dreamed that he lived in Badaowan Hutong for only four years. . 1923, due to conflicts with Zhou Zuoren and his wife, Lu Xun moved out of Badaowan Hutong and rented a house in 6 1 Zhuanta Hutong. Later, because Mrs. Zhou insisted on moving out of Badaowan Hutong, Lu Xun bought a small quadrangle at No.21,West Third Street, Fuchengmen, and lived with his mother and Zhu An.

Badaowan Hutong, Zhuanta Hutong No.61and Fuchengmen Neixi Santiao No.21are all in today's Xicheng District.

19 17, Hu Shi returned from studying in the United States and was directly invited by Cai Yuanpei to teach in Peking University. That year, Hu Shi was only 26 years old.

Although Hu Shi is very young, Cai Yuanpei pays him a high salary, and the professor has the highest salary, 300 yuan every month. In addition, Hu Shi can earn a lot of money by writing articles and publishing books in newspapers and periodicals. However, Hu Shi has lived and worked in Beijing for many years and rented a house.

According to statistics, Hu Shi lived in six places in Beijing, namely: Zhugan Lane, Road 1 (shared with colleagues), Satin Shop No.8, Beiheyan Zhonggu Hutong 14, Jingshan Street No.6, Houmen Miliang Hutong No.4, Wangfujing Street Dongchang Hutong 1.

These places are all in today's Dongcheng District, except for No.4 Hutong of Houmen Miliangku, which is in today's Xicheng District. In 1930s, the Hutong of Miliang Car Factory was a place where intellectuals "clustered together". Besides Hu Shi, Chen Yuan, Liang Sicheng, Xu Zhimo, Lin, Xu Beihong and Ding Wenjiang all live in Hutong.

19 13 years, 13-year-old Fujian girl came to Beijing with her father, Xie, and lived in Scissors Lane, Tiesi Hutong. This residence is 16 years old.

Xie is a senior official of the government of the Republic of China, so although his family rented a house, the house was more spacious than others'. Their quadrangle has two entrances, one is the family entrance and the other is the chef and nanny entrance.

During his life in Scissors Lane, Xie was obsessed with literary creation, published many novels and essays, and gave himself a pen name "Bing Xin".

The Iron Lion Hutong, named after a pair of iron lions, was widened and rebuilt and renamed Zhang Zizhong Road, located in today's Dongcheng District.

Unlike Cai Yuanpei, Lu Xun, Hu Shi and Bing Xin, Mei Lanfang is a native of Beijing (1894). Mei Lanfang was born in the former residence of a Beijing opera family in Litieguai Street outside Qianmen, Beijing. Now it belongs to the jurisdiction of Dongcheng District.

In addition, Mei Lanfang also lived in Baishun Hutong, Headline No.3 and No.3 of Whip Lane, Lucaoyuan, No.24 of Wuliangdaren Hutong, No.9 of Huguosi Street and No.29 of Xijiu Curtain Hutong. Among them, Mei Lanfang's only real estate, No.29, Xijiu Curtain Hutong, has a title certificate.

Baishun Hutong, Huguosi Street and Xijiu Curtain Hutong are in today's Xicheng District, Whip Lane is in today's Chongwen District, and Lucaoyuan and Wuliangdaren Hutong are in today's Dongcheng District.