Former residence of Gao Shuxun

Gao Shuxun's former residence is the old residence of Gao Shuxun, the famous general of "Handan uprising". It has a two-story villa, red brick wall, red tile slope top, and an umbrella shaped tower on the left side. It is small and unique in shape and style.

Former residence of Gao Shuxun

Former residence of Gao Shuxun, a famous general of "Handan uprising"

Gao Shuxun was born in Yanshan, Hebei Province. He was from a poor family and joined Feng Yuxiang's army at the age of 18. Because of his integrity and bravery, he gradually rose from an ordinary soldier to the deputy commander of the theater. On October 30, 1948, he led his troops to hold the "Handan uprising" which shocked China and foreign countries and promoted the early liberation of the whole country. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, he was a member of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the National Defense Commission, and vice governor of Hebei Province. Its former residence has a unique design, with a convex semicircular glass window in the middle of the east side of the building. Clear water brick wall, dark red tile top, wooden balcony, spacious courtyard, shade. There are 29 houses in total, which are now office buildings.

Address: 141 munan Road, Heping District, Tianjin

Longitude: 117.19896128774

Latitude: 39.105362215704

Tour time: 30 minutes