Tang Enber residence

Tang Enber residence

Tang Enbo's residence is located in Jinquan Coin Museum, No. 35, Lane 2023, Sichuan North Road, Shanghai. It used to be the mansion of Tang Enbo, a Kuomintang general.

Architectural features

"Tang mansion" is located at No. 35, Lane 2023, Sichuan North Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai (accessible from Duolun Road Celebrity Culture Street). The whole building is French neoclassicism style, red wall with white eaves, window cover and entrance deformation, two-story high Collins column, very magnificent, the building plane presents the door shape, symmetrical layout, East and West with small side doors, south entrance main porch has four giant columns, both sides of the concave semicircular niches, carved from white marble. The upper part of the porch is a terrace on the second floor, which is now closed. The cast iron railings are exquisitely designed, showing an arc plane, highlighting the entrance and playing the role of a small awning. The back treatment at both ends keeps the integrity of the colonnade, with pleasant scale, rich details and varying levels.

French classical architecture dating back to the 17th century has obvious three-stage division in both horizontal and vertical directions, which emphasizes the commanding role of column in composition. From the end of the 19th century to the 1920s, the form of retro architecture in Europe and America has been stylized. Neoclassicism style form has been more concise, influenced by modernism, architectural treatment can pay attention to reasonable function and form change, color collocation is also more free. At that time, Shanghai had developed into a metropolis in the Far East, and many beautiful garden houses were built. Tang mansion was an example.

Historical evolution

Tang Enbo's residence was originally built by the Li brothers in Guangdong Province in the 1920s. During the Anti Japanese War, it was occupied by the Japanese army as an officer's dormitory. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, it was occupied by Tang Enbo, known as "Tang mansion". Later, it was the residence of Chen Yi, chairman of the Kuomintang in Zhejiang Province. Tang Enbo helped Chen Yi, got Chen's support and recommendation, and married his niece Huang Jingbai. Tang confused Chen with the appearance of gratitude. At the beginning of 1949, Chen Yi sent her nephew Ding Mingnan to Shanghai with a personal letter to instigate Tang Enbo's uprising, which failed and was betrayed. In this house, Chen Yi was arrested and taken to Taiwan to be killed.

Building owner

Tang Enbo was born on September 20, 1900 in Wuyi, Zhejiang Province. His name is Keqin and his name is Enbo. In 1920, he joined the Military Academy of Fujian and Zhejiang army. After graduation, he served as the platoon leader of the first division of Zhejiang army. In 1925, he joined the Japanese army sergeant school and joined Chiang Kai Shek in 1927. After nearly 30 years, he was promoted from a staff officer to commander in chief of the army and became Chiang Kai Shek's direct line. In the late period of the Anti Japanese War, Chen Cheng and Hu zongnan were in charge of heavy forces, each of them was on one side, and they were invincible, and they were called "the king of the Central Plains". In 1928, he served as the military instructor Department of the central army military academy, succeeding as the leader of the student corps, and won the admiration of Chiang Kai Shek. Since 1931, he has been the commander of the second division and the 13th army. After the July 7th Lugouqiao Incident broke out in 1937, he commanded his troops to fight against the Japanese attack in Nankou area and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. In March of the next year, he led the Ministry to take part in the battle of Taierzhuang. In 1942, he served as deputy commander of the first war zone and commander in chief of the Shandong Jiangsu Anhui Henan border region. In the spring of 1947, he was also the commander of the first corps and led his troops to take part in the key attack on the liberated areas of Shandong. In May, the 74th division of the headquarters was completely annihilated by the PLA. In January 1949, he served as commander-in-chief of the Nanjing, Hangzhou and Shanghai Garrison. He was ordered by Chiang Kai Shek to defend the Nanjing, Shanghai and Hangzhou region by virtue of the natural danger of the Yangtze River. From April to may, the headquarters were annihilated in the battle of crossing the Yangtze River and the battle of Shanghai, and the remnant retreated to Xiamen. In October, he went to Taiwan from Kinmen to serve as a strategic adviser of the Strategic Advisory Committee. On June 29, 1954, he died of illness and was promoted to General of the army.

Address: No.5 Luojia Road, Gulou District, Nanjing

Longitude: 118.76748938976

Latitude: 32.064981533818

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