Wang Mansion

It was built in 1931 at No. 31, Lane 1136, Yuyuan Road to take baozhining, the flower of Daxia University. It took four years and was completed in 1934. The building is an Italian Gothic castle building, covering an area of 10.78 mu, with a main building area of 2158.8 square meters and a cost of 300000 silver yuan.

Wang Mansion

Wang mansion was established in 1931, located at No. 31, Lane 1136, Yuyuan Road, Shanghai

It took four years to complete in 1934

. The building is an Italian Gothic castle building, covering an area of 10.78 mu

The main building area is 2158.8 square meters and the cost is 300000 silver yuan

. Wang mansion was designed by Liu Shiying of xielung foreign company and constructed by xinfengji construction plant. In 1935, Wang Boqun and Bao Zhining married here.

Introduction to architecture

Wang Mansion

It is a four story reinforced concrete structure. The passageways inside the building are circuitous and connected from top to bottom. The rooms, halls and guest halls are decorated with traditional oriental art. The interior is decorated with painted murals. Even the door and window handles are made of red copper, and the plum blossom window bars are cast in the air. In the south of the main building, there is a garden lawn of 1.3 hectares, with lush trees and green grass, pools, bridges, rockeries and flower beds. The flowers in the garden are blooming all the year round. Wang Mansion

It was designed by Liu Shiying of xielung foreign company and constructed by xinfengji construction plant. In 1935, Wang Boqun and Bao Zhining married here.

The main building of Wang mansion has four floors, including one floor underground and three floors above ground. It is of reinforced concrete structure and faces south. It is Gothic in appearance, but the local facade has Spanish architectural style. The building has a symmetrical layout, with a large outdoor staircase in the center, passing the bottom of the semi basement and directly entering the lobby on the first floor. The whole building has two large and small halls and 32 rooms.

Wang Mansion

The living room in the building is decorated with traditional oriental art, with painted beams and columns and murals. The floor is inlaid with teak to form a pattern of reed and sugarcane, the steps and railings are also made of teak, and the patterns of indoor escalators are made of red copper. The living room is decorated with Spanish classical decoration, while the study and bedroom adopt different modern styles. There is also a reception room in the hostess's boudoir specially designed for entertaining the female dependents, showing elegance in luxury.

Wang Mansion

In the south of the main building, there are gardens and lawns, with flowers and trees planted everywhere. Pavilions and rockeries, small bridges and flowing water are dotted among them, showing the elegance. The walls are surrounded by castle like walls with plum blossom patterns. Even the door and window handles are all made of red copper and hollowed out to form a pattern of pine flowers. Its style is the same as that of the main building. It was a rare luxury house in Shanghai at that time.

Cultural relics protection

Wang mansion is now listed as the excellent modern architecture and cultural relic protection unit in Shanghai.

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Address: No.31, Lane 1136, Yuyuan Road, Jing'an District

Longitude: 121.4276645

Latitude: 31.2187536