Yanfu Former Residence

The former residence was announced as a national key cultural relic protection site in 2006. It is located at No. 20 on the north side of the western section of Langguan Lane, facing south. The main hall and the flower hall are adjacent, covering an area of ​​609 square meters. The main hall is built in the Qing Dynasty style, with corridors on three sides inside the door and a screen door in front. The hall is three rooms wide, with the main room divided into front and back halls, and the left and right side rooms as front and back wing rooms. There is a small door to the west of the front porch of the main hall leading to the flower hall.

The former residence was purchased for Yan Fu by Li Houji, then the governor of Fujian Province. Yan Fu returned to Fuzhou at the end of 1920 and lived here until his death in 1921. Although Yan Fu did not live here for a long time, it was still the place where he returned to his roots. Yan Fu's granddaughter Yan Tingyun, pen name Huayan, is a well-known contemporary female writer. She was born and grew up in Langguan Lane. In her essays such as "My Grandfather Yan Fu" and "Childhood in Langguan Lane", she has described her former residence in Langguan Lane and her grandmother's "Taiwan Lin" house in Yangqiao Lane.