This is not my first visit to Haining, but my first visit to Xu Zhimo's former residence, Wang Guowei's former residence and Jin Yong's former residence.
Xu Zhimo's former residence is located at No.38 Ganhe Street, Shi Xia Street, Haining City (once Shixia Town), and it is easy to find it after arriving in Haining. Today, Xu Zhimo's former residence is a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in Zhejiang and a national second-class tourist attraction. Tickets 10 yuan, free for locals.
There are actually two places in Xu Zhimo's former residence, one old and one new. The old one is the ancient architecture of Four Scholars in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Unfortunately, 200 1 was dismantled. The building in front of us is a new residential building, built in 1926, with a history of nearly a hundred years. It was the temporary residence of Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman after their marriage. The whole building is very distinctive, and it is a typical Chinese and western-style small building, covering an area of about 1 mu.
Speaking of Xu Zhimo, I believe most people have read his poems, especially Xu Zhimo's love poem "Accidental", which says: "I am a cloud in the sky. If it occasionally falls on your wave, you don't have to be surprised, let alone disappear in an instant with joy." In modern poetry, it is absolutely unique.
In 1980s, Xu Zhimo's descendants donated this small villa to the country, and 1999 restored it. After the restoration, the former residence is a two-story building with brick and wood structure. Its appearance is a blue-gray brick wall with several red brick lines superimposed in the middle, which is very foreign. When it enters the room, it smells antique, which makes it unique.
Colored frosted glass embedded in the classical frame not only plays an excellent decorative effect, but also symbolizes the owner's identity and wealth. After all, they were all imported from the ocean at that time, and they can also be seen in the famous houses in the ancient towns of Jiangnan.
Xu Zhimo was born in a wealthy family, and his ancestors took business as their profession. By his father's generation, he had run businesses such as money houses, silk shops, sauce gardens and electric light factories in the town.
The former residence of this new house has two entrances, the main building has three floors, there are two rooms in the east and west, and there is a terrace on the top floor, which shows the avant-garde of its thinking. Of course, this also needs to have enough wealth to imagine until the implementation of construction.
On both sides of the ground floor of the former residence are exhibition halls of Xu Zhimo's family background, life and literature. This calligraphy and painting vividly shows Xu Zhimo's short and colorful life.
Mr. Xu Zhimo 1897 was born in Shixia Town, Haining,10/years old studied in Dingkai School, 15 years old studied in Hangzhou Mansion, and 19 18 years old went abroad to study after Peking University graduated. He pursued pure faith and comfort all his life.
We can deeply feel the love story between Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman in the letter to Lu Xiaoman. There are also some excerpts on the wall here, simple language, but it is not difficult to feel the sweet love of two people, which makes people envy. Although romantic, there are actually bumps. It's really hard to imagine the free love that dared to break the shackles at that time.
This building is not only a combination of Chinese and western, but also a decoration. There are more than 20 houses in this small building. The interior decoration and home layout are all done by Xu Zhimo himself, especially the bedroom is very foreign. At that time, rare hot and cold water pipes, bathrooms and chandeliers could be found here, even now it is a mansion, not to mention in the last century.
Xu Zhimo loves this house so much that he even calls it "Love Nest", although he has only lived here for two months.