Former Residence of Liu Shaoqi

Former Residence of Liu Shaoqi
刘少奇故居
Former Residence of Liu Shaoqi
General information
TypeTraditional folk houses
LocationHuaminglou Town, Ningxiang City, Hunan Province
CountryChina
Coordinates28°01′56″N 112°38′44″E / 28.032175°N 112.645609°E / 28.032175; 112.645609
Completed1796
Opened1959
OwnerGovernment of Ningxiang
Technical details
Floor area20,000-square-metre (220,000 sq ft)
Grounds4,000,000-square-metre (43,000,000 sq ft)

The Former Residence of Liu Shaoqi or Liu Shaoqi's Former Residence (simplified Chinese: 刘少奇故居; traditional Chinese: 劉少奇故居; pinyin: Liú Shàoqí Gùjū) was built in the late Qing Dynasty (16441911). It is located in Huaminglou Town of Ningxiang, Hunan, China. It has an area of about 4,000,000 square metres (43,000,000 sq ft) and a building area of about 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft), embodies buildings such as the old houses, the Liu Shaoqi Memorial Hall, the Bronze Statue of Liu Shaoqi, the Cultural relics Exhibition Hall.