There is a row of historic villas on Park South Road in Xiamen. What's the story behind these villas?

The historical background of the villa construction on Park South Road in Xiamen Around the 20th century, with the rise of overseas immigrants, many overseas Chinese settled in Xiamen after returning from overseas, and built a large number of modern buildings, mainly European-style foreign buildings.

However, because there is no professional designer, the design intention generally comes from overseas memories or reference albums. In addition, the builders are all local people, and the completed foreign buildings are not entirely Western-style, mixed with many carved patterns or plane layouts in China.

The villa is located around Zhongshan Park: Xiamen Zhongshan Park is the first park in Xiamen, with secluded forests and flowing bridges. In addition, close to the old city of Xiamen, with convenient transportation, many overseas Chinese take a fancy to it and then build a foreign building here to settle down.

A row of villas on Park South Road, except the appearance of Building No.5 has changed, the other four buildings have ornamental value.

Park South Road Villa 1

Address: Park South Road 1, Siming District, Xiamen

Park South Road 1 Villa, four-story building with red brick exterior wall. The white three-sided protruding shapes of the rooms on both sides of the second floor are the crowning touch of the building.

/kloc-the education bureau was located here in the 1930 s, and most units settled in after liberation.

Today, there are still many institutions working here. (Xiamen Economists Association, Xiamen Old District Construction Promotion Association, Xiamen Fujian-Guangdong-Jiangxi Border Region Revolutionary History Research Association, South Service Corps Historical Research Association, Xiamen Retired Workers Federation, Xiamen directly under the authority Care for the Next Generation Working Committee, etc.). ).

2. Villa No.3, Park South Road

Address: No.3 Park South Road, Siming District, Xiamen

Xiamen metro 1 Line 3A opposite Park South Road Villa No.3 is a white four-story small building, which was the residence of Xiamen Mayor Huang Tianjue during the Republic of China.

Huang Tianjue's resume:

Huang Tianjue, 1926 graduated from Xiamen University. He was the principal of Zhongshan School in Cebu, Philippines, and later served as the Standing Committee of the General Branch of the Kuomintang in the Philippines.

1945 10 10. On 3 October, Huang Tianjue, military chief Yan and others arrived in Xiamen by special plane from Shima, took over the administrative organs and institutions of the puppet government and resumed the establishment of the Xiamen municipal government.

On the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he was transferred to the National Government as a member of the Fujian Provincial Government and the mayor of Xiamen, and was good at poetry, painting and calligraphy.

A few years ago, it was rented by China Industrial and Commercial Bank Park Branch.

3. Villa No.7 Park South Road (former site of "Glory Club" during the Japanese occupation period)

Address: No.7 Park South Road, Siming District, Xiamen

Villa No.7 Park South Road is an exquisite three-story white building with a three-dimensional sense. There is a staircase on the right of the villa, from the first floor to the second floor.

Villa No.7 Park South Road used to be the office of the Japanese puppet organization "Glory Club". There are few historical materials about this building on the Internet, but judging from the background, it is the office of the "Glory Club" and there must be many stories behind it.

Today, this is a residential building.

4. Villa No.9, Park South Road

Address: No.9 Park South Road, Siming District, Xiamen

This villa was built in the early 20th century and has three floors. Exterior walls are made of large-area smoke-fired bricks, and beams, columns and mountain flowers are painted with white ash. The contrast between red and white is very clear and harmonious.

Villa No.9 on Park South Road is the ancestral home of patriotic overseas Chinese Huang Changshui and Huang Guanghan. Huang Guanghan, honorary citizen of Xiamen, was in charge of Hong Kong Quanchang Co., Ltd. He enthusiastically contributed to education and actively offered advice and suggestions for the country. He is a member of the Standing Committee of the China People's Political Consultative Conference, a bridge between Hong Kong and the Mainland, and has repeatedly reflected the views of Hong Kong people to the Central Government.

His father, Huang Changshui, was the vice mayor of Guangzhou, the vice chairman of China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and the deputy director of the State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. 1949, Huang Changshui raised the first five-star red flag of China people in Hongkong.

During the Japanese occupation, it was once occupied as the "* * * Hall of Honor" organized by the Japanese and Puppet, with billiards room, beauty salon, banquet hall and music room.

Today, it is used by educational institutions.

Take the subway to see the old villa on Park South Road. These villas are just opposite the south gate of Zhongshan Park in Xiamen, and the entrance and exit of Zhongshan Park Station of xiamen metro 1 Line is here. So you can enjoy these characteristic old villas by taking the subway in Xiamen.