A look at what makes residence Lu Xun tick

The residence is an established 3 storey building that has been built using the red bricks which were considered to be long lasting and effectively operational in the days. The house is a representation of how a planned and organized structure was oriented in the days. As Lun Xun was a scholar and wrote educational material, his addiction to quality and comfortable life can be clearly seen through the design and style of the house. 

The house is as original as it can get and the grass gardens at the back of the house are evidence of complete originality. The house located on Lane 132, Shanyin Road, Hongtkou District is a total view into the old insight of how life was and how Shanghai was. The gate to the residence is made of Black sheet iron and the first floor represents the reception area. At the center is a western styled dining sort and the walls to the room are characterized with book shelves, a square table for catering for the guests and a coat rack which is ancient in both structure and design. 

The second floor is where the study room and master bedroom are located. All the personal effects of the scholar are still present where they were when he was alive and this is a spectacle to behold. People can then be assured that they will get to have a view of the belongings which include a bed, tea table, and a mirror. All these effects are responsible for showing people the real situation behind the culture of the early 1900 years and also serve to increase the awareness of people as to how the world has been able to change since then.

The third floor was designed as the room for the son to the scholar. The room is also natively constructed and represented whereby the setting serves to make people aware of what the children’s rooms looked like and how they were presented. People can also have the luxury of visiting the memorial hall and also the monument at the Lun Xun Park that has been dedicated to Lun Xun. One can get to the place through taking the buses ranked 18, 21,139, 47, 70, 97 and 23 and since the place opens from 9.00am to 16.00pm, a person can have the liberty to get a better view and knowledge structure of the home. The telephone number for the residence is 021-53020661