Zhou family house
Where the writer was born.
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The neighbourhood where Lu Xun was born and grew up, the pen name of Zhou Shuren (1881–1936), one of the foremost writers of twentieth-century Chinese literature and author of «A Madman's Diary» and «The True Story of Ah Q»; he was born here on 25 September 1881 in his family's house. The quarter holds the old and new houses of the Zhou family with their courtyards and timber halls, the «Hundred Plant Garden» where he played as a boy and the «Three Flavour Study» where he went to school, both made famous by his essay «From the Hundred Plant Garden to the Three Flavour Study», and his wooden desk still sits in the schoolroom. The Lu Xun Memorial Hall opened here in 1953; the whole quarter was then restored and reopened in 2008, was given China's highest tourist-site rating in 2012 and welcomes about two million visitors a year, its lanes and canals plied by black-awning boats. Entry is free with a ticket collected on showing a passport, with a daily limit of two thousand visitors; it opens from 8:30 to 17:00 by day and from 17:00 to 21:00 in the evening, Tuesday to Sunday, per visitor guides. Shen Garden is a few steps away.
Where the writer was born.
And his wooden desk.
His childhood playground.
241 Lu Xun Middle Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing
Shen GardenA garden in the style of the lands south of the Yangtze, tied to the most famous5 minutes walk
Qiu Jin's Former ResidenceThe home of Qiu Jin (1875–1907), the poet and pioneer of women's rights in China11 minutes walk
Bazi BridgeA Song-dynasty stone bridge counted among the oldest surviving bridges in China,12 minutes walk
Cangqiao Straight StreetAn old street running a kilometre and a half from north to south through the hea13 minutes walkYes, entry is free with a ticket collected on showing a passport, with a daily cap on visitors, and it opens from 8:30 to 17:00, per visitor guides.
Many Shaoxing dishes are cooked with the local rice wine and pork is common, so always ask about ingredients; Lanzhou-style noodle shops run by Hui Muslims and displaying the halal sign are found across the city.