Tianjin Zhang Xueliang's Former Residence Admission Ticket

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The Former Residence of Zhang Xueliang is a typical "French Neoclassical" architectural style, while incorporating traditional Chinese elements, forming a unique "combination of Chinese and Western" feature. The entire building covers an area of approximately 1,400 square meters, with three floors, plus a basement and attic. From the exterior to the internal details, it shows the exquisite Western-style architecture and the cultural heritage of the Republic of China. Looking from Chifeng Road, the appearance of Zhang Xueliang's Former Residence is highly recognizable: the red clear brick wall is matched with white stone decoration, the roof is a red sloping roof, covered with French-style ceramic tiles, and the chimney shape is exquisite and the lines are smooth. The front of the building adopts a symmetrical layout, with a wide porch in the center, with two Roman columns standing on both sides of the porch, and delicate patterns are carved on the columns, which are both solemn and flexible. It is worth mentioning that the red bricks on the exterior walls of the building are not ordinary bricks, but "machine-made red bricks" imported from the UK at that time. This kind of brick is hard in texture and uniform in color. It still maintains a bright red color after a hundred years of wind and rain, and has become a landmark element of the appearance of the former residence. Today, the combination of red brick walls and white decorations is particularly eye-catching in the old blocks of Tianjin, and has become a popular background for tourists to take photos and check in. Today's Zhang Xueliang's Former Residence has long surpassed the single attribute of "historical building" and has become a comprehensive cultural tourism attraction integrating historical exhibitions, cultural experiences, and online celebrity check-in, injecting new vitality into Tianjin's tourism industry.