Former Residence of Hu Xueyan (in simplified Chinese 胡雪岩故居) was built in 1872. After hundreds of years, the residence was renewed by 29 million yuan of investment in Hangzhou and on January 20, 2001, it was formally opened.

Hu Xueyan’s former home is located in Hangzhou HeFong Street, Dajing Alley historical and cultural protected areas in eastern. It was built in Tongzhi eleven years (1872), having more than 5.8 thousand square meters building area. The furniture and the use of materials in this former residence could be regarded as the best and most beautiful one in late Qing Dynasty China.

Inside the residence, there is Chi House, parks, pavilions, etc. There is also the artwork of Dong Qichang, Zheng Banqiao, Tang Bohu, Wen Zhengming masters like calligraphy, stone works, there is one of two rare mahogany sights which worth a visit.

In Hangzhou, one young man went into the banks when the employer, after the governor of Zhejiang Wang has age support, and made it self-fukang banks.

At its peak, the Hu Xueyan in addition to banks operating outside, they sell food, real estate, pawn, but also import and export of arms, such as raw silk, and later founded a great hall.

The history of the residence could be traced back to Tongzhi eleven years (1872), Hu Xueyan spent total cost of 100,000 taels of silver at the current gold ingot the great residence, and it has thirteen Jhainei Floor, Shiba Park, pavilions, bridges, Ming Gallery dark alley, building ingenious idea, brick, wood carving, stone carving, carved ash-free goods are not refined. Shiba Park, and one of the existing rockery for domestic biggest artificial cave. Jhainei selection of a large number of red sandalwood, nanmu, Ginkgo, Araucaria, Chinese Zelkova, such as high-grade timber, the timber inspection, can be called the first house the late Qing Dynasty Chinese giant.

Hu Xueyan descendants in 1903 were adopted to give luxury Debt Shangshu University Co-Yu Shiwen, after the transfer of Chiang Kai-shek, after becoming dilapidated. However, after Hu’s former home has been a number of factory units and residents occupied its building has been severely damaged.