Former Residence of Zeng Guofan

Situated in Heye Town, Shuanfeng County, Loudi, the Former Residence of Zeng Guofan is rich in tourism resources, and the representative buildings include Fuhou Hall, Baiyu (White Jade) Hall and Gold Hall. Fuhou Hall was the former house of Zeng Guofan, the chief of the Hunan army at the end of the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912), and now it is a key historic monument under provincial protection. It is a national 4A-level scenic area.

Fuhou Hall is China's best preserved country palace. The library in the hall is not only the largest in China in the late Qing Dynasty, but also the largest private library in China, which houses as much as 300,000 volumes of books.

Chinese source: Hunan Daily