The Baoqing Villa was built in 1907 by Xing Gengxing, a wealthy businessman from Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang Province. The main building is a three-story Western Baroque-style villa. The exterior wall is mainly in red and blackish-blue brick parquet. It has the characteristics of Western architecture and also traces of traditional Chinese architecture, as if showing people the transitional characteristics of the fusion of Eastern and Western architecture by the West Lake. In 1929, it was borrowed by the West Lake Exposition as an industrial exhibition hall. Later, the ‘Geling Hotel’ was established here. Now it is the Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Painting Academy Art Museum, where art exchange and exhibition activities are held. Opening hours: 09:00 – 21:00 from January 1st to December 31st.
Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Painting Academy Art Museum
The Baoqing Villa was built in 1907 by Xing Gengxing, a wealthy businessman from Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhe[...]
