Mao Dun’s Former Residence

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Near the entrance to the Dōngzhà scenic zone, Mao Dun’s Former Residence was the home of the revolutionary writer and author of Spring Silkworms and Midnight. His great-grandfather, a successful merchant, bought the house in 1885 and it’s a fairly typical example from the late Qing dynasty.

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