Soong Ching-ling Memorial Residence, Memorial residence in Xuhui District, China.

The Soong Ching-ling Memorial Residence is a white three-story building on Middle Huaihai Road in the Xuhui District of Shanghai. The property is surrounded by camphor trees, and the interior preserves the original furnishings and personal belongings of its former occupant.

The house was built in the early 1920s as a private villa for the Greek shipowner Ball, later owned by banker Zhu Boquan, and taken over by the Nationalist government in 1945. In 1948 it was allocated to Soong Ching-ling by order of Chiang Kai-shek, and she moved in from 45 Jingjiang Road in spring 1949, before the PRC's founding. She lived there until 1963, after which she stayed only occasionally; the residence opened as a memorial in October 1981.

The residence was the private home of Soong Ching-ling, widow of Sun Yat-sen, for over a decade. Visitors today can see her books, personal objects, and furniture arranged much as they were during her time there.

The site sits on one of Shanghai's main thoroughfares and is easy to reach on foot from the surrounding area. It is worth checking opening hours in advance, as they can vary depending on the season.

Soong Ching-ling's last stay in Shanghai was from December 31, 1978, to the end of February 1979. The house holds over 15,000 of her belongings, including Sun Yat-sen's seals, which she preserved through many difficulties. In the bedroom, a clock that belonged to Sun Yat-sen stopped at 20:18, the time of her death.