Former Yangzi Hotel of Nanjing, Historical hotel in Nanjing, China

The Former Yangzi Hotel consists of one three-story building, two two-story buildings and bungalows, 82 rooms in all, at No. 2 Baoshan Street. The main building is brick and timber, built largely with Ming dynasty city-wall bricks from Pukou Dianjiangtai. Its roofs are flat-topped and pitched, with small dormer windows, and the style follows French Renaissance château architecture.

The British architect H. E. Braddock designed and built the hotel between 1912 and 1914. It operated as a hotel until 1950; after the deaths of Braddock and his wife, the Nanjing Municipal Housing Management Bureau took over the building in 1968, and it later housed the Xiaguan branch of the Nanjing Public Security Bureau. In April 1933 Song Qingling stayed here while leading a China Civil Rights Protection Alliance delegation seeking the release of four political prisoners, including Chen Geng and Luo Dengxian, and visiting the Comintern agent Niu Lan and his wife in Jiangsu No. 1 Prison.

The building's name comes from the Yangzi, and its fabric mixes a French Renaissance-style château plan with local materials: the brick-and-wood main block reuses Ming dynasty city-wall bricks taken from Pukou Dianjiangtai. In April 1933 Song Qingling stayed here while leading a China Civil Rights Protection Alliance delegation to Nanjing to seek the release of Chen Geng, Luo Dengxian and two other prisoners, and to visit the Comintern agent Niu Lan and his wife in Jiangsu No. 1 Prison.

The building is accessible today so visitors can explore the preserved rooms and learn about its past. It is helpful to move slowly through the different floors to notice all the details of the furnishings and architecture.

The main building reuses Ming Dynasty city-wall bricks taken from Pukou Dianjiangtai, a detail visible in the masonry. The roof combines flat-topped and sloping sections with small dormer windows against rain. The design follows French Renaissance château-style mansions.