Former Residence of Zhao Yongxian, Ming Dynasty historical residence in Changshu, China

The Former Residence of Zhao Yongxian is a Ming dynasty house on Nanzhao Lane in Changshu. Of its original three parallel ranges, only the central one survives, comprising the gatehouse, front hall, rear hall and, east of the front courtyard, the library hall Maiwang Guan. Wood carvings and Su-style painted decoration remain in the buildings.

Zhao Yongxian (1535–1596) rose to Left Vice Minister of Personnel and, with his son Zhao Qimei, formed a family of noted book collectors. Of the residence's original three parallel ranges, only the central one survives, comprising the gatehouse, front hall, rear hall and the Maiwang Hall library east of the front courtyard. The name Maiwang comes from a creature in the Tang text Youyang Zazu, formed when a silverfish eats the characters of immortals three times.

The name Maiwang comes from a passage in the Tang text Youyang Zazu: a bookworm that eats the characters of immortals three times transforms into a creature called maiwang. Zhao Qimei compiled the Maiwang Hall Book Catalogue, and after his death the library was said to have passed to Qian Qianyi's Jiangyun Tower.

The residence stands on Nanzhao Lane in Changshu, not in a Gucheng District. The surviving central range is entered through the gatehouse, with the front hall, rear hall and Maiwang Hall arranged around the front courtyard; the side ranges no longer exist. The building now houses the Yushan School Guqin Art Museum.

The name Maiwang comes from a Tang dynasty text, Youyang Zazu: a silverfish that eats the characters of immortal scriptures three times transforms into a creature called maiwang. Zhao Qimei compiled the Maiwang Hall Book Catalogue, and after his death the library is said to have passed to Qian Qianyi's Jiangyun Tower.