Chaozhou Huiguan, Historic gathering hall in Suzhou, China.
Chaozhou Huiguan is a Qing-dynasty assembly hall at 278-1 Shangtang Street, outside Changmen in Suzhou's Gusu District, beside the Shangtang River at the mouth of Yici Lane. Merchants from the counties of Chaozhou Prefecture in Guangdong pooled funds to build it during the Kangxi reign. It stands on the grounds of Suzhou No. 5 Middle School and has been a Suzhou protected cultural relic since October 1982.
Chaozhou Huiguan was built during the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty by merchants from the counties under Chaozhou Prefecture in Guangdong, who pooled funds for its construction. In October 1982 it was listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Suzhou. It stands at 278-1 Shangtang Street, outside Changmen in Gusu District, at the mouth of Yici Lane beside the Shangtang River, on the grounds of Suzhou No. 5 Middle School.
The name huiguan denotes a guild hall built by merchants from Chaozhou prefecture in Guangdong, who pooled funds for it during the Kangxi reign of the Qing. It stands at 278-1 Shangtang Street by the Yici Lane entrance, beside the Shangtang River, and now lies within the grounds of Suzhou No. 5 Middle School. It was listed as a Suzhou municipal cultural relic protection unit in October 1982.
The hall stands at 278-1 Shangtang Street, at the mouth of Yici Lane by the Shangtang River, on the grounds of Suzhou No. 5 Middle School. Approach from the Changlemen side of the old city wall; the building faces the water and is reached from the street rather than from inside the school. Ask locally about visiting arrangements, as the site is a municipal protection unit within school grounds.
The hall stands at 278-1 Shangtang Street, at the mouth of Yici Lane by the Shangtang River, and now sits within the grounds of Suzhou No. 5 Middle School. It was listed as a Suzhou municipal cultural relic protection unit in October 1982.
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