Zeng Guofan's Former Residence, Loudi

The Former Residence of Zeng Guofan or Zeng Guofan's Former Residence was built in 1865. It is located in Heye Town, Shuangfeng County, Hunan, China. It includes the Banyue Pool, gatehouse, main buildings, Qiuque Pavilion, Guipu Pavilion, Yifang Hall, and Siyun Hall, of which Siyun Hall was built by Zeng Guofan himself in 1857. Covering an area of more than 40,000 square metres with construction area of 10,000 square metres, Fuhou Mansion, the most completely preserved rural marquis mansion in China, symmetrically distributes the buildings along a central axis with a scattered layout and open view that is large in scale and solemn in appearance. ()