Former Residence of Xu Guangda
2023-07-20
Xu Guangda, born in 1908, is from Changsha. He is a proletarian revolutionist and strategist, the main founder of the armored force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. He was awarded the rank of general in 1955. Xu once served as deputy minister of Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China, and made outstanding contributions to building modern and regular armed forces. In 1955, Xu took the initiative to lower his general rank, and was praised by Chairman Mao Zedong as “the mirror of the communists’ self-revolution”.
Introduction to the Former Residence of Xu Guangda
The Former Residence of Xu Guangda was built in 1901 with a construction area of 540 square meters. It’s a civil structure with 20 rooms. In the former residence there is an exhibition of related photos, cultural relics and other materials to show Xu’s lifetime achievements.
Tips:
Address: Guangda Community, Huangxing Town, Changsha County, Changsha City
Tel: 0731-86880133
Must-go places: the exhibition hall of Xu Guangda’s lifetime achievements, the monument and Type 62 Tank 001
Specialties: fish, radish soup with taro, spicy salted duck, stinky tofu, spicy fish, Juewei duck necks, sweet ginger slices and kudzu root
Surrounding attractions: the Former Residence of Huang Xing, the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang, the Former Residence of Tian Han, Tianxin Pavilion, the Orange Isle, the Memorial Hall of Lei Feng, Mt. Yuelu Scenic Area, the Shiyan Lake and Yanghu Wetland Park
You can take the metro Line 2 to get off Guangda Station, then to Guangda Village, or take bus No.220 to the destination.
