[2025 Tianjin Attraction] Travel Guide for Commander Zhang's Mansion (Updated Jul)

"Tianjin Zhang Xueliang's Former Residence" is the official residence where the patriotic general Zhang Xueliang lived and worked in Tianjin. It is a municipal cultural relic protection unit, a 3A Attraction, and a "new landmark of Tianjin tourism" by the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism. It took two years of renovation from 2009 to recreate the scene of General Zhang Xueliang's work and life here. Zhang Xueliang's former residence includes: the former residence museum where General Zhang Xueliang lived in Tianjin for 7 years in the south area and the miniature real-life cultural and tourism block in Tianjin in the 1920s, which restores General Zhang Xueliang's life in the north area, showing a panoramic view of "Tianjin through a century of history". The real-life cultural and tourism block with an area of nearly 10,000 square meters, which cost tens of millions of yuan to build, has more than a thousand real historical exhibits from a hundred years ago, creating a place for telling stories about Tianjin and a cultural and tourism landmark in Tianjin. It is a must-visit place to learn about the stories of historical celebrities in Tianjin. The former residence was built in 1921. It is a French Baroque-style building with a beautiful shape. There are roof balconies on the second and third floors of the front. The interior is spacious and exquisite, and still preserves the Philippine hardwood stairs, floors, doors and windows and other architectural structures from a hundred years ago. The museum includes General Zhang Xueliang's reception banquet hall, office study, military and political meeting hall, Zhao Yidi's bedroom, and the fourth lady's reception room. The panoramic view restores the original appearance of General Zhang Xueliang and Ms. Zhao Yidi's life here. Here tourists can also learn about the stories and secrets of General Zhang Xueliang's interactions with historical celebrities such as Mr. Sun Yat-sen, Mr. Zhang Boling, Mr. Zhang Daqian, and Mr. Mei Lanfang. It is a popular place for cultural and historical tourism in Tianjin. See Tianjin in the 100-year history of China. The immersive cultural tourism district of "Jingu Old Stories" has a panoramic miniature restoration of the historical features of Tianjin in the 1920s. 27 scenes of scholars, farmers, merchants and businessmen that actually existed a hundred years ago are an ideal place to understand the historical and cultural changes in Tianjin. Here, tourists can see the restored scenes that have created many influences in the country in history, and discover more than a thousand real historical items from a hundred years ago in the scenes at "zero distance". Explore the establishment of China's modern patrol system and institutions, understand the beginning of the operation of modern Chinese theaters, and feel the grandeur of the newly emerging dance halls... "Jingu Old Stories" allows you to experience the changes in China's urban culture over the past century. In the Jingu Old Stories Drama Tour Street in the North District, Tianjin-style crosstalk, clapper talk, ancient magic tricks, juggling, and songs and dances from the Republic of China are performed every day, taking you back to the golden age of the "cradle of northern folk art". You can see the prosperous scene of Tianjin city at that time. Visit the miniature century-old Tianjin city and enjoy Tianjin's characteristic performances. In order to enhance the tourist experience, the former residence of Zhang Xueliang in Tianjin has set up a "24-hour free Guide service", which is offered in a rolling cycle every day. Experienced Guide use historical facts as the context to vividly connect the life of the young marshal, architectural art and the modern situation of Tianjin, helping you to deeply appreciate the historical echoes between every brick and tile.