Former Residence of Peng Dehuai
彭德怀故居
Bronze statue of Peng Dehuai
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Former names	Sanhua Hall
General information
Type	Traditional folk houses
Location	Wushi Town, Xiangtan, Hunan
Country	China
Coordinates	27°51′N 112°54′E / 27.850°N 112.900°E / 27.850; 112.900
Opened	1983
Owner	Government of Xiangtan
Height
Architectural	Chinese architecture
Technical details
Floor area	350 m2 (3,800 sq ft)
Grounds	2,490 m2 (26,800 sq ft)

The Former Residence of Peng Dehuaior Peng Dehuai's Former Residence (simplified Chinese: 彭德怀故居; traditional Chinese: 彭德懷故居; pinyin: Péng Déhuaí Gùjū) was built in 1925. It is located in Wushi Village of Wushi Town, Xiangtan County, Hunan, China.^[1] It has an area of about 2,490 m² (26,800 sq ft) and a building area of about 350 m² (3,800 sq ft). It encompasses buildings such as the old houses, the Peng Dehuai Memorial Hall, the Statue of Deng Dehlia, the Ancestral Temple (易华祠), and the Graves of Martyrs.

History

In 1925, Peng Dehuai built a house and named it "Sanhua Hall" (三华堂).

In the early Republic of China, it was destroyed by local officials.

In 1958 and 1961, Deng Dehlia returned to live there.^[2]

In 1982, Deng Xiaoping wrote "Deng Dehlia's Former Residence" on the horizontal tablet.^[2]

In 1983, it was listed as a provincial culture and relics site. On August 1, it was opened to the public.

In 1998, the Peng Dehuai Memorial Hall was opened to the public.

On 25 June 2001, it was listed as one China's most important cultural sites by the State Council of China and a National Patriotic Education Base by the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China.

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