Museum
Zhang Garden
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Zhang Garden is a European-style building in Tianjin, originally built in the 1930s as a Japanese garrison. The site was once home to a mansion where Sun Yat-sen and the last emperor Puyi lived. Today, you can see the garrison building that replaced the original mansion.
Don't miss
- European-style garrison building from the 1930s
- Site of the former mansion where Sun Yat-sen and Puyi lived
- Original mansion was Western Neoclassical in style
- Once housed a restaurant, theater, and open-air cinema
Getting there
Know before you go
- The current building is a 1930s European-style garrison, not the original mansion.
- The original mansion was built in 1916 in the Japanese Concession of Tianjin.
A bit of history
The site originally held a three-story Western Neoclassical mansion built in 1916 by Qing official Zhang Biao. Sun Yat-sen stayed there in 1924, and Puyi lived there from 1925 to 1929. In the 1930s, the mansion was demolished and replaced with a Japanese garrison building. After World War II, it was used by the Chinese Kuomintang Army, and later as a theatre and library.
Common questions
Who lived at Zhang Garden?
Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China, stayed briefly in 1924. Puyi, the last Qing emperor, lived there from 1925 to 1929.
What happened to the original mansion?
It was demolished in the 1930s and replaced with a Japanese garrison building.
What was the site used for after the 1930s?
After World War II, it was a garrison for the Chinese Kuomintang Army, then a theatre and a library.
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