There is a Xue Bancheng in Wuxi, who bought half of the city of Wuxi

➡️Xue Fucheng, a famous modern Chinese thinker and diplomat, and a representative of the reformist faction, and his clan bought real estate in the southwest of Xicheng, which can be described as a famous family. People at the time called it Xue Bancheng. ➡️The current Xue Fucheng's former residence complex is huge, also known as 'Qinshi Di'. It is one of the largest modern bureaucratic mansions in Jiangsu Province. It is now a national key cultural relics protection unit. ➡️The layout of Xue Fucheng's former residence is reasonable, located in the old city of Wuxi, Jiangsu, on the west side of Health Road, starting from Xueqian Street in the south and reaching Qianxi Creek in the north. It was built from the 16th to the 20th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of more than 21,000 square meters and a building area of 5,600 square meters. The building is divided into three routes: middle, east, and west. The middle route from south to north includes the photo wall, entrance hall, main hall, room hall, turntable building and back garden; the east route includes the flower hall, stage, warehouse hall and granary, etc.; the west route includes the side hall, miscellaneous room and book collection building, etc.