Fenghuang-Former Residence of Shen Congwen

　　The Former Residence of Shen Congwen who was a famous litterateur and educator, is situated in the Fenghuang(Phoenix) Ancient City. The residence is a typical spacious ancient courtyard with special tectonic style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was constructed over 100 years ago by Shen Congwen's father when serving in the Qing imperial government. Shen Congwen was born in this house in 1902, and spent his childhood there until he was 15. With a modest size, the wooden houses are roofed with dark gray tiles. The courtyard is paved with dark gray stone slabs with a large water vat in the middle. There are totally eight rooms in which Shen Congwen's pictures, original hand written essays, and copies of his works are on display.