Lu Xun is considered to be the father of China's modern literature. His most famous works include "A Madman's Diary", "The True Story of Ah Q", "Call to Arms", "Wandering," "Wild Grass," and "Dawn Flowers Plucked at Dusk."
The inconspicuous entrance of Lane 132 Shanyin Road leads into the small, traditional Chinese compound where the famous writer Lu Xun (1881-1936) spent the last three and a half years of his life.
Over the years the three-floor apartment was well tended to and so it's still well preserved. When you walk around the flat it is just like travelling back in time to the 1930's. The original furniture and things which the writer once used are displayed. Besides the furniture the most eye-catching items are the old books, a hand written script as well as some medicine and medical equipment - at the end of his life Lu Xun was fatally ill. Some say you still can breathe the atmosphere of that time when you enter this place. In 1959 the residence was announced as an important cultural relic under municipal protection by the people's committee of Shanghai. |
