Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Chinese books, the Chinese Cultural Celebrities Manuscript Library and a genealogy section.
Of particular note is a rare 8,000-volume Ming Dynasty edition of the
Taoist Scriptures
.
Exit the library and turn right on Huaihai Road. Next door, at 1517, is the Japanese Con-
sul's residence, built for the northern warlord Duan Qi Rui around 1920. The US Consulate-
General is at 1469 Huaihai Road, a neoclassical mansion built in the early part of the 20th
century for prominent Chinese entrepreneur and Qing government minister Shang Shu.
Across Wulumuqi Road is the French Consul General's residence, 1431 Huaihai, built in
1921 for the French Basset family. It's closed to the public, but you can spot the lovely sun-
flower tiles just below the eaves over the high walls.
