Chenyinke Former Residence

The former residence of Chen Yinke is located on the 2nd floor, No. 309, Northeast District, Zhongshan University Campus, Xingang West Road, Guangzhou. This two-storey building was donated and built by Mrs. Ma Jinmo in memory of her husband in 1911, hence the name "Ma Jinmo House". It was originally the residence of Ge Peizhi, the principal of Lingnan University Affiliated Middle School. , Rong Geng, Shang Chengzuo and other well-known professors also lived here. Since the 1950s, Professor Chen Yinke has been living on the second floor of this building. Looking from a distance, the former residence of Chen Yinke sits from south to north, and follows the school road to the east side of Chen Yinke's former residence. There is a row of waist-high wooden guardrails, a wooden fence door is half open, and a white path stretches straight to the front of the former residence. . Next to the guardrail stands a dark brown granite stele, inscribed with "Professor Chen Yinke's Former Residence" and a brief introduction to his life. Along the straight white path, you can come to the front door of the former residence, and several small shutters are tightly closed. There are three steps in front of the main entrance. Go up the stairs. The arched door is three steps wide. The red wooden door is half-open to both sides. Through the glass of the inner door, you can see the stairs to the second floor on the right side. This is also the place where Chen Yinke gave lectures. Looking up from the back of the former residence, you can see that there are five large windows in a row on the second floor, and under the windows are blue through-flower porcelain carvings; corresponding to the first floor, there are four large windows on each side, and the middle one is the same width. door. The difference from the second floor is that the doors and windows on the first floor are vaulted, and there is an old-style street lamp directly above the door. With red walls, green tiles, and blue flowers, there is a faint ancient charm. Stepping on the same three steps as the main gate, you can reach the rusted iron gate. The three Milan trees in front of the iron gate danced with the wind, and the new street sign hung on the upper left side of the iron gate read: "Zhongda Northeast District 309".