Tourism GuideSong Qingling Residence
The elegant garden villa where Soong Ching-ling lived, now a museum preserving her personal belongings.
Key Information
Resident
Soong Ching-ling, 1948-1981
Style
European garden villa
Closed
Mondays
Ticket Notes
about ¥20
About Song Qingling Residence
The Song Qingling Residence is the former home of Soong Ching-ling, wife of Sun Yat-sen and honorary chairwoman of the People's Republic. She lived here from 1948 until her death in 1981, and the rooms retain her furniture, books, and gifts from foreign dignitaries. The white villa and its plane-tree garden sit on a quiet lane off Huaihai Road. The garden is shaded by an ancient camphor tree she loved.
Things to Do
- Tour the preserved rooms with original furniture
- See gifts and artifacts from Soong Ching-ling's life
- Walk the garden and see the old camphor tree
- Learn about her role in modern Chinese history
- Combine with a stroll along nearby Wukang Road