Ba Gong Fang Zi

Bagong House, located at the intersection of Poyang Street and Dongting Street in Jiang'an District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, is a historic Russian-style apartment complex built in 1910. It stands as a significant cultural and architectural landmark, reflecting the fusion of Eastern and Western influences during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican era. Historical Background Owners: The building was commissioned by the Banov brothers, Russian tea merchants and relatives of Tsar Nicholas I. Known as "Big Bagong" (J.K. Banov) and "Little Bagong" (Zino Banov), they were prominent figures in Hankou's tea trade and operated the influential Fuchang Brick Tea Factory. Construction: Designed by the British architectural firm Jingming Yanghang and constructed by local builders, the project began in 1901 and took nearly a decade to complete. The Banov brothers invested 150,000 taels of silver to create this triangular-shaped marvel, which became a symbol of the Russian Concession.

Lihuangpi Road Museum

Core area of the former Russian Concession (1900), with 17 preserved buildings known as "Hankou's Open-air Architecture Museum" No.5 Luojia Street: Curved balconies & stained glass, once a Russian tea merchant's mansion Former Gaoshi Hospital: Wuhan's first Western hospital with green dome & wrought-iron details Red brick walls with Siberian pine beams Orthodox crosses & Chinese bat motifs on doorways Liu Futang's Residence: The "Tea King" traded Hankou tea for Russian steel here Bullet Marks: On No.12 Luojia Street walls from 1938 Battle of Wuhan Suggested Duration: 2-3 hrs (golden hour for lighting) Every brick here whispers a century of dialogue between Yangtze & Volga