Located on the South Street of the ancient town——Sanhe, the Former Residence of Yang Zhenning——the first Chinese winner of Nobel Prize, is professor's only best-preserved former residence in China.

In 1937, Yang Zhenning moved here with his mother to avoid the war turmoil. The overall structure of the building follows the architectural style of the late Qing Dynasty, dividing into three rows. The first two rows serve as exhibiting halls of Professor Yang's pictures, which demonstrate his life experience and major academic achievements. The third row is the best-preserved original former residence.

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The Shrine Hall of Li Hongzhang is located on the southern side of the Heyu Road of Hefei city.

Built in the 28th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the shrine hall of Li Hongzhang is an architectural complex beside his tomb for placing his spirit tablet, where the Li's family offered sacrifices to Li Hongzhang. It was proclaimed to be a cultural relic unit under the protection of the municipal government in 1985, and after restoration, it was opened to the public in 2003.

Covering an area of more than 12,000 square meters, the complex consists of a hall, a storehouse and a tomb. The entire shrine hall, together with the gate of the tomb, stands in the south and faces the north. There is a stone archway composed of 4 columns, 3 rooms and 3 towers, bearing the four big engraved characters written by Emperor Guangxu, “Jun Heng Du Hu”, which means “assuming heavy responsibilities and enjoying both felicity and longevity”.

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The Former Residence of Li Hongzhang is located on the Huaihe Road (the mid-section) of Hefei.

The entire building looks magnificent with carved beams and rafters. It is the largest existing and best preserved former residence of a VIP in Hefei. It is a key cultural relic site under the protection of Anhui Provincial Government.

Li Hongzhang, who styled himself Shao Quan, was born in Hefei in 1823. His highest official title was governor-general of Zhili (now Hebei province) and Northern Minister concurrently. He held key posts for forty years, traveling far and wide across East Asia and West Europe. He was in charge of both the domestic affairs and foreign affairs of the Qing Dynasty. He founded the Huai Army and initiated the Westernization Movement. He was referred to as “the first man to advocate the open-door policy in China.”

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The Former Residence of Liu Mingchuan is located in Liulaowei (Liu's manor with a stockade), 2 kilometers to the north of Mountain Daqian. Liu Mingchuan was the first governor-inspector of the Taiwan province in the Qing Dynasty.

Built in 1868, it occupies an area of 6 hectares. Around the manor there used to be a deep moat and a wall of stone, 5 pillboxes and forts on the surrounding wall. Two drawbridges towered above the outer moat. Two gate towers were built on the wall. The golden water river flows around the manor. Inside the manor, many old trees tower to the skies. Liu's former residence is the largest manor among those owned by the Huai Army generals in the neighborhood.

Site of Feishui Battle is located at the Dongji River north of Feixi County.

During the Three Kingdoms Period, General Zhang Liao defeated Sun Quan near the Feishui River. Xie Xuan also defeated Fu Jian here during the East Jin Dynasty. The site was a famous battlefield in ancient times. And the Feishui Battle in the East Jin Dynasty is a noted example for weak troops defeating strong ones.