Ye Shengtao’s Residence

Located at 71 Dongsi Batiao in Dongcheng District, this house has three courtyards and a workplace now occupies this home.

Ye Shengtao was originally called Ye Shaojun. From Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, he was a famous educationist, writer and editor. His works include the long novel Schoolmaster Ni Huanzhi, the short story Estrangement and the fairy tale. The Scarecrow.

After the People’s Republic of China was founded, the was appointed vice president of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and director of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History.