Former Residence of Ye Shengtao（叶圣陶故居）

Upon entering into Ye Shengtao's former residence, a traditional Chinese siheyuan (quadrangle) with three layers of gates, blue bricks, black tiles, stone carving gate and a screen wall will come into sight. Three main houses positioned to the north and facing the south are connected by beautifully decorated path ways. Four trees are planted in the courtyard: two Chinese flowering crabapple trees, a white lilac and a black jujube tree. Ye Shengtao had lived in many places, but this one owns the longest time of his life. At this residence, Ye Shengtao often proofread textbooks till night with his wife Hu Molin and made remarkable results such as the draft of "Biaodian Fuhao Yongfa"(Use of Punctuation Marks)in 1951 and teaching material for Chinese Language and Literature. He also worked as the language consultant of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1954).