Song Ching Ling Memorial Residence In Shanghai
Soong Ching Ling Memorial Residence in Shanghai (Chinese: 上海宋庆龄故居), located on 1843 Huaihai Middle Road, is the residence of Soong Ching-ling in Shanghai after 1949.
It covers a land area of 4,333 sq. meters, and comprises a white three-story building and front and back yards.
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