China Cultural Relics Academy and the Architectural Society of China recently jointly announced the “second batch of 20th-Century Chinese Architectural Heritage List” which includes some buildings in Shanghai - the General Post Office Building, Shanghai, the Foursagade, Former Residence of Sun Yat-Sen, Moller Villa, Residence of Sheng Xuanhuai and the Paramount.

The General Post Office Building, Shanghai

The General Post Office Building (now the Shanghai Post Museum), designed by Stewardson & Spence and built iconic in 1924, has been in use so far, located at 276 North Suzhou Road now. There are art statues on the baroque clock tower there.

The Former Residence of Sun Yat-Sen in Shanghai [Photo/Shanghai Tourism]

The Former Residence of Sun Yat-Sen is a small European country-style house the overseas Chinese living in Canada bought for the Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen. He lived in this house from 1918 with his wife Soong Ching-ling. After his death, Sun's wife continued to live here until 1937. The vast majority of the indoor display products are original.

The Moller Villa

The Moller Villa was built at 30 South Shanxi Road in 1936 with particular interior decorations. It is said the villa was designed in accordance with an Andersen's Fairytales-style castle in the dream of the owner's daughter.