270 and 272 Wukang Road

Huang Xuhua’s former home

黄旭华旧居

Family life at the start of a scientific career

Huang Xuhua’s connection began in 1954. While working for the shipbuilding administration, he shared an allocated south-facing upstairs room at No. 272 with a colleague. He married Li Shiying here in April 1956, and the family gained an additional room between floor levels.

Follow its history through photographs

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Red brick, timber detailing and vines at No. 272 Wukang Road

Published 10 April 2026; photograph date unspecified

The red-brick house and garden entrance at No. 272, where Huang Xuhua lived and held his wedding.

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Built: Construction date unconfirmedThe official accounts checked do not state an original year
Architect: Architect undocumentedNo attribution borrowed from neighbouring houses
Style: Historic residential buildingPrecise style and original drawings remain unverified
Original use: HousingA room was allocated as a dormitory in 1954
Use today: Homes and district heritage siteA plaque in 2026 does not imply full public access
Address: 270 and 272 Wukang RoadHuang’s rooms were at No. 272

Architecture and use: sources[1] [2]

The people behind the address

A life in brief

Huang Xuhua (1926–2025) was a naval engineer and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. A 1949 Jiaotong University graduate, he became deputy chief designer and later chief designer of China’s first-generation nuclear-submarine programme. No. 272 preserves a chapter of his early family life.[3] [4] [5]

Contributions and influence

Working with a large team, he helped develop China’s first attack and ballistic-missile nuclear submarines, strengthening domestic design and testing capabilities. In 1988 he joined a maximum-depth trial at sea. His contribution lies in sustained design leadership and technical responsibility within a collective engineering effort.[3] [4] [5]

The beginning

Why was it built here?

Huang moved to work in Beijing in 1958, but this remained the family home until April 1962. Heritage research combined his biography with family recollections, and a plaque was unveiled on 9 April 2026. The report also records current residents: commemoration and everyday housing still share the building.[1] [2]

Look up, then look closer

Three details worth a closer look

The south-facing room

The official account locates the first dormitory upstairs to the south; the whole building was not an exclusive family mansion.[1] [2]

Shutters and fireplace

Family members recognised surviving shutters and a fireplace at the unveiling. This documents an interior memory, not a public display.[1] [2]

Memories of wooden floors

His daughter recalled running on smooth floorboards, connecting a scientist’s public career with childhood and ordinary materials.[1] [2]

One building, changing roles

History unfolds between the photographs

Captions distinguish photographic dates from publication dates; periods without reliable images are covered in the text.

1954
A shared dormitory
Huang and a colleague received a room at No. 272.[1] [2]
1956–1962
Marriage and family
Married here in 1956; after his 1958 move to Beijing, the family home continued until April 1962.[1] [2]

29 April 1956
Huang Xuhua and Li Shiying at their wedding. The inscription identifies 29 April 1956 and No. 272 Wukang Road, Shanghai; the original page and scan marks are retained.
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April–May 2026
Plaque and repair approval
Plaque unveiled on 9 April; repair-project approval published in May. Approval does not establish completed works.[1] [2]

Today and visiting

Discover the building from the street

Identify Nos. 270 and 272 and the memorial signage from the public pavement. People still live here; regular interior visiting arrangements have not been confirmed.[1] [2]

What to notice: The south-facing room · Shutters and fireplace · Memories of wooden floors
Access: View from public pavements. Do not enter residential stairs, private gardens or school grounds, or photograph through residents’ windows.

Find the address on a map ↗

Sources checked: 2026-10-22 · Follow signs and local access rules. Documentary research does not grant entry.

Shanghai and the world

Connections along the street

This address links the early career of a shipbuilding engineer with family life. Its identification in 2026 shows how new evidence continues to enrich the street’s history.[1] [2]

Text and image sources

This account is based on the sources below. Unverified details are identified as such. Where photographs are included, sources and licences are listed beneath each image.

Xuhui government · Huang Xuhua residence plaque ↗
13 April 2026 report of the 9 April unveiling; family recollections establish the 1954–1962 residential history.
Xuhui heritage bureau · Approval No. 10 (2026) ↗
Repair-project approval published 9 May 2026 verifies sites and addresses; it is not a completion certificate.
Chinese Academy of Engineering · Huang Xuhua ↗
The people behind the address
Chinese Academy of Engineering · Huang Xuhua and the deep-diving trial ↗
The people behind the address
Chinese Academy of Engineering · 2025 obituary ↗
The people behind the address

Image handling and dating

Images come from the archives or image source pages listed beneath each photograph. We resize and compress them to WebP, preserving their original proportions without colourisation or added detail. Grain, blur and scanning marks in historical photographs are retained.

Images retain their original framing and proportions. Publication dates are not capture dates; unknown photograph dates are not inferred. Details, group views and architectural drawings are identified in the captions.

At a glance