WANDER SHANGHAI

上海市徐汇区湖南路105号

Zhang Shuxun Residence and Former Symphony Site

张叔驯旧居与上交旧址

From a private garden to the city’s rehearsal room

105 Hunan Road connects coin collector Zhang Shuxun with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Shanghai historical research records Zhang’s purchase of the garden in 1931; the property subsequently changed hands. His collecting belongs to its earlier private history.

Follow its history through photographs
Garden-facing view of the house at 105 Hunan Road. Leyou Shanghai article, 2017; capture date unknown.

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Garden-facing view of the house at 105 Hunan Road. Leyou Shanghai article, 2017; capture date unknown.

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At a glance

Construction / use dates
Zhang residence established around 1931; orchestra moved in during 1957
Architect
Not established in the reviewed sources
Character
Modern-style garden residence, later altered
Original use
Garden residence
Use and access
The orchestra left in 2014; approach this address as an exterior visit
Address
上海市徐汇区湖南路105号Hunan Road

Architecture and use: sources[1] [2] [3]

The people behind the address

A life in brief

Zhang Shuxun, a son of Zhang Shiming from the Nanxun Zhang family, collected ancient Chinese coins. Shanghai historical research connects this garden with his property purchase in 1931.[1] [2] [3]

Contributions and influence

His name belongs to the history of modern Chinese coin collecting. The later orchestral use is a separate chapter: distinguishing them explains how one address acquired successive cultural roles.[1] [2] [3]

The beginning

Why was it built here?

105 Hunan Road connects coin collector Zhang Shuxun with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Shanghai historical research records Zhang’s purchase of the garden in 1931; the property subsequently changed hands. His collecting belongs to its earlier private history.[1] [2] [3]

The orchestra entered the compound in 1957 through 1708 Middle Huaihai Road. In 1982 its entrance changed to 105 Hunan Road; in 2014 it moved to Middle Fuxing Road. Distinguishing a new entrance from a relocation clarifies its Hunan Road years.[1] [2] [3]

Look up, then look closer

Details worth a closer look

Read from the street

The exterior photograph shows a rounded corner volume, horizontal balcony and openings toward the garden. Roofs and service additions changed over time; the present details do not all represent the 1931 state.[1] [2] [3]

A closer detail

The performance photograph records the final chamber concert at 105 Hunan Road. It shows a later musical use, not Zhang Shuxun’s original drawing room or the house at completion.[1] [2] [3]

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.

  1. 1931

    Zhang Shuxun purchases the garden

    Historical research dates the garden purchase to 1931; purchase and completion are distinct events.[1] [2] [3]

  2. 1957 / 1982

    Orchestra arrives; entrance later changes

    The orchestra moved into the compound in 1957 and switched from the southern Huaihai entrance to the northern Hunan entrance in 1982.[1] [2] [3]

  3. 2014

    Final Hunan Road chamber concert and relocation

    The archival image preserves the last chamber concert here; the orchestra moved to Middle Fuxing Road that year.[1] [2] [3]

    The source identifies the final chamber concert at 105 Hunan Road, before the orchestra’s 2014 move. Published in 2023.

    2014, event year; precise capture date unknown

    The source identifies the final chamber concert at 105 Hunan Road, before the orchestra’s 2014 move. Published in 2023.

    Photographer not individually credited; see source · Image source · Rights retained by original creators and source

Today and visiting

Discover the building from the street

The orchestra left in 2014; approach this address as an exterior visit[1] [2] [3]

Address
上海市徐汇区湖南路105号
Approach
Entrances, events and access can change; follow current notices. Historic significance does not make residential stairs, gardens or living spaces public.
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Sources checked: 2026-10-26 · Entrances, events and access can change; follow current notices. Historic significance does not make residential stairs, gardens or living spaces public.

Shanghai and the world

Place the address in the city

The move from this address to the Middle Fuxing Road hall traces the orchestra across the city. A former garden residence and a purpose-built hall represent different conditions for rehearsal, performance and listening.[1] [2] [3]

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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.

  1. Building and local-history source ↗

    Used to check dates, uses and architectural descriptions; photo dates are separately identified.

  2. Further research and biography ↗

    Used to check dates, uses and architectural descriptions; photo dates are separately identified.

  3. Further research and biography ↗

    Used to check dates, uses and architectural descriptions; photo dates are separately identified.

  4. Street and photograph source ↗

    Used to check dates, uses and architectural descriptions; photo dates are separately identified.

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 without a documented capture date are marked undated; publication is not photography. No invented before-and-after view substitutes for a verified historic photograph.