Former Residence of Jia Yi
贾谊故居
The former home of Jia Yi, the Western Han Grand Tutor of the Kingdom of Changsha, in the middle of Taiping Street. It explains Changsha's reputation as the home of Qu and Jia, and its courtyards are small and quiet.
Jia Yi was a political writer of the Western Han dynasty. He lived here when he was demoted to Grand Tutor of the Kingdom of Changsha. The residence has been destroyed and rebuilt repeatedly since the Han dynasty, making it one of the oldest celebrity residences in Changsha. It includes an ancestral hall, the Grand Tutor Hall, the Xunqiu Grass Hall, the “Changhuai Well,” and a stele gallery. The displays cover the “Qu-Jia culture,” linking Jia Yi and Qu Yuan. Admission is free. It is in the middle of Taiping Old Street, so it is easy to visit while you wander, and a half-hour stop is enough. It is about a 10-minute walk from Wuyi Square Station.
Opening hours
09:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Huangxing Road Pedestrian Street & Wuyi Square
- Changsha IFS
- Pozi Street, Huogongdian & Wenheyou
- Du Fu River Pavilion
- Changsha Bamboo Slips Museum
- Taiping Old Street
- Orange Isle
- Former Site of Hunan First Normal School