Li Peijing's former residence is located on the east side of 107 National Road, Li Jiawan, a mountain in Tanjiashan Town, Xiangtan County. Li Peijing (1826- 1882) is the son of Li Jiyun, a writer in the Qing Dynasty. Xianfeng ten years (1860), Ren Xiucai, editor of Hanlin Academy and editor-in-chief of National History Museum. During the reign of Tongzhi and Guangxu (1862- 1908), he successively served as a political scholar in Guizhou, a political envoy in Guizhou, a governor in Guizhou, a provincial judge in Sichuan, a governor in grain transportation and a governor in Jiangsu. Li Peijing's former residence is also the former residence of his third son, calligrapher Li (1867- 1929) and contemporary calligrapher Li Zetai (1898- 1978).
The former residence is a folk house in central Hunan with an elegant environment. It was built in the 16th year of Guangxu (1890). The newly-built house, with a building area of more than 4,000 square meters, is made of brick and wood, facing south, with three entrances and mountain houses on both sides. There are stone drum piers with a diameter of about 80 cm on both sides of the wooden door. There are more than 200 rooms in the house, with the main patio 1 1 and 5 attached patios. There is a lawn in front of the house, covering an area of about 600 square meters. There are two osmanthus trees planted in the lawn, about 4.5 meters high and more than 2 meters in circumference. Every year in August of the lunar calendar, the aroma overflows the whole hospital. There is a pond in front of the ping, with a water surface of 5 mu. The third entrance and the back row are gardens. There is a pavilion in the garden, where the Li family rest. There is a wall around the house, which is made of lime soil, more than 3 meters high and about 0.6 meters thick. Tiles are stuck on the wall, dripping step by step. The trough door is facing the tea garden village, with nine ladders and five lights. There is a wall outside the trough door, about 60 meters long and 3 meters high. The north, east and west directions of the wall are all scenic forests, and the green is dripping. 194 1 year, Japanese imperialism launched a war of aggression against China, and the former residence was bombed by Japanese planes, destroying seven or eight houses. 1943 resumed. 1949 after liberation, it was distributed to the masses to live in, and then it was demolished one after another. Now the original appearance of the former residence no longer exists, only a part of the wall remains.
There is a bookstore in Li Peijing's former residence called "Begging for my poor diet". Li Peijing wrote a book by herself, saying, "Based on the world, I dare not follow the customs; It is difficult to learn from the ancients. "Li also has a bookstore in his former residence called Qulou. Later, he and local literati initiated the establishment of Xia Feng Poetry Society here, and enjoyed singing poems every day. Li and Qi Baishi are like brothers. Qi Baishi sometimes stays here for several months to communicate with Li in printing, calligraphy and painting, poetry and so on. There are Butterfly Mountain and Shantang behind the house. There is a cemetery of master Li and his wife on Butterfly Mountain, which is made of granite and engraved with white marble tombstones. According to the memories of the masses, the words "Mrs. Qing Huang Fengtai" were engraved. The mountain pond produces the cornerstone, which Qi Baishi once picked up. When Li Furen died, Qi Baishi also came from his hometown Baishipu, more than 20 miles away, to paint Li Furen.
Governor Li Peijing Qing. Xiangtan county people in Qing dynasty. Simply put, open week. Date of birth is unknown. Ten years of Xianfeng (1860), Jinshi, Jishi Shu, imperial academy, selected works. Tongzhi for three years (1864), became a political scholar in Guizhou. At that time, the Miao uprising in Guizhou was very strong. Due to the disagreement between the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Lao Chongguang, and Zhang, the Miao uprising was not effectively suppressed. Li Peijing wrote a letter explaining the situation and thought that the Miao uprising was due to lack of education. He set foot in the Miao area and went to the counties to catch the exam. Despite the danger, Li Peijing was not suspended.