Former Residence of Li Shutong

梅姐穷游中国行第39天，下午天津望海楼教堂，李叔同故居望海楼教堂于清同治八年（1869年）底建成，具有欧洲哥特式建筑风格，是天主教传入天津后建造的第一座教堂。教堂曾在反洋教斗争和义和团运动中两次被焚毁，现在的教堂是清光绪三十年（1904年）重建的。长亭外，古道边，芳草碧连天。晚风拂柳笛声残，夕阳山外山。天之涯，地之角，知交半零落。一壶浊酒尽余欢，今宵别梦寒。 ——李叔同·送别周恩来曾经对曹禺说：你们将来如要编写《中国话剧史》，不要忘记天津的李叔同，即出家后的弘一法师，他是传播西洋绘画、音乐、戏剧到中国来的先驱。可能是因为刚涮了油漆不久，纪念馆屋内的味道很难闻，想去的朋友建议过一段时间再去

＂李叔同（故居）纪念馆＂位于天津市河北区粮店街62号，是2008年在李叔同原故居的基础上按原貌恢复重建。馆内分为园林和故居两部分，故居内复原了李叔同生活起居场景，包括桐达钱庄、佛堂、中书房、意园等。园林由太湖石假山、人工湖、纪念亭等组成，并建造了李叔同书法碑林。纪念馆于2011年开馆。李叔同（1880～1942年）原名文涛，别号息霜，法名演音，号弘一，是中国近代上著名的艺术家、教育家、思想家。1918年李叔同目睹国家内忧外患，国事日非，无力回天，心恢意冷，皈依佛门，在杭州出家，从此精修佛教律宗，成为一代高僧，法号弘一，世称弘一大师。

李叔同故居原位于河北区粮店街60号，有房60余间，占地1400平方米，是一座清朝年间建造的大宅院，院内建有游廊和小花园。

Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass and blue sky. The evening wind is still sounding, and the sunset is outside the mountain. The end of the sky, the corner of the earth, know half-scattered. A pot of turbid wine has a lot of fun, don't dream of cold tonight. This "Goodbye" can be said to be household-known and well-known in China. The song's author is Li Shutong. Li Shutong (October 23, 1880 - October 13, 1942) is a famous musician, art educator, calligrapher, drama activist, is one of the pioneers of Chinese drama. He served as a teacher and editor, and then shaved as a monk, the famous actor of the law, the number one, the evening number and the old man, and was revered as the number one mage. On October 23, 1880, Li Shutong was born in Tianjin and spent his teenage years in Tianjin. Li Shutong's former residence was originally located at 60 Liangdian Street, Hebei District. It is a large house built during the Qing Dynasty and consists of four courtyards. It is named "Yiyuan". It was built when Li Shutong returned to his hometown from Japan in 1910 to show his willingness to show a grand plan. Surrounded by garden corridors in the courtyard, carved beams and columns are interspersed, the interior furnishings are exquisite, and the environment is elegant and pleasant. It is a wonderful building in the former residence of Jinmen Celebrities. Later, due to the complicated residents and disrepair, No. 60 Back Street of the Grain Store gradually lost its original appearance. The restoration project of Li Shutong's former residence officially began on December 31, 2007. The memorial hall of Li Shutong's former residence, which is located at the intersection of Haihe East Road and Binhai Road in Hebei District, Tianjin, has become a "new study" for cultural exchanges and exhibitions. The restoration of the former residence is designed according to the principle of "the front door faces east, the back door faces the Haihe River, and the former residence sits north and south". It covers an area of more than 4,000 square meters, and consists of two parts of the former residence and the attached garden, maintaining the architectural scale and architectural style of the former residence. The building materials of Li Shutong's former residence were preserved for the memorial project; memorial pavilions and statues were built in the garden. It was officially opened to the public on December 30, 2011. The memorial hall, by restoring some scenes, displaying some photos, letters, calligraphy, mud-plastic works, and so on to let people know about Li Shutong's life.

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