Introduction to Bai Gongguan: Bai Gongguan, No. 210 Duolun Road. It was built by the Li brothers, businessmen from Guangdong, in the 1920s. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it was used as the residence of Bai Chongxi, a general of the Guangxi clan, and was known as the "Bai Mansion". The building is in the French neoclassical style and is magnificent. The plane of the building is convex, the capitals of the giant columns are deformed Corinthian style, and there are recessed semicircular niches on both sides of the entrance porch, which are made of white marble. It is carved and the second floor terrace is surrounded by cast iron railings with exquisite patterns. After liberation, it was used by the Shanghai Painting Academy and the Shanghai Yue Theater, and is now the physical examination office of the Navy's 411 Hospital.

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