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Hu Xueyan
Guangyong was the style while Xueyan was his first name. Born at Jixi Anhui Province in year 1823, as a merchant he has his own unique way of doing business. The Huqingyutang, a state drug store he founded in Hangzhou was once at its peak with the capital reached as large as 300 millions liang silver and covered the areas over 10 thousands acres. At year 1875 when at the reign of emperor Guang Xu of Qing Dynasty, owing to great contributions he made to help Zuo Zhongtqang superintend the military affairs in Xianjiang, a great numbers of largess awarded by queen mother Nalayehe to him and he was promoted to a higher official position. Then the title prosperous merchant passed to him.
  
  
Hu Xueyan Former Residence
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