The emperor's envoy mansion---Xue Fucheng's former residence was first built in 1890.It was completed in 1894.Xue Fucheng was a famous thinker, diplomat and representative of bourgeoisie reformation and modernization born in Wuxi. He was once an ambassador abroad to England, France, Italy and Belgium. He advocated that China should learn from western developed capitalist countries. On the central axis of the former residence, there are six sections, consisting of entrance hall, sedan hall, main hall, room hall, roundabout building, etc., there are also library, east garden, rear garden and west garden. It covers an area of 21,000 m2. Now12, 000 m2 was restored and over 6000 m2 of floor area was restored .The whole architectural complex is magnificent in momentum and grand in scale. It reflects the times feature at the end of Qing Dynasty when the west world began to influence the east. The architectural style of combining Chinese and western features filled in the gaps of Chinese architectural history. Since 2000, Wuxi municipal government has put great funds in repairing and restoring the former residence. On January1, 2003, the main architectural complex, east garden and rear garden are open to the public .In 2001; the architectural complex of Xue Fucheng's former residence was designated as national key protection unit of historical relics in the fifth batch issued by State Council