The Foreign Teachers' Building of Yueyang Church School in Hunan

The Foreign Teachers' Building of Yueyang Church School, also known as Building No. 1 or the Red Building, is the most beautiful structure in the entire Western-style architectural complex of the church school. This two-story brick-wood colonnade structure has a basically square layout, facing south. It measures approximately 13.5 meters in length and 12.8 meters in width, with a total floor area of 346 square meters. The building features distinctive artistic characteristics, employing an asymmetrical layout. The vertical scrolls on the column capitals of the southwest corner colonnade are typical of modern European and American architectural practices. The exterior beams use steel-reinforced concrete prefabricated components, while the interiors and corridors extensively feature intricate stucco high-relief skirting lines, showcasing certain European Baroque architectural style elements. It is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.