一条小巷似的观前街。临街,一排荸荠色的楼房,老一辈革命家陈云题写的“茅盾故居”匾额悬挂在大门上方。这是一座保留有明清风味的两层两单元建筑,高高的马头墙,木的柱梁,木的门窗。茅盾的曾祖父分两次买进,东单元先买,谓之“老屋”;西单元后买,则以“新屋”相称。茅公于1896年诞生于老屋,1981年病逝于北京。茅公自幼聪慧好学,5岁即随母诵读《字课图说》、《正蒙必读》、《史鉴 An alley like Guanqian Street. Facing the street, a row of water chestnut color buildings, the older generation of revolutionary Chen Yun inscribed “Mao Dun’s Former Residence ” plaque hanging in the door above. This is a two-storey two-storey building with a Ming and Qing dynasty style, a tall horse head wall, wooden pillars and wooden doors and windows. Mao Dun’s great-grandfather bought two times in advance, the East unit first to buy, that “old house ”; after the West unit to buy, then to “new house ” commensurate. Mao Gong was born in 1896 in the old house, died in 1981 in Beijing. Mao Gong smart and studious since childhood, 5-year-old mother read the “class diagram that”, “Masahiro must read,” "History Kam