印度專員公署舊址 現為重慶南山植物園圖書館

■ 年代：始建于1940年

■ Age： Built in 1940

■ 坐標：南岸區(qū)南山植物園內

■ Address： Nanshan Botanical Garden， Nanan District

這是1940年印度駐華大使館出資修建的別墅，中西合璧的建筑風格，主樓為一樓一底，墻由青磚砌成。房屋正面及左側由圓柱形廊柱構成圍廊，可供人坐歇，開敞通透，散發(fā)出些許印度風情。圍廊四周分布著青木、桂花等植物，顯得格外幽靜。

抗戰(zhàn)時期，印度派駐重慶的外交官不稱作大使或公使，而是稱作專員，設立的外交機構稱為專員公署，享受外交使節(jié)待遇。1943年，印度專員公署署址由渝中區(qū)炮臺街遷設于南山。原印度國大黨領袖尼赫魯先生曾在此居住過。

2013年5月，這座建筑被列為重慶市第七批國家級文物保護單位。如今，已改作重慶南山植物園的圖書館，藏書以園林植物類為主，面向專業(yè)人士及科普對象單位開放，是查詢、交流專業(yè)知識和普及植物知識的重要場所。

圖片/重慶市文物保護志愿者服務總隊、南岸區(qū)龍門浩老街提供

編輯/楊艷

This is a villa funded by the Indian embassy in China in 1940. Built with a combination of Chinese and Western style， the main building has two stories with the walls made of grey bricks. The front and left sides of the house are cloisters supported by cylindrical colonnades， which offer open and spacious room for people to sit and rest and give off a little Indian flavor. Lush trees such as Osmanthus are planted around the cloister， giving an elegant look to the building.

During the War of Resistance against the Japanese Aggression， Indian diplomats accredited to Chongqing were not called ambassadors or envoys， but rather commissioners. The diplomatic institutions established were called commissioners' offices and enjoyed the treatment of diplomatic envoys. Former Indian National Congress leader Mr. Nehru once lived here.

In May 2013， this building was listed as the seventh batch of state-level cultural relics protection units in Chongqing. Today， it has been turned into the library of Chongqing Nanshan Botanical Garden. Its collection is mainly composed of garden plants and is open to professionals and related institutions. It is an important place to inquire， exchange professional knowledge and popularize knowledge of plants.

Picture/ Chongqing Cultural Relics Protection Volunteer Service Corps;

Longmenhao Street of Nanan District

Editor/Yang Yan