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Houzhao Building

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Recommended sightseeing time:1-2 hours
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Gongwangfu Mansion, No.17 West Haihai Street, Shichahai, Xicheng District, BeijingMap
Phone: 010-83288149
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20230523 Morning: 1. The "back cover building" is located in the "Wang Gongfu" in the scenic spot of 5A. The Prince Gong's Mansion is the largest and most complete existing Qing Dynasty Wangfu Building complex. It has been used as the mansion of Heyi, Prince Qing Yongxu and Prince Gong 䜣, witnessing the history of the Qing Dynasty from its heyday to its demise, so there is "a Prince Gong Mansion, half of the history of the Qing Dynasty". Wangfu is the filming location of film and television dramas such as "Huanzhuge", "Iron Tooth Copper Tooth Ji Xiaowen", "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", and consists of two parts: Fuxuan (3rd Road and 5th Entering the Hospital) and Garden "Cuijin Garden". Electronic interpreters can be rented at the door. ① Address: No. 17 Qianhai West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing. ② Transportation: The bus is direct, and the driving is very good. ③ peak season: no. ④ Time: 3 hours. 2. Prince Gong's Mansion was built in Qingqianlong for 42 years (1777). The original site was the old garden of the Ming Dynasty. After 3 years, the imperial court gave this place to Hexuan, and it took 4 years to build this house; Jiaqing four years (1799) and Yuan were given death copying, the house was given to Qing Wang Aixin Jueluo • Yongxu, a total of 5 generations; Daoguang thirty years (1850), Prince Gong Aixin Jueluo • 䜣 was given to this house by the royal family, moved in 2 years later, and passed on 2 generations; After the abdication of the Qing emperor in the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the palace and the assets in the palace belonged to the king; in the twenty-six years of the Republic of China (1937), the owner of the palace, Aixin Jueluo, and the son of Yuan Wei (Sun of Yuan 䜣), were auctioned to Furen University after the death of Wangfu; After the founding of New China, the Wangfu was used by many colleges and opened to the public after the refurbishment in 1962. 3. Middle Road is the main axis of the Wangfu, and it is a ceremonial road that cannot be used. From south to north, it is: ① First and Second Palace Gates: 9×7=63 door nails is second only to the Royal Rules 9×9=81. ② Yin'an Palace: The main hall where a major ceremony was held, the fire burned during the Lantern Festival in the Republic of China (1921), and the East and West Hall was rebuilt in 2007. The palace is currently the "Qing Dynasty Wangfu Culture Exhibition", with pictures, cultural relics, props to show the distribution and culture of more than 60 Wangfu in Beijing. ③ Jialetang: Heyi built and left the "Jialetang Poetry Collection", which is a place for the traditional Manchu religion shamanism ceremony, and the function of the Forbidden City "Suining Palace". The room on the east side of the hall is the wedding room of the Wang Ye or the heir. The hall is currently an exhibition of ancient architecture research and protection, with many wooden ancient building models and components. ④ Back cover building: the last row of two-story buildings, the central gate leads to the garden, a total of more than 50 rooms are divided into 3 floors, commonly known as "99 and a half". The westmost is the "Baoyue Building", the building is the "Zeng won Liangzhu" painting exhibition, showing some calligraphy and paintings collected by Prince Gong's Mansion, mainly horses; the middle is the Buddha Hall; The "Zhanyu Building" on the east side is the "Zeng Youhe donated furniture exhibition", showing 7 pieces of Ming Dynasty Huanghuali furniture (only seen through the window), collected by German sinologist Gustaf • Aike during his teaching in China during the Republic of China, 2006 by his wife, Professor Zeng Youhe of the University of Hawaii donated to the scenic spot, Zeng Youhe attended Furen University when he lived in the dormitory of Gong Wang, and his husband was also a professor of Furen University, and the marriage sensationalized Beiping in 1945.

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