Prince Gong's Mansion

Prince Gong's Mansion
Chinese恭王府
Literal meaningOfficial Residence of the Respectful Prince
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGōngwáng Fǔ

Prince Gong's Mansion, also known as the Prince Kung Mansion, is a museum and tourist attraction located in Xicheng District, Beijing, just north of the Shichahai Lake. It consists of large siheyuan-style mansions and gardens. Originally constructed for Heshen, an official renowned for being the most corrupt official in Chinese history, it was later renamed after Prince Gong, a Manchu prince and influential statesman of the late Qing dynasty, who inhabited the mansion in the late 19th century.

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