Prince Gong's MansionⅡ

This grand mansion was originally built in 1776 as a private one by He Shen, a powerful corrupted minister in Qing Dynasty. After He Shen was deposed and granted suicidal death in 1799 by Emperor Jiaqing, the mansion was bestowed on the emperor's brother Prince Qingxi (Yonglin). In 1851, Prince Gong (Yixin), a great political figure in late Qing Dynasty, became the third owner of the mansion and it was renamed Prince Gong's Mansion since then.

Making a general survey of the mansion, it is regular and neat in architectural composition and sophisticated in technology, with exquisite pavilions interlacing passages and gardens.