Prince Gong's MansionⅢ

The design perfectly combines and fully embodies the glory and elegance of the royal family and the simplicity of the commons. Divided into three sections, the buildings inside the mansion are strictly located in traditional quadrangle courtyards. The main structures are Yinan Hall and Jiale Hall, with the roofs paved with green vitreous tiles, which shows the dignity of the imperial family according to ancient Chinese etiquette. And other houses include Duofu Pavilion (as principal room), Ledao Hall (as living room), Baoguang Room and Xizhai Room, etc. Deep into the mansion, there is a two-storeyed building with 88 windows and 108 rooms, which imports good implied meaning inTaoist. In Qing Dynasty. Prince Gong is a first-class nobleman, for this reason those whose position is inferior to his could not build greater mansions no matter in number of houses, the form of roof or the color of tiles.