- Prince Gong’s Mansion was opened to the public in 1988 and was fully opened to the public in 2008 after completion of the renovation of the mansion.
- Prince Gong’s Mansion is a true testament to the siheyuan-style that characterized this period in history and named after a Manchu prince...
- In 1851, the mansion was bestowed upon Prince Gong by Emperor Xianfeng (1851-1862), hence the name.
- Prince Gong's Mansion is one of the few intact aristocratic residences from the Qing Dynasty.
- In the second year of Xianfeng, Prince Gong moved to this mansion which was originally called Prince Gong’s Mansion.
- It is Beijing’s largest and the best preserved Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) princely mansion and is located at Qianhai Xijie to the north of Shichahai.
- Prince Gong's Mansion is reputed to be the model for Chinese writer Cao Xueqin's 18th-century masterpiece Dream of the Red Chamber, though it could also be...
- The garden in Prince Gong's Mansion is named Cuijin, meaning concentrated cream of the most beautiful flowers, and to this day it lives up to its name.
- The Prince Gong's Mansion is Beijing's largest and the best preserved Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) princely mansion and is located at Qianhai Xijie to the north...
- Gongwangfu, aka Prince Gong’s Mansion, has more than 30 various architectural highlights, and its layout is exquisite and extraordinary.