(wife of China's last emperor)
Located at 35 & 37 Mao'er Hutong in Dongcheng District, this residence was the home of Empress Guobuluo Wanrong before she married Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Former Residence of Empress Wanrong
Wanrong (1906-45) married Emperor Puyi in 1922, China's last emperor who later abdicated his throne. Her father once was minister of impe- rial household department after Puyi abdicated. The quadrangle was originally an ordinary house. After Wanrong was conferred the title of empress, her father was granted the title of Duke of Cheng' en in the third grade. The house was upgraded as the Mansion of Duke of Cheng'en and was expanded as the residence of the empress.
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