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Showing posts with label former residences of historical figures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label former residences of historical figures. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Beile Xun’s Residences
The quadrangle is at 1 Donghuaili Hutong in Xicheng District. Beile Xun was named Zaixun, the 6th son of Yixuan , or Prince Chun who had his 6th son adopted by Yizhi, Commandary Prince Rui to inherit the rank of a beile. Beile Xun was promoted to be a Commandary Prince in 34th year of Emperor Guangxu’s reign.
After Emperor Xuantong’s enthronement, Beile Xun helped his brother, secretary and grand minister consultant to the regent to become the minister of the navy.
Beile Tao’s Residences
Locatedat27 Liuyinjie, Houhai in Xicheng District,this was originally the residence of Wang Yunyu,or Commandary Prince Yu, the 15th son of Emperor Kangxi. In 1902, the 28th year of Emperor Guanxu’s reign, Yixuan or Prince Chunxian had his 7th son Zaitao adopted by Commandary Prince Zhong,Yihe, inheriting the rank of a beile.
The adopted son then moved to Prince Yu’s Residence, using it as his beile residence and referring it as Beile Tao’s Residence.
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| Beile Tao’s Residences |
Residence of Commandary Prince Xun
It is located at 13, 15 Fangjia Hutong,Andingmennei Dajie. Commandary Prince Xun was named Yongzhang, the 3rd son of Emperor Qianlong. He was honored with the title of Commandary Prince Xun after his death. The principal courtyard in the west (No.15) is of the standard for a beile’s residence still extant but rarely seen today.
The eastern side courtyard has the garden and living quarters. In the eastern part lies a large and complete set of quadrangles.
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| Residence of Commandary Prince Xun |
Residence of Commandary Prince Ning
This is located at 71 Beijige Santiao, Dongdan in Dongcheng District.
The residence was built in 1730, the 8th year of Emperor Yongzheng’s reign,when the emperor conferred the title of Commandary Prince Ning to Hongjiao,the 4th son of Yunxiang or Prince Yi. There has not been much change ever since, thus keeping the original architectural style before the reign period of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.
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| Residence of Commandary Prince Ning |
Residence of Commandary Keqin
Located on the western end of Xinwenhua Jie (originally Shifuma Dajie) in Xicheng District,Commandary Prince Keqin was the eldest son of Daishan—Prince Li.
The title of Commandary Prince Keqin was conferred after.
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| Residence of Commandary Keqin |
Prince Ju’s Residences
This is located at 51 Xirongxian Hutong in Xicheng District. Duke Ju was a great grandson of Mianxun,Beizi Puju.
The residence was the new house built by Beizi Mianxun in 1869, the 8th year of Emperor Tongzhi’s reign, after he moved from his previous home at Kuanjie south of Andingmen. This is a fairly completely preserved residence of a beizi.
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| Prince Ju’s Residences |
Prince Li’s Residences
Located on the west side of Xihuangchenggen Nanjie, or the eastern end of Dajiangfang Hutong in Xicheng District, this was the residence of Daishan, one the Eight Iron-Hamlet Princes in the early years of the Qing Dynasty and 2nd son of Nurhachi of the Qing Dynasty.
Daishan was conferred the title of Prince Heshuoli in 1636, the first year of Chongde’s reign. His grandson Jieshu inherited the rank of Prince Li in 1659, the 16th year of Emperor Shunzhi’s reign, and changed the title to Prince Kang.
This residence was built away from the original site by Jieshu after inheriting the title, thus it was also called Prince Kang’s Residence.
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| Prince Li’s Residences |
This residence was built away from the original site by Jieshu after inheriting the title, thus it was also called Prince Kang’s Residence.
Prince Zheng’s Residences
Located at 35 Damucang Hutong in Xicheng District,this was the house conferred to Jirhalang, a founding general of the Qing Dynasty. He was a son of Shurhaqi,the 3rd brother of Nurhachi--founder of Great Jin and predecessor of the Qing Dynasty.
Conferred the title of Prince Uncle Zheng in 1652, the 9th year of Emperor Shunzhi’s reign, Jirhalang was one of the distinguished Eight Iron-Hamlet Princes in the early years of the Qing Dynasty.Built shortly after the Qing Dynasty was founded, the residence was renovated and expanded by later hereditary princes.
The most important expansion of its garden was made by the 8th hereditary Prince Pei, who renamed it as Huiyuan Garden which turned out to be the most beautiful of all the gardens in princes’residences of Beijing.
In the period of the Republic of China, the residence was at first mortgaged to Xishiku Church, then in 1925, again to the University of China as its campus.
Conferred the title of Prince Uncle Zheng in 1652, the 9th year of Emperor Shunzhi’s reign, Jirhalang was one of the distinguished Eight Iron-Hamlet Princes in the early years of the Qing Dynasty.Built shortly after the Qing Dynasty was founded, the residence was renovated and expanded by later hereditary princes.
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| Prince Zheng’s Residences |
In the period of the Republic of China, the residence was at first mortgaged to Xishiku Church, then in 1925, again to the University of China as its campus.
Prince Fu’s Residence (Ninth Prince’s Residence)
Located at 137 Chaoyangmennei Dajie in Dongcheng District, this was at first built as the new residence of Prince Yi. Because after the death of Prince Yi—the 13th son Yunxiang of Emperor Kangxi, his residence was changed into Xianliang Temple, the emperor bestowed another place to his grandson, the Prince Presumptive Hongxiao. To differentiate from the old residence,it was called Prince Yi’s New Residence.
After the youngest son Yihui of Emperor Daoguang was conferred the title of Commandary Prince Fu in 1850, the 30th year of Emperor Daoguang’s reign,he moved out of the royal palace in 1864, the 3rd year of Emperor Tongzhi, and lived here, renaming it as Commandary Prince Fu’s Residence.As he was the 9th son in the family, the place was also called the“Ninth Prince’s Residence.”
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| Prince Fu’s Residence (Ninth Prince’s Residence) |
Prince Chun’s Residences
Located at the northern bank of Houhai Lake, it was originally the residence of Mingzhu, secretary of the Grand Council in the early Qing Dynasty. Emperor Qianlong conferred the title of Prince Cheng to his 11th son Yongli in 1789 and bestowed Mingzhu’s residence to Yongli.
The house was then rebuilt according the standard for a prince’s residence. In 1888, the 14th year of Emperor Guangxu’s reign, the house was renamed as Prince Chun’s Residence, where the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi (Xuantong) was born. After Puyi’s enthronement, his father Zaifeng became the prince regent.
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| Prince Chun’s Residences |
Prince Qing’s Residences
Located at 3 Dingfu Dajie in Xicheng District, this was the official residence of Yikuang with the restored title of Prince Qing. Yikuang was not powerful at first, but was gradually appreciated by Dowager Cixi, especially after he helped Ronglu to negotiate peace with the Eight-Power Allied Forces and was appointed the head of the Council of State as senior grand secretary.
He was a notorious corrupt official, with a very big fortune, and his residence was extraordinarily sumptuous. The residence was rebuilt according to the standard for a prince after Yikuang was conferred the title of a commandary prince in 1884, the 10th year of Emperor Guangxu’s reign, and began to be called the Residence of Prince Qing.
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| Prince Qing’s Residences |
Prince Seng’s Residences
Located at 77 Chaodou Hutong in Dongcheng District, this house was built as the residence of Prince Senggelinxin（1811-65）of the Qing Dynasty.
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| Prince Seng’s Residences |
Prince Gong’s Residence and Gardens
Located at Qianhai Xijie in Xicheng District,Prince Gong’s Residence consists of two parts the living quarters and the garden.
The living quarters, containing an area of 46.5 mu, are laid out in three rowseast middle and west--of many quadrangle courtyards. At the end of the living quarters stands a two-storey building with a ridge beam that stretches 160 meters long.
Behind the building lies the garden that contains 38.6 mu of land. The buildings in the garden also lie along three rows, east, central, and west. Scattering around the residence are rockeries,windingcorridor,pavilion,ponds,flowers and trees.
As Prince Gong’s Residence and garden were designed magnificently, they were believed to be the prototype of Rongguo Mansion and the Grand View Garden in the famous novel A Dream of the Red Mansions.
Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty raised the status of Heshen’s residence to that of a prince’s,and bestowed it to Yonglin or Prince Qing. In the early years of Emperor Xianfeng, Prince Gong Yixin began to have his own home, and this was bestowed to Prince Gong as his residence.
In the period of the Republic of China, Prince Gong’s Residence, together with its garden, was mortgaged by the broth-ers of Pu Wei and Pu Ru (noted painter Pu Xinyu) to Xishiku Church in the 1920s. After 1932, the residence began to be owned by Furen University,which finally took hold of the residence and used it as the dormitory of girl students and Sifeng Library.
The living quarters, containing an area of 46.5 mu, are laid out in three rowseast middle and west--of many quadrangle courtyards. At the end of the living quarters stands a two-storey building with a ridge beam that stretches 160 meters long.
Behind the building lies the garden that contains 38.6 mu of land. The buildings in the garden also lie along three rows, east, central, and west. Scattering around the residence are rockeries,windingcorridor,pavilion,ponds,flowers and trees.
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| Prince Gong’s Residence and Gardens |
Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty raised the status of Heshen’s residence to that of a prince’s,and bestowed it to Yonglin or Prince Qing. In the early years of Emperor Xianfeng, Prince Gong Yixin began to have his own home, and this was bestowed to Prince Gong as his residence.
In the period of the Republic of China, Prince Gong’s Residence, together with its garden, was mortgaged by the broth-ers of Pu Wei and Pu Ru (noted painter Pu Xinyu) to Xishiku Church in the 1920s. After 1932, the residence began to be owned by Furen University,which finally took hold of the residence and used it as the dormitory of girl students and Sifeng Library.
Dayuan (Eminent) Garden
Located west of Yuanmingyuan or the Garden of Perfect Splendor, this villa was built by the warlord Wang Huaiqing in the early years of the Republic of China in the lake area in front of the Garden of Perfect Splendor.
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| Dayuan (Eminent) Garden |
Half-Mu Garden
Located at 5,7,9, the residence was at first owned by Jia Hanfu, governor of Shaanxi Province in the early Qing Dynasty.
Then it became the home of Linqing, secretary in the Grand Secretariat and director-general of the Grand Canal in southern China during the years of Emperors Daoguang and Jiajing of the Qing Dynasty. It is said that the house was built by the famous architect Li Yu (Liweng).
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| Half-Mu Garden |
Garden in the Residence of Beizi Gun
Located at 31 Xinjiekou Dongjie in Xicheng District, this was originally the new residence of Price Cheng or the home of Beizi Hongjing. During the reign of Emperor Jiaqing, it was bestowed to Princess Zhuangjing, the 4th daughter of the emperor,thus it was also called Residence of the 4th Princess. Later, it became Beizi Gun’s Residence.
In the period of Emperor Jiaqing, the Yuhe River water was led into the courtyard. There is a flower terrace on the southern and western bank of the Jishuitan Lake, and a hillock stands on its eastern bank.
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| Garden in the Residence of Beizi Gun |
Princess Hejing’s Residences
Located at 7 Zhangzizhong Lu (originally named Tieshizi Hutong) in Dongcheng District,this was the residence bestowed to Princess Gulun Hejing,the 3rd daughter of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty after she got married.
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| Princess Hejing’s Residences |
Duke Gui’s Residences
Located at 11 Fangjiayuan Hutong near Chaoyangmen, this courtyard was called Fangjiayuan in the Ming Dynasty. After the residence was abandoned, Jingye Nunnery was built in its place.
Then on the site of Jingye Nunnery, a Qing Dynasty general Shengbao built his house. Later the residence was bestowed by the court to Dowager Cixi’s younger brother, Guixiang or Duke Cheng’en, hence the name Duke Guis Residence.
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| Duke Gui’s Residences |
Residence of Duke Kui
Located at 23, 25, 27 Baochan Hutong in Xicheng district, it was at first built as the residence of Hankuizhang, Prince Yu’s offspring of the Qing Dynasty.
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| Residence of Duke Kui |
Yue Family Garden
Located at 15 Suzhou Street in Haidian Distric,the garden was originally the villa of Prince Li of the Qing Dynasty. After Emperor Kangxi built the Changchun (Enjoy-the-Spring) Garden in 1690 and often stayed there to handle state affairs, to makeiteasiertogotocourt,theofficials,civilian and military, also began to build their own gardens around Yuanmingyuan or the Garden of Perfect Splendor.
This garden was the first of such gardens built by the offspring of Daishan,thefirst-generation Prince Li, in the western suburbs of Beijing. It was turned into the private home of the Yue family running the big drugstore Tongrentang.
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| Yue Family Garden |
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