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Prince Chun's Mansion (simplified Chinese: 醇亲王府; traditional Chinese: 醇親王府; pinyin: Chúnqīnwángfǔ), also known as the Northern Mansion (北府; Běifǔ), is a large residence in the siheyuan style with lavish private garden located near the Shichahai neighborhood in central Beijing.
- The Location
- Mingju and Kangxi
- The Villa of Mingju
- Transforming A Mansion Into A Princely Residence
- The Mansion of The Second Prince Chun
- Notes
A string of lakes runs north to south through the centre of the old city of Beijing. They terminate at Zhongnan Hai (literally, 'Centre and South Lake's), adjacent to the Forbidden City. In the north they feed into the moat and canal complex that once connected with the Grand Canal that linked Beijing to China's south (see China Heritage Quarterly,...
Only after the Manchu takeover of Beijing did the rare prominent member of the new Manchu elite look to this area as a residential retreat outside the Tartar City, beyond the city walls behind which most non-military Manchu personnel serving the regime were required to live. Among the first Manchus to make a home along these foreshores was Mingju (...
With the emperor's blessing, Mingju began constructing a large villa and garden for himself on the northern shore of Houhai.(Figs.2 & 3) A poetic, but unfortunately vague, description of the surroundings of Mingju's residence is contained in a collection of lyric poetry (ci) treating Beijing by Zhen Jun (1857-1920) titled Tianchi ouwen(Overheard in...
After Yongxing took possession of the garden villa originally constructed by Mingju, he oversaw the massive task of transforming the villa so that it conformed to the strict building conventions and regulations that governed the layout and decoration of a true princely mansion (wangfu). Ironically, the rules governing the layout of a princely mansi...
Zaifeng (1883-1951), another son of Yixuan, inherited the title of Prince Chun and became the new master of the mansion.(Fig.10) According to Puren, Zaifeng's youngest son, the renovations of the mansion continued even after Yixuan's death. In its final form it comprised two sections: the large garden to the west and the extensive residential build...
'Biography of Mingju', Qing shi gao, juan 269, as quoted by Kong Xiangji (based on oral account of Puren), 'Shicha Houhai Chun Wangfu', Lin Keguang et al ed., Jindai Jinghua shiji, Beijing: Zhongguo Renmin Daxue Chubanshe, 1985, p.95. Zhaolian, 'Lun san ni' (A discussion of three rebellions), Xiaoting zalu(Miscellaneous records of Xiaoting), Beijin...
Prince Chun's Mansion was the former residence of senior scholar Mingzhu in the early Qing Dynasty, which was built in the 54th year of the Qianlong reign (1789 AD). The mansion underwent extensive renovation in 1888. It was also the birthplace of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Yixuan (16 October 1840 – 1 January 1891), formally known as Prince Chun, was an imperial prince of the House of Aisin-Gioro and a statesman of the Manchu -led Qing dynasty in China. He was the father of the Guangxu Emperor (his second son), and the paternal grandfather of Puyi (the Last Emperor) through his fifth son Zaifeng . Family background.
Ch'un Chin-wang. Zaifeng (12 February 1883 – 3 February 1951), also known as Tsai Feng, Prince of Ch'ün, [1] formally known by his title Prince Chun, was a Manchu prince and regent of the late Qing dynasty. He was a son of Yixuan, the seventh son of the Daoguang Emperor, and the father of Puyi, the Last Emperor.
The mansions of Prince Chun and Prince Gong are introduced in greater detail. With the exception of Prince Qing's Mansion, bestowed upon Yi Kuang, the princes' mansions are all built on the same basic model and constructed from the finest carved bricks, stone and timber.
Prince Chun's Mansion. The residence of Song Qingling, located at No. 46, Houhai Beiyan, was originally the royal garden of Prince Zai Feng, father of Pu Yi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
