Prince Kung’s(gong’s) Mansion

Warning:There is an acess fee of 40RMB and if you are a tourist do bring your passport and smoking is not allowed.Prince Gong's Mansion,also known as the?Prince Kung Mansion, is a museum and tourist attraction located in?Xicheng District,?Beijing, just north of the?Shichahai Lake. It consists of large?siheyuan-style mansions and?gardens. Originally constructed for?Heshen, an official renowned for being the most corrupt official in Chinese history, it was later renamed after?Prince Gong, a?Manchu?prince and influential statesman of the late?Qing dynasty, who inhabited the mansion in the late 19th century.HISTORY:Prince Gong's Mansion was constructed in 1777 during the?Qing dynasty?for?Heshen, a prominent court official in the reign of the?Qianlong Emperor?renowned for being the most corrupt official in Chinese history. From a young age, Heshen earned the favor of the Qianlong Emperor and rose swiftly through the ranks in the imperial administration to become one of the top and wealthie