Prince Chun's Mansion

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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 grounds had been part of a villa built by Mingju, an official in the court of the Kangxi Emperor. It was later seized by Heshen, a favorite of the Qianlong Emperor, and following Heshen's purge and execution in 1799, it was bestowed on Yongxing by his brother the Jiaqing Emperor, and the mansion was renovated. The mansion changed hands several times, eventually ending up as the residence of a minor Qing official named Yusu. In 1888, as regent, Empress Dowager Cixi granted the mansion to her brother-in-law Yixuan, the biological father of the Guangxu Emperor. Yixuan died in 1891, and his title (Prince Chun) and residence were inherited by his second surviving son, Zaifeng. Zaifeng's own eldest son, Puyi, the last...

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