Princess Heping’s Mansion

Princess Heping’s Mansion

Princess Heping’s Mansion is a protected cultural heritage site of Beijing.

Princess Heping’s Mansion is located at No. 7 Zhangzizhong Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing (formerly Iron Lion Lane). It was the residence granted to Princess Heping of the Qing Dynasty’s Qianlong Emperor upon her marriage. Princess Heping (1731–1792) was the daughter of Empress Xiaoxianchun. In the 12th year of Qianlong’s reign, she married Sabetengbaljur, a Beile of the Khorchin Mongol tribe. The original mansion had the layout of a prince’s residence, including a main gate, main hall, rear sleeping quarters, rear building, and side rooms. The princess’s tomb was built in Dongba, Chaoyang District. Her descendants were later granted the title of Beizi (a lower noble rank), hence the mansion was also known as Dabeizi Mansion. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, it became the site of the Army Ministry of the Beiyang government and is now the Heping Mansion Hotel. The main halls along the central axis are well preserved and are a key cultural relic protected by Beijing.

This mansion was originally the residence granted to Princess Heping, the third daughter of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, upon her marriage. As Princess Heping held the title of “Gurun Princess” (the highest rank for imperial daughters), the mansion was built to the standards of a prince’s residence. It included a five-bay main gate, three-bay side gate, seven-bay main hall, nine-bay wing towers, five-bay rear hall, seven-bay rear sleeping quarters, and seven-bay rear building. Later, as the title of the mansion’s owner was downgraded by one rank per generation and no longer qualified as that of a prince, the main gate was reduced from five to three bays, and the ridge ornaments on major buildings were changed from dragon heads to mythical beast heads. However, the overall scale and layout of the mansion remained unchanged. Due to changes in ownership, “Princess Heping’s Mansion” has also been called “Gong Mansion,” “Na Mansion,” “Da Mansion,” and “Dabeizi Mansion.”

Address: No. 7 Zhangzizhong Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing (formerly Iron Lion Lane)

Type: Historical Architecture

Recommended Visiting Time: About 1 hour

Opening Hours:

Office building, not open to the public; only external viewing is allowed.

Ticket Information:

No admission fee. Office building, not open to the public; only external viewing is allowed.

Transportation

Bus routes 13, 42, 113, 115, 118, 701, 823 to Zhangzizhong Road Station. Subway Line 5, Zhangzizhong Road Station

Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development

Gurun Princess Heping, the third daughter of Emperor Qianlong, was born on May 24, 1731, to Empress Xiaoxianchun of the Fuca clan, and passed away on June 28, 1792, at the age of 62. In March of the 12th year of Qianlong’s reign (1747), the 16-year-old Princess Heping married Sabetengbaljur (also known as Sabetengbarjur), a Beile of the Borjigit clan from the Khorchin Mongol tribe. This groom, Sabetengbaljur, came from an illustrious background — he was the Zasak Darhan Prince of the Middle Left Banner of Khorchin...   More details about Princess Heping of Gurun++

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Municipal Cultural Heritage Protection Units in Beijing