Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Mansion

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Mansion

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Mansion is a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangbei District.

The residence consists of two sections: the front is a three-sided courtyard, and the back is a five-bay hall, both featuring two-story buildings, with a total floor area of over 500 square meters. The south-facing entrance has brick carvings, and beneath the ceiling stone are separately carved dragon, phoenix, and qilin stone brackets. The brick reliefs include motifs such as “Heavenly Official Bestows Blessings,” “High Rank and Prosperity,” “Longevity,” and “Harmony and Joy.” The pillars, beams, doors, windows, and brackets of this residence largely reflect the architectural characteristics of the late Qing Dynasty.

During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom revolutionary movement, the residence was once used to house Taiping Army soldiers. The gate tower still preserves brick carvings from that time, featuring motifs of “Taiping Heavenly Kingdom” and the coin pattern of “Zhengde Tongbao.” In September 1862, when Taiping generals Fan Ruzeng and Huang Chengzhong first captured Cixi County (now Cicheng), the mansion served as their official residence.

The residence was purchased during the Qing Dynasty’s Guangxu era by a local wealthy man named Qin Zijing and was renovated around the time of the May Fourth Movement.