No. 15 Qian Gongyong Hutong Courtyard

No. 15 Qian Gongyong Hutong Courtyard

No. 15 Qian Gongyong Hutong Courtyard is a protected cultural heritage site of Beijing.

No. 15 Qian Gongyong Hutong Courtyard is located on Qian Gongyong Hutong in Xicheng District. It features a three-courtyard siheyuan layout, covering an area of over 6,000 square meters with a construction area of more than 2,700 square meters. The complex faces south and has its main gate positioned at the center. Inside, there are five northern rooms, the front one featuring an open veranda, with brick carvings of lions playing with a ball on the upturned eaves. On the east and west sides of each room, there is a... In the rear courtyard, there are three northern rooms along with two wing rooms on the east and west sides, and three wing rooms each on the east and west sides. All the rooms are interconnected by covered walkways. At the very front of the west side courtyard, there are three northern rooms with wing rooms on both sides. Originally, there was a rockery in front of the house, and the west part of the yard was a garden. In the late 1950s, the garden was converted into a single-story building, the rockery was turned into a lotus pond, and later remodeled into antique-style architecture. Behind the northern rooms is the inner residential area, starting with a floral-pendant gate. The courtyard includes three northern rooms and three wing rooms each on the east and west sides. The walls on both sides of the floral-pendant gate are decorated with decorative lamp windows. At the very end of the courtyard are five rear enclosing rooms. The east side courtyard is located at the southern end of the central and west buildings, and its structures are relatively well-preserved. On both sides of the one-bay-and-a-curve style floral-pendant gate are brick screen walls. Inside the gate are three northern rooms with wing rooms, three wing rooms each on the east and west sides, and all the rooms are connected by covered walkways. At the end of the courtyard are the rear enclosing rooms. Both the main buildings and the east and west side courtyards are well preserved. This residence was originally the home of Chonghou in the late Qing Dynasty. After the Xinhai Revolution, it became the residence of Fu Shuangying. After 1949, it was used as the office of the Beijing Personnel Bureau. After 1957, it was taken over by the Xicheng District Children’s Palace. In 1987, it was designated as a protected area with defined boundaries and construction control zones, with the protected area being within the compound of No. 15 Qian Gongyong Hutong. After restoration, it was returned to its original appearance in 2004.

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Municipal-Level Protected Cultural Heritage Sites in Beijing