The Sixth Patriarch Yan Yan Ancient Temple

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aaa is a cultural relics protection unit of Zhengding County.

On May 10, 1995, it was announced as a county-level key cultural relics protection unit by the People’s Government of Zhengding County.

Rongguo Mansion was meticulously designed and constructed based on the classic Chinese literary masterpiece "Dream of the Red Chamber." It is a group of antique-style buildings in the Ming and Qing architectural styles, consisting of two parts: the mansion itself and the surrounding street. The entire project broke ground in December 1984 and was completed in July 1986.

In 1983, China Central Television (CCTV) began preparations to film the large-scale TV series "Dream of the Red Chamber" and sought support from local governments to build a temporary outdoor set for Rongguo Mansion. At that time, Comrade Xi Jinping, who was the Party Secretary of Zhengding County, keenly recognized the business opportunity. He contacted CCTV and quickly reached an agreement whereby Zhengding County would provide the land free of charge to construct a real-life Rongguo Mansion. In July 1986, after one year and eight months of construction, covering an area of 55 acres and costing over 3.5 million yuan, Rongguo Mansion was successfully completed. The completion of Rongguo Mansion greatly boosted the development of tourism in Zhengding, pioneering a new model for China’s tourism industry, and was hailed as the “Zhengding Model of Chinese Tourism.”

Rongguo Mansion was built to replicate the grandeur described in "Dream of the Red Chamber" as “a celestial abode with golden gates and jade doors, a noble residence of ladies in fragrant halls and painted chambers.” It covers an area of 22,000 square meters, with a built-up area of 4,700 square meters, 212 rooms, and 102 corridors. The entire mansion is divided into three sections—central, eastern, and western—each consisting of five courtyards. The central section served as Jia Zheng’s official quarters, featuring solemn imperial-style paintings. The eastern and western sections were inner residential areas, decorated with bright Suzhou-style paintings. The interiors boast elegant floor-length decorative screens, exquisite Ming and Qing furniture, twenty-three scenes, 150 characters, and over 1,600 pieces of antiques and calligraphy and paintings, recreating the splendor of a “family of wealth and nobility, a clan of poetry, books, and art.”

Ningrong Street stretches 200 meters in total, covering an area of 15,000 square meters, with a built-up area of 1,700 square meters and 120 rooms, comprising 51 shops of diverse styles. It was designed with reference to the painting "Emperor Qianlong’s Southern Inspection Tour." The buildings are staggered in layout, with fluttering banners and complete signboards, recreating the prosperity of the Kangxi and Qianlong eras.

After the completion of Rongguo Mansion, the 36-episode TV series "Dream of the Red Chamber" was filmed here for nearly two months in 1986, capturing over 2,000 scenes, including key sequences such as “The Imperial Concubine Visits Her Family” and “The Funeral of Qin Keqing.” Since then, more than 196 other films and TV dramas have been shot here, including "The Kangxi Dynasty," "Who Controls the Fate," "The Crabapple Remains the Same," and the child-acted version of "Dream of the Red Chamber." In 1991, Rongguo Mansion was recognized by the National Tourism Administration as an advanced infrastructure project, and in 2012, it was rated as a AAAA-level tourist attraction by the National Tourism Administration.