Princess Heping’s Mansion

　　The Princess Heping’s Mansion is located at No. 7 Zhangzizhong Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing (formerly Iron Lion Lane). It was the residence bestowed upon Princess Heping of the Qing Emperor Qianlong’s third daughter after 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 (noble rank) 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 chambers. The princess’s tomb was built within Dongba City in Chaoyang District. Her descendants were once granted the title of Beizi (a lower noble rank), hence the mansion was also called 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 it is a key cultural relic protected by Beijing Municipality.

　　The 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 scale of the residence matched that of a prince’s mansion, i.e., 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 tower. Later, due to the successive heirs inheriting one rank lower each generation, they no longer held the status of “prince,” so the main gate was reduced from five bays to three, and the ridge ornaments on major buildings were changed from chiwen dragons to mythical beast ornaments. However, the overall scale and layout remained unchanged. Also, due to changes in ownership, the “Princess Heping’s Mansion” was successively known as “Gun Gong Mansion,” “Na Gong Mansion,” “Da Gong Mansion,” and “Dabeizi Mansion.”

　　Gurun Princess Heping 　　 Gurun Princess Heping, the third daughter of Emperor Qianlong, was born to Empress Xiaoxianchun of the Fuca clan on May 24, 1731 (the 9th year of the Yongzheng reign). She passed away on June 28, 1792 (the 57th year of Qianlong), living to the age of 62. In March of the 12th year of Qianlong’s reign (1747), the 16-year-old third princess Gurun Heping married Sabetengbaljur (also known as Sabetengbarjur) of the Borjigit clan, a Beile of the Khorchin Mongol tribe. This groom, Sabetengbaljur, had a distinguished lineage—as the great-great-grandson of Manduhu, the Jasagh Prince of the Left Wing Central Banner of Khorchin, and the grandson of Bandi, the groom of Princess Duanmin, Gurun Princess of the Shunzhi Emperor...  More+

　　Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development