Memorial Hall of Cao Xueqin's Former Residence
The memorial hall is the only site of Cao Xueqin's former residence with the Qing Dynasty archives, the "Complete Map of Beijing", and remains and relics that can be found.
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Best Time to Visit:
All year round -
Duration:
1 hour -
Admission:
Free Free -
Opening Hours:
Open from 9:00 to 16:00 on Tuesdays to Sundays (closed on Mondays)
Entrance ends at 15:30
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Memorial Hall of Cao Xueqin's Former Residence
The Memorial Hall of Cao Xueqin's Former Residence has been officially opened to the public on July 29, 2022. The Memorial Hall is open for free from 9:00 to 16:00 on Tuesdays to Sundays. Entrance ends at 15:30. It is closed on Mondays.
The memorial hall is the only site of Cao Xueqin's former residence with the Qing Dynasty archives, the Complete Map of Beijing, and remains and relics that can be found. The "Seventeen and a Half" in Suanshikou was finally unveiled in 2022.
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Memorial Hall of Cao Xueqin's Former Residence
The Memorial Hall of Cao Xueqin's Former Residence has been officially opened to the public on July 29, 2022. The Memorial Hall is open for free from 9:00 to 16:00 on Tuesdays to Sundays. Entrance ends at 15:30. It is closed on Mondays.
The memorial hall is the only site of Cao Xueqin's former residence with the Qing Dynasty archives, the Complete Map of Beijing, and remains and relics that can be found. The "Seventeen and a Half" in Suanshikou was finally unveiled in 2022.
The entire memorial hall is a traditional three-entry quadrangle courtyard, covering an area of about 790 square meters and a construction area of about 440 square meters.
Cao Xueqin is a Chinese scholar in Qing Dynasty and the author of A Dream of Red Mansions. After going through a struggling life, Cao Xueqin deeply felt coldness of the world and gained a more sober and profound understanding of the society. He contempt for the powerful, far away from officialdom, and lived a difficult life of impoverishment. Cao Xueqin was simple and generous, and had a wide range of hobbies, such as gold and stone, poetry and calligraphy, painting, gardening, traditional Chinese medicine, darning, craftsmanship, diet, etc. With perseverance and perseverance, after years of hardships, he created a great work of great thought and artistry, A Dream of Red Mansions.
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Who is Cao Xueqin?
Cao Xueqin is a Chinese scholar in Qing Dynasty, the author of A Dream of Red Mansions. He was simple and generous, and had a wide range of hobbies, such as gold and stone, poetry and calligraphy, painting, gardening, traditional Chinese medicine, darning, craftsmanship, diet, etc. With perseverance and perseverance, after years of hardships, he created a great work of great thought and artistry, A Dream of Red Mansions.