Princess Hejing’s Mansion (和敬公主府)

Princess Hejing’s Mansion, located at (Iron Lion Hutong) No. 7, Zhangzizhong Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing, was the mansion of the third daughter of Emperor Qianlong when she got married and was granted to her by her father. The princess was married to a Mongolian official in the 12th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign. The original mansion was a prince’s mansion which had the main gate, main hall, back sleeping hall, back building, east and west rooms and other attached buildings.

The tomb of the princess was constructed in Dongba City of Chaoyang District. The princess’s son was once given the title of Beizi (a high official rank in the Qing Dynasty) by the emperor and so this mansion was also named Dabeizi Mansion. In the Republic of China, the mansion turned into the Northern Warlords’ government’s ground force headquarters. Now it is called Hejing Hotel. The main hall of it still remains intact and is among the important cultural relics of Beijing.

Later, the owner of the mansion was degraded and lost the status of being a prince, and so the rooms and buildings were reduced to meet its status. However, the scale and outlay of the mansion have not changed yet.