Former residence of Soong Ching-ling

The former residence of Soong Ching Ling (simplified Chinese: 宋庆龄故居; traditional Chinese: 宋慶齡故居; pinyin: Sòng Qìnglíng Gùjū) is a museum in the Shichahai area of Beijing, China, and once was the last residence of Soong Ching-ling, the wife of Sun Yat-sen and later Vice-President and Honorary President of the People's Republic of China in 1981.

During the Qianlong period, Nalan Mingzhu's grandson, Xian'an, was copied out of all his family's assets because of his resistance to powerful ministers, and part of the property was once occupied by Heshen as a private residence.

In 1791, Qianlong Emperor allocated 53,000 taels of silver to build a garden adjacent to the property for his eleventh son, Prince Cheng Yongxing.

[6] On May 29, 1981, after the death of Soong Ching Ling, the large living room and dining room converted from the former front hall "Hao Liang Fun" and the back hall "Chang Lai Zhai" were set up as a showroom of the residence to introduce the life of Soong Ching Ling.

[8] On February 23, 1982, the Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling in Beijing was listed as a National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit, and on May 29 of that year, the "Exhibition of Comrade Soong Ching Ling's Life" was held, with Deng Yingchao personally presenting the exhibition.

Documents and photographs show her childhood, student years, marriage, and political activities as interpreted through the official view.