Jingjiang Princes' Palace (Chinese: 靖江王府; pinyin: Jìngjiāng Wángfǔ) is a historical site in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Today the site is occupied by Guangxi Normal University, but remains open to the public as a tourist attraction combining aspects of Guilin's natural environment, history, traditional architecture and local culture.
All the buildings in Jingjiang Princes'City are decorated with red walls and yellow tiles, which a typical color scheme for Chinese palaces.
It is a tourist attraction highlighted by the Solitary Beauty Peak and covers the whole Jingjiang Princes' City.
The Jingjiang Princes' City scenic area is a highest-grade tourist resource in the Guilin.
[3] The Solitary Beauty Peak is often compared to be a king as it erects from the ground like a unique column propping up the blue sky.
Inside the Peace Cave at the foot of the Peak, there are 60 Chinese zodiacal signs carved on the wall that are considered to be one of the world culture wonder.
It was built in memory of Yu Jianzhang(于建章) in the fourth year of the Tongzhi Emperor (r. 1861–1875) during the Qing dynasty.
There had been 14 Jingjiang Princes of 12 generations who lived in the city during the 257 years before it was ruined during the Qing dynasty.
[4] The first poem in praise of Guilin scenery by Yan Yanzhi in the southern Song dynasty (420–479) was engraved here and from where the Peak obtained its name.
[5] The stone inscriptions on the Solitary Beauty Peak add up to 136 pieces, which were attributed to the VIPs at that time.
It is a natural grotto at the west foot of the Duxiu Peak and a place for the Jingjiang Princes to worship.
[citation needed] The site has been restored as an imperial testing house where tourists can take part in the exam.
[citation needed] The ancient scholars must offer their sacrifices to Confucius before taking the provincial test in the examination house.
A well that the examinees in the Examination House in the Qing dynasty regarded as the source of fortune, and from which they would drink the blessed water before they took the exam.