Prince Chun's Mansion

Prince Chun's Mansion (simplified Chinese: 醇亲王府; traditional Chinese: 醇親王府; pinyin: Chúnqīnwángfǔ), also known as the Northern Mansion (北府; Běifǔ), is a large residence in the siheyuan style with lavish private garden located near the Shichahai neighborhood in central Beijing.

The grounds had been part of a villa built by Mingju, an official in the court of the Kangxi Emperor.

The mansion would change hands several times, eventually ending up as the residence of a minor Qing official named Yusu.

In 1888, it was granted to Yixuan, the biological father of the Guangxu Emperor, by his sister-in-law, Empress Dowager Cixi.

Despite the collapse of the Qing dynasty, Prince Chun was allowed to stay in the mansion, and he died there in 1951.

The red gates of the mansion