Home of Mad. Song Qingling

Song Qingling's former residence is located on the northern edge of Houhai. It was originally the residence of Prince Chun, the garden of zaifeng, Puyi's father. Song Qingling lived and worked here for 18 years from 1963 to May 29, 1981. More than 300 historical photos and cultural relics of Song Qingling's life are displayed in the exhibition hall of his former residence. The furnishings on display in the main building of the courtyard are the same as those in Song Qingling's living. It is also the largest former residence of celebrities. In the garden, the pines and cypresses are green, and the grass is green. The simple building is located between the rockery and the lake.

Home of Mad. Song Qingling

Former residence of song Qingling, located at No.46, houhaibeiyan, Xicheng District, Beijing, was built in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It was the residence garden of the bachelor's pearl. In the Qianlong period, it was the courtyard of Hebin. In the Jiaqing period, it was the garden of Yongbin, the married king. Later, it was the garden of Yibin, the father of Guangxu. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was the garden of zaifeng, the father of Puyi, the last emperor. Song Qingling moved here in April 1963 and worked, studied and lived here until her death on May 29, 1981. She began to open to the outside world on May 29, 1982

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In 1981, Song Qingling's former residence was designated as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council of China

On June 15, 2011, Song Qingling's former residence was rated as the second batch of "red tourist attractions" in Beijing

In December 2017, Song Qingling's former residence was awarded the first batch of national primary and secondary school students' research and practice education base by the Ministry of education of China

. In September 2019, Song Qingling's former residence was named "national patriotic education demonstration base" by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee

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Historical evolution

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, Mingzhu mansion was built at the beginning.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, the residence of Mingzhu was changed to be the Hebi courtyard.

During the reign of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, the other courtyard was changed into the palace of the king.

In 1888, chengwangfu was changed into guanqinwangfu.

In 1961, Premier Zhou Enlai personally planned to renovate the old garden of Prince Qingling's mansion and build an antique two-story main building as Song Qingling's residence in Beijing

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In April 1963, Song Qingling moved here.

On May 29, 1981, Soong Ching Ling passed away. In October of the same year, Song Qingling's former residence was named "former residence of Comrade Song Qingling, honorary president of the people's Republic of China".

On May 29, 1982, Song Qingling's former residence was officially opened to the public

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On June 1, 2012, the children of chouzigang, director of the Los Angeles nursery, donated to Song Qingling's former residence the list of children in the Los Angeles nursery, Epstein's letter to Wu Yi about the reconstruction of the nursery, and chouzigang's nursery work card, which were displayed in the preface hall of song Qingling's life exhibition

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On September 19, 2017, Song Qingling's former residence renovated the two East rooms in the courtyard where Nalanxingde lived, and named them "chujianyuan"

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On October 8, 2018, Song Qingling's former residence was closed to carry out the special renovation project of cultural relics and ancient buildings, and the opening date of the museum is uncertain

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Architectural pattern

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Song Qingling's former residence was one of the four royal gardens in the Qing Dynasty. There are earth mountains on the south, West and north sides of the courtyard. Inside the earth mountains, there is living water introduced from Houhai, which is around the garden. Nanhu Lake is a large water surface. A group of Qing Dynasty buildings such as Haoliang fun and changjinzhai in the former palace garden have been restored to the original state (large living room and dining room) before Song Qingling died. To the west of the ancient buildings, the main building of a two-story building with Chinese and Western elements is the residence (later built) of Soong Ching Ling, which is also called the main building for office and reception, with original display inside. There is a lawn between the building complex and Nanhu. There is a flagpole on the lawn and No.2 national flag is hoisted. There is a two-story building in the Ming Dynasty on the South Bank of South Lake, which is called South building. On the east side of the Nanshan Mountain is a bamboo Pavilion; on the west side is a rain house. There are 23 ancient trees under special protection in the park, among which Xifu Begonia is ranked as "the most beautiful tree king" in Beijing. There is a long corridor winding through the north and the south, connecting the South Building and the north building complex. In the corridor is Enbo Pavilion (the original site of Lushui Pavilion in Nalanxingde period). The courtyard of Ming and Qing Dynasties is of brick and wood structure, pavilions and pavilions, palace style, with a construction area of more than 2000 square meters. The modern building is of steel-concrete structure. It is a gray antique two-story building connecting the original main building to the West. It is the place where Song Qingling worked and lived before his death, with a construction area of more than 2100 square meters. The new cultural relic library is built on the west wall. The exhibition of Song Qingling's life is on the first floor of the new cultural relic library, which was completed in 2009

 

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The former residence of Soong Ching Ling is divided into three parts: the original exhibition, the life exhibition of Soong Ching Ling and the courtyard

 

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Exhibition in its original state

The original exhibition is to seal the places where Song Qingling lived, worked and studied for 18 years, including small living room, small dining room, bedroom and office, study, small kitchen and kangleqi

 

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Song Qingling's life exhibition

Song Qingling's life exhibition shows Song Qingling's life, including more than 300 historical relics. The exhibition is divided into 12 sections, namely, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, determination to study, sharing weal and woe, inheriting his will, uniting in the war of resistance against Japan, welcoming the dawn, outstanding leaders, caring for the people, envoys of peace, building the future, treasures of the country and continuation of the cause

 

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courtyard

The courtyard has a history of more than 300 years. It used to be the garden of Mingzhu residence, hebieyuan, chengqinwangfu and Prince alcohol zaifeng, the father of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty. It is called the garden of Prince alcohol or Regent's residence, including the pavilion, Tingyu house, changjinzhai, south tower, Enbo Pavilion, promenade and other ancient buildings

 

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Collection

Xifu Begonia in Song Qingling's former residence is an ancient tree in Qingchun Prince's garden. According to the research of experts from Beijing Municipal Bureau of landscape architecture, it has a history of more than 200 years. Xifu Begonia has a chest girth of 250cm, a height of 6m and a crown of 9m. It is about 200 years old and grows in the east of Song Qingling's former residence

 

. Begonia is known as "Guoyan", and Xifu Begonia is the top grade of Begonia. Xifu Begonia blooms from the first ten days of April to the middle ten days of April. At first, the buds are pink. With the blooming of the buds, the color of the flowers gradually becomes lighter, and finally the flowers become pure white. In autumn, Begonia trees are full of golden fruits, which taste sour and astringent, and are mainly used for ornamental purposes. Song Qingling often invited friends to enjoy the flowers in the hospital when they were in full bloom. When the fruit is ripe, Soong Qingling uses it to make Begonia sauce and give it to the staff around him to taste

 

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Honors

On June 10, 2010, Song Qingling's former residence became the social practice base of Beijing Youth College of political science

 

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On June 15, 2011, Song Qingling's former residence was rated as the second batch of "red tourist attractions" in Beijing

 

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On January 5, 2012, Song Qingling's former residence was rated as "national civilized unit" by the Central Steering Committee of spiritual civilization construction

 

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On November 12, 2012, Song Qingling's former residence won the "organization award" of the first Beijing commentator competition jointly held by the Publicity Department of Beijing Municipal Party committee, Beijing Federation of trade unions, Beijing human resources and Social Security Bureau and Beijing Municipal Bureau of cultural relics

 

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On January 8, 2015, Song Qingling's former residence became the ideological and political education base of the College of Arts of Capital Normal University

 

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On September 16, 2015, Song Qingling's former residence became the teaching base of Beijing Institute of socialism

 

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In December 2017, Song Qingling's former residence was awarded the first batch of national primary and secondary school students' research and practice education base by the Ministry of education of China

 

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On December 5, 2018, Xifu Begonia, the former residence of Song Qingling, was rated as "the most beautiful ten tree king" by Beijing Municipal Bureau of landscape architecture, becoming the representative of Beijing Begonia tree king

 

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On December 28, 2018, Song Qingling's former residence won the "favorite celebrity's former residence Award" of the second Beijing Tourism Network annual grand ceremony in 2018

 

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On December 27, 2018, Song Qingling's former residence was rated as the high-quality resource unit of social classroom for primary and secondary school students in Beijing in 2018

 

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In September 2019, Song Qingling's former residence was named "national patriotic education demonstration base" by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee

 

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Cultural relics protection

In 1981, Song Qingling's former residence was designated as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council of China

 

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Visit information

geographical position

Song Qingling's former residence is located at No.46, Houhai Beiyan, Xicheng District, Beijing

 

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Opening Hours

From April to October in summer: 9:00-17:30 (ticket sales stop at 17:00)

Winter November March: 9:00-16:30 (stop selling tickets at 16:00)

 

Ticket Price

Adult 20 yuan / person;

The elderly (60-65 years old), undergraduate students 10 yuan / person;

Primary and secondary school students 5 yuan / person;

Free ticket for people over 70 years old

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