【北京市/Beijing】恭王府/Prince Gong's Mansion 2021.1.17

■恭王府
北京で規模最大、最も完全な形で残る清代の王府。
什刹海の西にある、清の乾隆帝の寵臣であった和珅の旧邸。南北約150m、東西約170m、総面積約2万8000㎡に31の建物が立ち並ぶ大邸宅で、1766年から20年の歳月を費やして完成。1799（清の嘉慶4）年に和珅は罰せられて邸を没収され、後に嘉慶帝の義理の弟の恭親王に与えられたことから、恭王府と呼ばれるようになった。
また、この恭王府は長編小説『紅楼夢』に登場する豪邸大観園のモデルともいわれている。2012年に中国の「国家5A級旅游景区」に指定された。
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■Prince Gong's Mansion
Prince Gong's Mansion, aka Prince Kung's Mansion, also known as Gong Wang Fu in Chinese, is Beijing's largest and the best preserved Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) princely mansion and is located at Qianhai Xijie to the north of Shichahai. This fine example of ancient Chinese architecture with its cultural connotations is important not only for its aesthetic value but as an asset to those who wish to study the lifestyle of the privileged classes in the feudal society of a bygone era; it also has an interesting history.

The mansion was constructed around the year 1777 and was originally the private residence of Heshen. A member of the imperial guard, the handsome and intelligent twenty-five year old Heshen came to the attention of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong (1736-1796). Before long Heshen was promoted to positions normally occupied by the most experienced officials, including those controlling finance and the appointment of civil servants; thus enabling him to acquire great wealth. The aging Qianlong did nothing to curb Heshen's corruption but his successor, Emperor Jiaqing (1796-1820), had Heshen executed and his property, which was assessed at over 800 million ounces of silver, was confiscated. The mansion was passed to Prince Qing in 1799. Eventually Emperor Xianfeng (1851-1862) transferred the ownership to Prince Gong and it is his name that was to become that of the mansion.
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