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Prince Zhong's Mansion (Suzhou Museum) 太平天国忠王府Tàipíng Tiānguó Zhōngwáng Fǔ
National heritage site · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Prince Zhong's Mansion (Suzhou Museum)
The residence and offices that the Taiping commander Li Xiucheng, the Loyal Prince (Zhong Wang), built from 1860 out of existing mansions and gardens next to the Humble Administrator's Garden; it was still unfinished when Qing forces under Li Hongzhang retook Suzhou in 1863, and later served as the Jiangsu governor's office and a guild hall. Its three lines of halls keep a theatre with an old stage and many painted beams from the Taiping period. Since 1960 it has been the home of the Suzhou Museum, whose new galleries by I. M. Pei opened beside it in 2006.
How to get to Prince Zhong's Mansion (Suzhou Museum)
On Dongbei Street next to the Humble Administrator's Garden, about five minutes' walk from Humble Administrator's Garden–Suzhou Museum (Zhuozhengyuan Subo) station on Suzhou Metro Line 6; visits to the museum must be booked online in advance, and it is closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 under 10 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block - Zhouzhuang 周庄古镇 30 km
Jiangnan's most famous water town, famed for its Twin Bridges and merchant halls
Also within 20 km: Lion Grove Garden 狮子林 (under 10 km), Beisi Pagoda (Bao'en Temple) 北寺塔 (under 10 km), Pan Family Mansion (Ligeng Hall) 卫道观前潘宅 (under 10 km), Couple's Retreat Garden 耦园 (under 10 km), Xuanmiao Temple 玄妙观 (under 10 km), Pingjiang Road Historic District 平江历史街区 (under 10 km).
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