In the forty-first year of Qianlong, that is, 1776, small Shenyang began to face Qianhai in the east. Build his luxurious mansion with his back to Houhai, which is called "river bank". It is said that during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, Li Guang, the great eunuch, took this as the first step. On the third day of the first month of Jiaqing four years, Taizong died. The next day, Jiaqing deprived Xiao Shenyang's military minister and nine magistrates of their posts and copied his home. It is estimated that the total wealth is worth about 820 million silver, which is equivalent to the fiscal revenue of the Qing government for fifteen years. Therefore, there is a saying that "small Shenyang falls, Jiaqing is full." On the 18th day of the first month of the same year,1February 22nd, 799, Xiao Shenyang was ordered to commit suicide. The house itself, however, belongs to the younger brother, Prince Qing Xuan, who loves luxury houses rather than mountains and rivers.
At the same time, Princess Xiao, the daughter of Qianlong and married to her son, still lives in the semi-mansion. In the first year of Xianfeng, that is, 185 1, an important political figure in the late Qing Dynasty, Prince Gong? He became the third generation owner of the house and changed his name to Gong, whose name has been used ever since. "A Prince Gong's Mansion, Half of the history is clear" is the evaluation of Prince Gong's Mansion by Hou Renzhi, a historical geographer. In the early years of the Republic of China, this palace was sold to the church by Prince Gong's grandson Pu Wei for 400,000 yuan, and was redeemed by Fu Jen Catholic University for 108 gold bars, which was used as a girls' school. After the founding of New China, Wang Fu was used by dormitories, fan factories and conservatories of the Ministry of Public Security.
After the Qing Dynasty, the property right of the mansion was owned by Fu Jen Catholic University. 1988, Gongwangfu Garden is open to the public. In 2008, Gong Wangfu completed the renovation project of the mansion and opened it to the outside world.
Gongwangfu is divided into east and west roads, consisting of several quadrangles, followed by a two-story back-cover building, with a length of160m. Gongwangfu experienced the historical process from the peak to the decline of the Qing Dynasty, bearing extremely rich historical and cultural information, so there is a saying that "a Gongwangfu is half of history of qing dynasty".
Palace Wang Fu, located in Qianhai West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, is the largest palace in Qing Dynasty. It used to be the residence of corrupt officials and princes, and was later made public, which has been in use ever since. Gongwangfu experienced the historical process from the peak to the decline of Qing Dynasty, so there is a saying that "a Gongwangfu is half of history of qing dynasty".
"The houses around the Crescent River look like dragons, while the western hills look like tigers", which is the description of the palace in the history books. As far as its location is concerned, it occupies an excellent position in Beijing. The ancients paid great attention to geomantic omen when building houses and gardens. It is said that there are two Long Mai in Beijing, one is Longtu, the Long Mai of the Forbidden City; The second one is a waterspout, which refers to the connection between Houhai and Beihai. Gongwangfu is just on the connection between Houhai and Beihai, which is Long Mai, so Feng Shui is very good. The ancients took water as their wealth and "saw water everywhere" in Gongwangfu. The water in the largest pavilion in the middle of the lake is imported from Yuquan Lake, but it can't get in, which is more in line with the saying that Feng Shui collects money. China's top ten marshals, Guo Moruo and others all lived near Gongwangfu and lived for a long time. It is said that the place with the largest number of long-lived elderly people in Beijing is near Gongwangfu, which is really a treasure trove of geomantic omen.