Overview of Prince Qing’s Mansion

Qingwang Mansion is located at No. 55 Chongqing Road (formerly Cambridge Road in the British Concession), Heping District, Tianjin. It is located in the hinterland of the "Five Avenues Historic Building Area" with the largest concentration of historical buildings in Tianjin. It is a special place in Tianjin It is a protected historical building and a cultural relic protection unit in Tianjin.

Prince Qing’s Mansion was built in 1922. It was originally a private residence designed and built under the supervision of Xiao Dezhang, the eunuch chief eunuch in the late Qing Dynasty. It was ranked the highest among Chinese buildings in the original British Concession. Later, it was purchased by Zai Zhen, the fourth generation Prince Qing of the Qing Dynasty, and his family lived here, hence the name "Prince Qing's Mansion". Qingwang Mansion covers an area of ??4,327 square meters and has a construction area of ??5,922 square meters. It is a brick-wood structure with a two-story building (with a basement) and an enclosed courtyard. The overall building adapted to the Westernized life at that time and combined with traditional Chinese cultural imagery. It is a typical building among the Western-style buildings on the Five Avenues that spread from the West to the East.

After liberation, this former palace became the offices of the Tianjin Branch of the Sino-Soviet Friendship Association, the Tianjin People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the Tianjin Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, the Tianjin Commerce Commission and the Foreign Affairs Office of the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government. Place. In May 2011, Tianjin Historical Architectural Decoration Co., Ltd., under the leadership of Tianjin Land and Housing Administration Bureau, based on the principles of “protection priority, rational utilization, restoration as before, safety and adaptability”, it took nearly a year to complete the renovation of Prince Qing’s Mansion. Renovation work. The renovation process incorporated exquisite and unique modern functions on the basis of fully respecting and retaining the historical and cultural information of the building. Today, this former palace has become a unique cultural and leisure space in Tianjin.

Shanyili Boutique Hotel is the first villa-style historical and cultural themed hotel in Tianjin. It was formerly the "Shanyili" English-style residential complex built in 1937 and has 16 townhouse-style hotels. The suites and 17 serviced apartments were carefully restored over two years, fully retaining the architectural style of the sloped roofs with red tiles and clinker brick walls and the dense block texture. Each villa guest room has its own courtyard, providing guests with Provide a private and quiet living experience away from the world.