Shanxi Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion Travel Guide
Scenic spot introduction:
The Prime Minister's Mansion in the Imperial City is the former residence of Chen Tingjing, a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion in the Qing Dynasty, a third-level official minister, chief reader of the Kangxi Dictionary, and a lecturer on the banquet of Emperor Kangxi in his 35th year. During the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi gave the name "Wuting Mountain Village" and wrote a royal letter in his own handwriting. Later, because Emperor Kangxi stayed here twice, it was named "Imperial City" and commonly known as "Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion". The Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion is located in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, with a total area of 36,000 square meters. Its buildings are based on the mountain and change with the situation. Official residences and residential buildings are lined up side by side. It is a unique group of castle-style official residences in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. "The green trees border the village and the green mountains slant outside." The Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion is not only an ancient "natural landscape painting", but also an ancient oriental castle with a strong humanistic spirit.Attractions distribution:
The entire imperial city includes the inner city "Duzhuju" and the outer city "Zhongdaozhuang". The inner city (formerly known as Douzhuju) was built by Chen Tingjing's uncle Chen Changyan in the sixth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1633) to avoid war. There are 8 large courtyards including Juju and Shude Courtyard, 125 stacked Tibetan Soldier Caves, the seven-story and 100-foot-high Heshan Tower, Chunqiu Pavilion, Wenchang Pavilion, Chen Family Ancestral Hall, etc. The outer city "Zhongdaozhuang" was completed in the 42nd year of Kangxi (1703). It was built close to the west wall of the inner city and is basically square. It mainly includes the Imperial Library, the Prime Minister's Palace, the Dianhan Hall, the Inner Palace, and the Guanjiayuan. , Xiulou, East Academy, Inner House, West Garden, Wanghe Pavilion, etc. The overall layout of the inner city and the outer city is built with the auspicious symbol of "tortoise", which means "forever".Scenic spot qualifications:
National 5A scenic spot, world cultural heritage, provincial scenic spotScenic spot features:
Leisure, sightseeing, history and culture, former residences of celebrities, historic sitesScenic spot map:
Transportation
Scenic spot location:
China>Shanxi Province>Jincheng>Yangcheng County
How to get there:
The Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion is located in the southeastern part of Shanxi, within Beiliu Town of Yangcheng. You can take a direct bus from Jincheng and arrive there in about 30 minutes.
Scenic area map:
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Tickets
Imperial City Prime Minister’s Mansion ticket price:
Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion + Ecological Park + Sightseeing Ticket: 140 yuan/person
Nine Nv Fairy Lake: 88 yuan/person
Ecological Garden Scenic Area: 25 yuan/person
Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion + Nine Nv Fairy Lake: 180 yuan/person
Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion Scenic Area: 120 yuan/person, November 1st to the end of December, 80 yuan/person, January 1st to March 100 yuan/person on the 31st
Scenic area opening hours:
8:00-19:00 in summer; 8:00-17:00 in winter
Travel Tips
travelling guideline:
Eat: Jincheng is particularly rich in snacks, the most famous of which is roasted green onions. In addition, there are Jincheng stir-fried jelly, fungus scallops, pickled cabbage and black strips, Gaoping roasted tofu, layered steamed buns, roasted pork liver, Yangcheng Gaomizhuang steamed buns, roasted mutton, Li Ge grab, roasted three delicacies, and noodles. Mung bean balls, steamed buns, glutinous rice cakes, etc.
Scenic spot activities:
Yingshengjia welcomes guests to the Square at 09:30 every day
Bayinhui 11:00-12:00 every day Cangbing Cave
Chime Music and Dance 10:30-16:00 Qilin Yuan
Best time to visit:
The best tourist season is April to October. Four distinct seasons, long winter and short summer, rain and heat in the same season, moderate warmth, making it a good place to avoid sightseeing.
Shopping recommendations:
Jincheng has many specialties, including apples, pears, grapes, persimmons, apricots, peaches, dates and other varieties. Jincheng's specialty hawthorn "Zezhou Red" has a mellow meat taste, sweet and sour polyglutinous content, is resistant to storage, and has high medicinal value. The processed hawthorn tea, hawthorn juice, hawthorn slices, hawthorn sugar, canned hawthorn and hawthorn solid drinks, blood-tonifying hawthorn and other products have become well-known foods and good medicines for preventing and treating various diseases at home and abroad. In addition, Qinshui and Yangcheng’s Wuhuakeke and musk; Lingchuan’s Codonopsis pilosula, Sichuan peppercorns, and walnuts are also famous for a long time.
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