Just Back from Beijing, Let Me Tell You... I Went to Beijing for Just One Thing

1️⃣Basic Information ✅Opening Hours: Opens at 8:30, last entry at 16:10, closes at 17:00. Closed on Mondays (except public holidays). ✅Admission: CNY 40/person, book 10 days in advance through Prince Gong's Mansion Museum WeChat Official Account. ✅Discounts: Free admission for children aged 6 and under or under 1.2m, retired senior officials, and people with disabilities. Half-price for minors aged 7-18, undergraduate students and below, seniors aged 60 and above, and active military personnel. 2️⃣Transportation Guide 🚇Subway: Exit B Northeast of Beihai North Station on Line 6, walk 200m along Sanzuoqiao Hutong or 300m along Longtoujing Street. 🚌Bus: Take Bus 3, 4, 13, etc. to Beihai North Gate Station, but traffic jams are common. 3️⃣Attraction Highlights ✅Mansion: Yin'an Hall is the main hall, rebuilt after fire damage; Jiale Hall is for worship; Duofu Pavilion for receiving guests; Ledao Hall was Prince Gong's living quarters; Baoguang Room displays mansion history; Xijin Study features exquisite nanmu wood partitions, one reason for Heshen's death sentence for overstepping authority; Back Building is 156m long with "99.5 rooms." ✅Garden (Cuijin Garden): Western-style Gate is the main garden entrance, modeled after Summer Palace's Western Buildings, one of the "Three Wonders"; Bat Pool shaped like a bat symbolizing fortune; Secret Cloud Cave houses Emperor Kangxi's "Fu" (fortune) inscription; Grand Theater is fully enclosed wooden structure with perfect acoustics without sound system, another of the "Three Wonders"; Yaoyue Platform is garden's highest point; Square Pond Pavilion offers beautiful lake views with lotus flowers🪷 blooming in summer. 4️⃣Tour Routes ✅1-hour tour: Palace Gate→Yin'an Hall→Jiale Hall→Xijin Study→Back Building→Western-style Gate→Bat Pool→Secret Cloud Cave (Fu Inscription)→Chenhuai Xiesui→Lake Pavilion→Qiushui Mountain House→Yu Pass. ✅2-hour tour: Palace Gate→Yin'an Hall→Duofu Pavilion→Baoguang Room→Xijin Study→Back Building→Western-style Gate→Bat Pool→Liubei Pavilion→Theater→Bat Hall→Yaoyue Platform→Fu Inscription→Chenhuai Xiesui→Lake Pavilion→Yu Pass→Qiushui Mountain House→Dragon King Temple. ✅3-hour tour: Palace Gate→Qu Garden→Duofu Pavilion→Ledao Hall→Yin'an Hall→Jiale Hall→Baoguang Room→Xijin Study→Back Building→Western-style Gate→Bat Pool→Liubei Pavilion→Chuihua Gate→Theater Corridor→Bat Hall→Promotion and Fortune Path→Yaoyue Platform→Dicui Rock→Fu Inscription→Chenhuai Xiesui→Lake Pavilion→Poetry and Painting Boat→Qiushui Mountain House→Yu Pass→Dragon King Temple. 5️⃣Practical Information ✅Entrances/Exits: Enter through Gate 1, exit through Gate 2, both on Qianhai West Street. ✅Security Check: Admission with ID card🪪, dangerous⚠️ items prohibited. ✅Facilities: Visitor Service Center inside Gate 1 on east side offers various services, including senior care service window; baby care room🚼 and third toilet on east side of square. ✅Guide Services: Tour guides and audio guides available at both sides of Gate 1, audio guide rental counter at Gate 2, can also join tour groups (free🆓 guided tours at 10:00/14:00 daily).