Palace Museum Prince Gong Mansion in another called "The Palace of Prince Gong" and is located in Beijing, Xicheng District. This museum is included in the State Register of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of China. Today in the Palace Museum located princely palaces, the theater and the park is open to tourists.

The palace was built in 1776 by Emperor Qianlong (Qing Dynasty), the emperor built it for his favorite - Heshenya. After the death of the Emperor, Prince Heshenya could be accused of embezzlement and embezzlement, so his palace was confiscated and handed over to "feudal princes of the Qing" Yonglin Aysingёro. In turn, when shifted from the post grandson Prince Ikuana, the palace was again seized with the assistance of the Internal secretariat. Then he went to the palace of Yixing, which bore the title "Grand Prince Gong." Since that time, this seat and got its present name.

Prince's Palace in size than all other creations of the time, but on the scale second only to the Emperor's palace - Forbidden City. The area of ​​the palace more than 60 000 sq. meters, and the territory itself Prince Gong Mansion includes 30 different buildings.

In order to open the museum in the Prince Gong Mansion, it took massively to buy antiques. To date, almost did not survive calligraphic work, furnishings and paintings. Most of the relics and valuable pieces were sold abroad. Part of the exhibits the museum has been received as a gift.

To recreate the palace "zeitgeist" and return it to its original guise, employees have used materials that were stored in the library Tsinhuanskogo Polytechnic University. Founded plans and maps drawn by architect Liang Sychenom and his colleagues tell a lot about the internal layout of the palace Prince Gong Mansion. The museum officially opened to the public from the end of August 2008.

The theater building in the museum complex in the east of Prince Gong Mansion is located on the perimeter of the complex. The area of ​​space - about 700 square meters. The hall accommodates 200 people. In this theater are plays and performances of the Beijing Opera, Chinese folk circus, various important events.