Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion

Huangcheng Prime Minister's Mansion is located in Huangcheng Village, Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. It is the former residence of Chen Tingjing, a minister of Wenyuan Pavilion and Minister of Personnel of the Qing Dynasty, the chief reviewer of the Kangxi Dictionary, and the lecturer of the Imperial Lectures in the 35th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. It is also a rare castle-style official residential complex from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is praised by experts as "the residence of the first cultural giant in northern China." -Overall layout: The Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion is divided into two parts: the inner city and the outer city, with a total of 16 courtyards, 640 houses, and a total area of ​​36,000 square meters. The inner city is an irregular rectangle in plan, with the main buildings and various courtyards facing east and west; the outer city is built closely against the western wall of the inner city, with a nearly square plan and four city gates. - Architectural style: Overlooking the Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion from the Heshan Tower, the overall architectural style is regular and closed, mainly simple, neat and rigorous. The official residence is a combination of traditional cave dwellings, and has the boldness and grandeur of northern architecture. In addition, the Zhi Garden in the Xiangfu also fully draws on the architectural style of southern gardens, with pavilions, towers, rockery, flowing water, lush trees, bright and elegant architectural colors, and lively and brisk shapes. Walking through it, one feels as if one is in a Jiangnan garden.