Old photos taken in 1888 at the Chunqin Mansion

Old photos taken in 1888 of Prince Chun’s Mansion

Prince Chun’s Mansion was the residence of Nalan Mingzhu, a great scholar in the early Qing Dynasty. Later, Mingzhu was convicted, and the palace was occupied by Ho Shen, and this place became Ho Shen’s villa. In the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799), Jiaqing killed Ho Shen and gave the garden and the nearby mansion to Prince Cheng. When this mansion was spread to Yugui, it was given to Prince Chun Yigui, who was the first ancestor of Prince Chun (1840-1891, the seventh son of Daoguang and the father of Guangxu). Because his Fujin was the sister of Cixi, he was put in important position; Therefore, the wedding palace was renamed as Chunqin Palace

醇亲王奕譞

道光皇帝七儿子醇亲王奕譞（xuan），比起他的四哥奕詝，就差远了，因奕詝被道光列为继承人，也就是史上咸丰皇帝。从资历上看奕譞也不如他的六哥奕訢，奕譞在清末时虽然是“铁帽子王”，但却为人极其低调。虽然他没有当上皇帝，但其儿子和孙子都成为皇帝，可以说是权势非常大的人。从清末史料来看，奕譞从不张扬最后得以善终。