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Viceroy of Zhili's Office, Baoding 直隶总督署Zhílì Zǒngdū Shǔ
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Baoding, Hebei
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Baoding
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Viceroy of Zhili's Office, Baoding
The only complete provincial-level Qing government compound to survive in China, built in 1729 and used by successive viceroys of Zhili, the province around Beijing, until the end of the Qing. Five courtyards run along a central axis from the main gate through the ceremonial gate, main hall and second hall to the residential quarters. Seventy-four men held the post here over 99 terms, among them Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang, and the compound is now the Zhili Governor-General's Office Museum.
How to get to Viceroy of Zhili's Office, Baoding
In the centre of Baoding's old city on Yuhua Road, within walking distance of the Ancient Lotus Pond and Daci Pavilion. Closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Guangyuan Garden 光园 (under 10 km), Ancient Lotus Pond 古莲花池 (under 10 km), Baoding Bell Tower 保定钟楼 (under 10 km), Daci Pavilion 大慈阁 (under 10 km), Qinghe Circuit Office 清河道署 (under 10 km), Huai Army Hall 淮军公所 (under 10 km).
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