Guo Moruo Residence 郭沫若故居Guō Mòruò Gùjū

About Guo Moruo Residence

The courtyard home where the writer, historian and senior cultural official Guo Moruo lived from 1963 until his death in 1978, on a site that once belonged to Prince Gong's Mansion and later served as the Mongolian embassy and as a residence of Soong Ching-ling. His study, reception room and bedroom are kept as they were, and the side halls hold exhibitions on his literary and historical work, with a large ginkgo tree in the front yard.

How to get to Guo Moruo Residence

On Qianhai West Street in the Shichahai area, just south-east of Prince Gong's Mansion and a few minutes' walk from Beihai North metro station. Usually closed on Mondays and from late December until after the Spring Festival.

Nearby

• Prince Gong's Mansion 恭王府 under 10 km
  A Qing courtyard mansion and rock garden, home first to a corrupt minister, then a prince
• Shichahai 什刹海 under 10 km
  Three linked lakes ringed by hutongs and lakeside bars, with open-air skating in winter
• Beihai Park 北海公园 under 10 km
  A former imperial lake garden crowned by a white Tibetan-style stupa on its island
• Drum and Bell Towers 钟鼓楼 under 10 km
  Beijing's old timekeeping towers, with drum performances and views over the hutong roofs
• Forbidden City 故宫 under 10 km
  Six centuries of imperial power behind vermilion walls in the heart of Beijing

Also within 20 km: Mei Lanfang Memorial Museum 梅兰芳纪念馆 (under 10 km), Dagaoxuan Hall 大高玄殿 (under 10 km), Former National Library of Peiping 北平图书馆旧址 (under 10 km), Jingshan Park 景山公园 (under 10 km), Former Residence of Soong Ching-ling 宋庆龄故居 (under 10 km), Church of the Saviour (Beitang) 西什库教堂 (under 10 km).

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