The Zhongwang Mansion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is located on Northeast Street in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, adjacent to the Humble Administrator’s Garden. It was the royal residence of Li Xiucheng, the Loyal King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a representative of the peasant uprising regime during the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the more complete buildings remaining from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and is also one of the more intact royal residences of a peasant uprising army in Chinese history. In 1961, it was declared a National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit by the State Council. The entire museum is open all year round from Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00; it is closed all day on Mondays.
Key Tips:
1. Visitors with improper attire and those wearing slippers (of sponge, plastic, cotton, or without a back strap), pets, flammable and explosive materials, and dangerous goods are not allowed to enter the museum. The temperature inside the museum is maintained at approximately 20 degrees Celsius, so please dress appropriately.
2. No paid services are allowed without permission from the museum.
3. Guided tours inside the museum are not permitted without authorization. Official travel agency tour guides must present a valid dispatch order from their agency to provide tours for their groups.
