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The Lama Temple is located in the northeast corner of Beijing. In the 33rd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1694), Emperor Kangxi built a mansion here and gave it to his fourth son, Prince Yong. It was called Prince Yong's Mansion. In the third year of Yongzheng's reign (1725), the palace was renamed Yonghe Palace. In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng's reign (1735), Yongzheng died and his coffin was parked here. Therefore, the original green glazed tiles of the main hall of Yonghe Temple were changed to yellow glazed tiles. And because Emperor Qianlong was born here, two emperors came out of Yonghe Palace, which became the "Longqian Blessed Land", so the palace has yellow tiles and red walls, the same specifications as the Forbidden City Palace. In the ninth year of Qianlong's reign (1744), the Lama Temple was converted into a Lama Temple, and the prime minister and minister Wang were assigned to manage the affairs of the palace without a fixed number of personnel. It can be said that the Lama Temple was the highest-level Buddhist temple in the country during the middle and late Qing Dynasty. The temple is mainly composed of three exquisite archways and five grand halls. From the east and west archways with cornices and brackets to the antique east and west Shunshan towers, it covers a total area of ​​66,400 square meters and has more than a thousand palaces. Prince Gong's Mansion, a key national cultural relic protection unit, was once the residence of Heshen and Yonglin. In 1851, Prince Gong Yixin became the owner of the house, hence the name Prince Gong's Mansion. Prince Gong's Mansion has gone through the historical process of the Qing Dynasty from its peak to its decline, and carries extremely rich historical and cultural information. Therefore, there is a saying that "a Prince Gong's Mansion is half the history of the Qing Dynasty". After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the property rights of the mansion once belonged to Fu Jen Catholic University. In 1988, Prince Kung's Mansion Garden was opened to the public. In 2008, after Prince Kung's Mansion completed the renovation project of the mansion, it was fully opened to the public. Prince Gong's Mansion is divided into three roads, the east and the west, each consisting of multiple courtyards, followed by a 160-meter-long two-story back building. The three buildings on the middle road are the main body of the mansion, one is the main hall, the second is the apse, and the third is the extension building. Yanlou is 160 meters long from east to west and has more than 40 houses. There are three courtyards on the East Road and West Road each, echoing the Middle Road. The last part of the palace is the garden, with more than 20 different scenic spots.

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