Tickets and booking
Adult admission is 40 RMB under the pack’s Tuesday-Sunday operating schedule (the mansion is closed to the public on Mondays). Half-price tickets cover seniors aged 60 and over with ID, active-duty military with valid credentials, minors aged 7-18 with ID, and full-time students at undergraduate level or below with a student ID. Entry is free for children aged 6 and under or under 1.2 m tall, retired veteran cadres with their certificate, and visitors with disabilities with a disability certificate.
The pack documents no online reservation system or booking platform, so the reliable move is to confirm current ticketing and any same-day changes by phone at 010-83288149 before setting out — the pack itself flags that published opening information is for reference only.
Entrance and routes
Prince Gong’s Mansion stands at 17 Qianhai West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing — the address to enter into a map app. The pack documents two approach walks from the Beihai North area. From Beihai North station on Subway Line 6, take Exit B (the northeast exit) and walk about 200 m along Sanzuoqiao Hutong, or roughly 300 m along Longtoujing Street. Arriving by bus at the Beihai North Gate (Beihai Beimen) stop, the walk is about 580 m.
No gate-by-gate layout is documented in the pack, so plan to reach the Qianhai West Street address and follow on-site signage from there.
Photo spots
The data pack contains no photography information — no named viewpoints, no shot list, and no stated camera restrictions — so nothing specific can be promised here. What it does support is scheduling: you have 08:30-17:00, Tuesday through Sunday, with last admission at 16:10, to work with. Build any photo time into the 1-3 hour visit window rather than counting on lingering past the 17:00 close, and treat the documented approach streets (Sanzuoqiao Hutong and Longtoujing Street, near Beihai North station) as part of the walk in. Check on site for any photography rules, since the pack lists none.
Timing and crowds
Hours are 08:30-17:00 with last entry at 16:10, Tuesday to Sunday; the site does not open on Mondays. The pack carries no crowd or visitor-volume data, so peak times are unknown — do not plan around a claimed quiet hour. The hard constraints are the clock ones: to use the full suggested 1-3 hours, enter by about 14:00, and the absolute cutoff is 16:10.
Published hours are for reference only and subject to the site’s same-day disclosure, so reconfirm by phone at 010-83288149 if your timing is tight.
Walking and effort
Effort level: low. This is a city mansion visit, not a hike — the pack documents no trails, elevation, or stair counts, and the only distances it lists are the short approaches (about 200-300 m from the subway, roughly 580 m from the bus stop). Pair that with the suggested 1-3 hours on site and the outing is a walk, not a workout; standard city footwear is sufficient.
Getting there
Subway is the documented backbone: Line 6 to Beihai North station, Exit B (the northeast exit), then about 200 m along Sanzuoqiao Hutong or roughly 300 m along Longtoujing Street. By bus, routes 3, 4, 13, 42, 107, 111, 118, and 612, plus Sightseeing Bus Route 3, serve the Beihai North Gate (Beihai Beimen) stop, about 580 m from the mansion. For a taxi or ride-hail, give the driver the address: 17 Qianhai West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing. The pack lists no fares for any of these options.
Cost breakdown
The one documented cost is admission: 40 RMB for adults. Half-price tickets (20 RMB) apply to seniors aged 60 and over with ID, active-duty military with valid credentials, minors aged 7-18 with ID, and full-time students at undergraduate level or below with a student ID. Free entry covers children aged 6 and under or under 1.2 m tall, retired veteran cadres with their certificate, and visitors with disabilities with a disability certificate.
Nothing else is priced in the pack — no subway or bus fares, audio-guide fees, or exhibition surcharges — so treat the 40 RMB ticket as the baseline and confirm any extras on site or at 010-83288149.
