{"id":20360,"date":"2022-04-06T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T23:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=20360"},"modified":"2022-04-06T19:21:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:21:20","slug":"the-historical-dingfu-street-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/the-historical-dingfu-street-in-beijing","title":{"rendered":"The Historical Dingfu Street in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Walking eastward\u00a0from the eastern end of\u00a0the historical Huguosi Street<\/a>\u00a0across the north-south Denei Dajie (\u5fb7\u5185\u5927\u8857),\u00a0\u00a0you will get to the western end of the west – east street known as Dingfu Street (\u5b9a\u961c\u8857). “Dingfu” literally means “The\u00a0Mansion of the Duke Dingguo”. The Duke Dingguo was Xu Zengshou, the 4th son of Xu Da (1332\u20131385). Xu\u00a0Da was the most\u00a0famous\u00a0founding general of Ming Dynasty ( 1271 – 1368 ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xu Da assisted Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder and first ruler of the Ming dynasty in overthrowing the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and establishing the Ming Dynasty. Xu Zengshou, the 4th son of Xu Da was entitled to the Duke Dingguo due to Xu Zengshou’s outstanding assistance helping Zhu Di ( the Yongle Emperor ) in seizing the crown of the emperor from the Jianwen Emperor, the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xu Zengshou’s descendent family tree lived for over 270 years here on the street ever since the Yongle Emperor of Ming Dynasty moved its capital from Nanjing to Beijing. The overthrow of Ming Dynasty by Qing Dynasty ( 1368 – 1644 ) brought the end to the Xu Zengshou’s descendent generations on the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The No.03 of Dingfu Street was the former Prince Ching’s Mansion. The No.01 of Dingfu Street was the former Fu Jen (Fu Ren) Catholic University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were totally over 60 princes’ mansions in Beijing populated by the emperors’ immediate family circles during Qing Dynasty ( 1368 – 1644) . The former Prince Ching’s Mansion is the mansion of Yikuang, the Prince Ching during the reign of Guangxu Emperor in Qing Dynasty. The mansion compound is now occupied by the Beijing Garrison Command, but it will be open to the public eventually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the east of the street is the former location of Fu Jen Catholic University. It was originally established in Beijing in 1925 by the Benedictines of St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, at request of the Holy See. In 1952 Chinese government merged Fu Jen with the Beijing Normal University, Peking University, Renmin University, China University of Political Science and Law, and Central University of Finance and Economics. Fu Jen was re-established in 1961 in Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The buildings within the campus of  the former Fu Jen Catholic University was designed with the combination of eastern and western styles. Today, the century-old magnificnet buildings are still elegantly standing along Dingfu Street under the shadow of dense green trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strolling further eastward, you will come across Prince’s Gong’s Mansion<\/a>, the best preserved prince mansion in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are some of the pictures taken while walking from the west of the street to the east .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 500 meters long Dingfu Street<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Beijing exercise facilities on Dingfu Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beijing exercise facilities on the streets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Prince Ching’s Mansion, now still occupied by the Beijing Garrison Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The Prince Ching’s Mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The buildings along the street is the former Fu Jen Catholic University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The former Fu Jen Catholic University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The main building of Fu Jun Catholic University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The main building of Fu Jun Catholic University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
Beijing Tour Packages<\/a>
Beijing Winter Tour<\/a>
Beijing Autumn Tour<\/a>
Great Wall Tour<\/a>
Car Rental in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Tours<\/a>
China City Tours<\/a>
China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
How to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a>
Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
Gui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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