The geographical location of Gongwangfu
As the palace of the Qing Dynasty, Gongwangfu has regular architectural layout, sophisticated technology and scattered pavilions, which fully embodies the grandeur of the royal family and the elegant charm of the people. Gongwangfu consists of a mansion and a garden. It is about 330 meters long from north to south, about 180 meters wide from east to west, and covers an area of about 6 1 120 square meters, of which the mansion covers an area of 32,260 square meters and the garden covers an area of 28,860 square meters.
"The houses around the Crescent River look like dragons, while the western hills look like tigers", which is the description of the palace in the history books. As far as its location is concerned, it occupies an excellent position in Beijing. The ancients paid great attention to geomantic omen when building houses and gardens. It is said that there are two Long Mai in Beijing, one is Longtu, the Long Mai of the Forbidden City; The second one is a waterspout, which refers to the connection between Houhai and Beihai. Gongwangfu is just on the connection between Houhai and Beihai, which is Long Mai, so Feng Shui is very good. The ancients took water as their wealth and "saw water everywhere" in Gongwangfu. The water in the largest pavilion in the middle of the lake is imported from Yuquan Lake, but it can't get in, which is more in line with the saying that Feng Shui collects money. China's top ten marshals, Guo Moruo and others all lived near Gongwangfu and lived for a long time. It is said that the place with the largest number of long-lived elderly people in Beijing is near Gongwangfu, which is really a treasure trove of geomantic omen.