introduce
The Zhili Governor's Office, also known as the Zhili Governor's Office Museum, is located in the urban area of Baoding, adjacent to the ancient lotus pond in Baoding. It used to be the office of the governor of Zhili in the Qing Dynasty, and it is now well preserved, and it is also the most complete one among the provincial government offices in the Qing Dynasty. When you come here, you can enjoy the historical buildings in the north, see the restored office and residence of the governor, and learn about the official customs, stories, and exquisite costumes of officials in the Qing Dynasty through the exhibitions set up in the mansion. The content is relatively rich, and you can enjoy Baoding Tourists in the area can come here to have a look. The Zhili Governor's Office is small in size. It is an ancient courtyard about 200 meters deep and nearly 100 meters wide. The central axis of the courtyard is distributed from the outside to the inside with the gate, the courtyard gate, the lobby, the second hall, the third hall, and the fourth hall. There are some small houses symmetrically distributed on both sides. The whole building is of ancient style, and it was built in strict accordance with the provincial government system in the Qing Dynasty. It looks solemn and neat, and it is also very grand. Tourists can visit the courtyards and houses from the outside to the inside after entering the distance, which usually takes about 2 hours. The buildings from the lobby to the four halls in the middle are places for the governor's celebration, trial, meeting, reception, official business, and daily life. Now it is restored as it is, and you can enter to watch them one by one. The lobby is particularly special. In many costume dramas, we can see the scenes of officials going to court. This is where these stories really happened. The small houses located on both sides of the central axis building were turned into exhibition halls. The current permanent exhibitions include "Exhibition of the Life of the Governor of Zhili", "Exhibition Hall of Historical Materials of the Governor of Zhili and the Governor's Office in the Qing Dynasty", "Officials and Eunuchs of the Qing Dynasty". Living Customs Exhibition", "Governor of Zhili Zeng Guofan Special Exhibition", "Portrait Exhibition of Emperors and Empresses of the Qing Dynasty", "Governor's Office of Zhili's Clean Government Culture Exhibition", etc. Through these exhibitions, you can learn about the customs of officials in the Qing Dynasty and the life of the Governor of Zhili And the construction of the Zhili Governor's Office, the protection of history, etc. However, most of the exhibitions here are mainly text and schematic pictures, with fewer cultural relics and relatively simple, just a simple visit. There are often some temporary exhibitions held in the museum, which are generally more exciting. If you catch up, you can take a good look.
opening hours
Year-round (winter) 09:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30); year-round (summer) 09:00-17:30 (last admission 17:00)
