 jingjiang princes'city (; pinyin: jingjiang wang cheng) is a noted historical site in guilin, guangxi zhuang autonomous region of the people's republic of china. it now functions as both guangxi normal university and as a tourist attraction.guilin tourism dictionary. guilinï¼li jiang press,1993,p.62-67.isbn 7-5407-1479-4/g 396 ==history== the jingjiang princes' city (also known as the jingjiang princes' palace), commonly known as wang cheng (princes' city), is located in the inner city of guilin and was built between 1372 and 1392&nbsp;ad during the ming dynasty close to the solitary beauty peak (duxiu feng). it was originally the official residence of zhu shouqian - the great-nephew of zhu yuanzhang, the first ming dynasty emperor). after zhu shouqian was declared prince of jingjiang by emperor zhu yuanzhang, his palace was set at jingjiang. it took more than 20 years to build the capital, which now has a history of over 630 years and is older than the forbidden city in beijing. during the 257 years from the building of the mansion to the end of ming dynasty, 14 kings from 12 generations lived here. sun yat-sen stayed there while on the northern expedition in 1921. in the winter of 1925, it was established as yat-sen park and now is one of the schoolyards of guangxi normal university. the carved balustrades and marble steps of the mansion still remain to today. over its history of more than 600 years the city was burned down several times, however it remains as the best preserved princes' city in china. notably, the carved balustrades and marble steps still remain. the chinese government gave the site national protection status in 1993. today the site is occupied by guangxi normal university, but remains open to the public as popular tourist attraction combining aspects of guilin's natural beauty, history, traditional architecture and local culture. ==size and layout== the jingjiang princes' city is magnificent and grandly walled, and once functioned as an 'inner city' occupied by the princes and their families. there are 4 halls, 4 pavilions and 40 other buildings surrounding the main buildings. it occupies a total area of 19.78 hectares (0.08 square miles). the layout of the mansion is, from the south to the north, imperial burial place, 
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