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Gong Wang Fu, or the Residence of Prince Gong covers 5.7 hectares of land in the heart of Beijing. It is the world's largest courtyard house. Since it was owned by Yi Yi, one of the highest-ranking nobles of the Qing Dynasty, the Residence of Prince Gong is not only big but also of high standards. This is reflected in its five-room facade and great number of rooms, including 12 halls and seven bedrooms. It was against the rules for lower ranking officials to have a residence of the same caliber. The presence of stone lions in front of the residences shows that their owners were officials above Rank Five. The number of hair knots on the stone lions further indicates their ranking in the hierarchy:the emperor was entitled to 13 lines of hair knots, princes 12 lines,and so on in descending order for officials of different ranks. House style and tile color had to follow strict rules, too. He Shen, a high- ranking official who had owned the residence before Prince Gong, was ordered by the emperor to kill himself. One of his crimes was his construction of a hall which was similar in style to the emperor's Ningshou Hall. Reflection of officials' status in the architectural styles of their residences was a striking feature of China's feudal hierarchical system. The Residence of Prince Gong is a rare example.

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