Prince Li's Mansion in Jiangfang Hutong, Dongxie Street, to the south of Xi' anmen. ... (1862-1874) the Yi family was stripped of its rank and moved to Beijing Hutong in Dongdan.

Prince Li’s Mansion in Jiangfang Hutong, Dongxie Street, to the south of Xi’ anmen. Just after the founding of the People’s Republic, the Ministry of Interior Affairs had its office here. 2.

The room smelled like charcoal, and the familiar soundtrack of Beijing life floated in from outside: the throaty call of a wandering knife-sharpener, the laughter of running children, the honks of ...