Residence of the Zhongwang King of the Heavenly Kingdom of Eternal Peace

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The residence of the Zhongwang King of the Heavenly Kingdom of Eternal Peace ( Chinese  太平天国 忠 王府 , Pinyin Tàipíng tiānguó zhōngwáng fǔ ) in Suzhou (Jiangsu) , China, served Li Xiucheng李秀成 (1823–1864), the important military leader of the Taiping Empire who had been given the title of king or Zhongwang (忠王) - known in Western sources under the English name "Loyal Prince Lee" (loyal Prince Li) - since the occupation of the city of Suzhou by his troops in 1860-1863 as a residence.

It has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (1-3) since 1961 .

At the rear of the residence is the famous " garden of the undemanding official " ( Zhuozheng yuan拙政园).

Coordinates: 31 ° 19 ′ 31.6 ″  N , 120 ° 37 ′ 27.8 ″  E