Jingjiang Princes's City (靖江王城), also known as Jingjiang Princes City ( (靖江王府), is a historical site in the center of Guilin. The prince residence was originally built in 1372 – 1392 by the first Jingjiang Prince – Zhu Shouqian, the great-nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming dynasty emperor. For the 257 years from the construction of the Jingjiang palace to the end of Ming dynasty, 14 Jingjiang princes from 12 generations lived here.
Today part of the former Jingjiang Palace and the Solitary Beauty Peak are incorporated into a large sight known as “Solitary Beauty Peak -Princes Palace Scenic Area”(独秀峰-靖江王府景区) with a combo ticket 130 yuan. It seems the administration of the sight is more interested in taking tourist groups ( domestic ) instead of individual tourists.
If you buy an individual entrance ticket, very often you are forced to join in a group, a bit frustrating. The entrance fee is exorbitant given the restored buildings in the walled city though you have the added value to hike the Solitary Beauty Peak.
Personally I feel this sight is underwhelmed with exorbitant entrance fee, to be skipped on your Guilin tour!
The outside walls are free and you have to pay 130 yuan to enter the inner walled city which also shares part of Guangxi Normal University’s main campus. For the over 600 years the city was burned down several times. Today, it remains one of the restored Princes’ City in China.
Travel Tips
Add: in the Solitary Beauty Peak Park, Guilin City, Guangxi,China
Opening Hours: 08:00-18:00
Entrance Fee: CNY 60