Summary
The Porcelain House is a priceless building decorated with about 4,000 pieces of ancient porcelain, 400 pieces of jade stone carving, 20 tons of crystal and agate and million pieces of ancient Chinese ceramic chips.
Overview
The Porcelain House is located in a bustling area, close to the former residence of Zhang Xueliang, an instigator of the Xi'an incident and a patriotic hero in China. Originally a 100-year -old French style villa, the residence is a five-storied building with a total area of 3,000 square meters. Porcelain used to decorate the house can date back to the Han Dynasty. Visitors can almost find every type of chinaware from the house, which perfectly combines traditional Chinese architecture and western architecture.
On the roof of the house is embedded a 768-meter-long dragon relief made by over ten thousand pieces of porcelain and an eye-catching English word, 'China', with some Chinese characters and the flag of China on both sides. Inside the house there are many famous paintings comprised by ceramic chips, including the world famous painting, Mona Lisa. Besides, the walls of the house are named the 'peace wall', consisting of 635 vases made during Republic China and the late Qing Dynasty.
- Location: No. 72, Chifeng Dao, Heping District
- Opening hours: 10:00 - 17:00
- Ticket Fare: 35 Yuan
- Tel: 022-27123366
- Getting there & away: Take Bus No.1, 609, 610, 619, 632, 633, 641, 646, 658, 671, 818, 904, 908
