History of Pingxi Palace
In the 14th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (138 1), Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Fu Youde, Aquamarine and Mu Ying to make a conquest in Yunnan, and Bazaar, the last king of Yunnan in Yuan Dynasty, was defeated in Dianchi Lake, and the Ming army pacified Yunnan.
In the sixteenth year of Hongwu (1383), Fu Youde and Aquamarine returned to Nanjing, and Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son Xiping Hou Muying stayed in Yunnan.
In the 19th year of Hongwu (1386), Mu Ying built a brick city in Kunming, followed by Pinghou Xi House.
In the 23rd year of Hongwu (1390), Pinghou Xi imitated Zhou Yafu, a famous Western Han Dynasty soldier, stationed troops in Xiliuying, built a "Liuying Camp" on the west bank of Cuihu, and planted willows and horses.
On June 10th, the 25th year of Hongwu (139 1), Mu Ying died at the age of forty-eight. His eldest son, Mu Chun, attacked, and Liu Ying, a green lake, was changed into a villa of Gongmu family in Qiandongnan, with weeping willows and a terrace floating on the water.
In the 10th year of Li Yong (1656), Zhu Youlang, emperor of Li Yong, entered Yunnan and named Liu Wenxiu King of Shu. So he named Mu's Liuying as Shu Palace and Cuihu as Nangong.
In the 14th year of Li Yong (1660), the Qing court appointed Wu Sangui's Li Yong Palace in Yunnan, Wu Sangui and Wuhua Mountain as Pingxi Palace.
In the 18th year of Li Yong (1664), Wu Sangui said that "Liu Wenxiu used to live in a small place", and then "a new house was built with half vegetables and Haizi", "the Liuying area was full of treasure pavilions" and "the flowers and trees were scattered and the cloisters were built with stones". The stone railings of the new house were all marble reliefs, which was extremely luxurious.
In November (1673), the twelfth year of Qing Emperor Kangxi, Wu Sangui rose up against the Qing Dynasty.
In the 16th year of Kangxi (1677), Wu Sangui was defeated in Dongting. In March of the 17th year of Kangxi (1678), Hengzhou proclaimed himself emperor in a hurry, with the title of "Zhou" and "Zhaowu". In August, Wu Sangui died suddenly in Hengzhou. His grandson Wu Shizhen succeeded to the throne and changed to "Honghua".
In the 18th year of Kangxi (1679), Wu Shifan140,000 troops were wiped out by the Qing army in Hunan. In the 19th year of Kangxi (1680), Wu Shifan was defeated in Yunnan, and Wu Shifan moved into a new house in Cuihu. With the title changed its name to Honghua Palace, commonly known as Honghualou. There is a stone bridge across the Xima River outside Honghuafu Gate, which is called Honghua Bridge. So far, the river has been changed into a sewer, and the place name "Honghuaqiao" still exists.
In the 20th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1681)1October 28th, the Qing army "captured Yunnan and entered the city", and the "Honghuafu" was renamed as "City Garden".
In the twenty-seventh year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1688), Fan, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, demolished the Honghua Building and rebuilt the Taihua Temple in Xishan with wood and stone materials. Up to now, the marble relief railings of Honghuafu are still preserved in front of the Daxiong Hall and the ethereal building of Taihua Temple. It also rebuilt the Yunnan-Guizhou Governor's Office with Mu's official residence.
Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Muwangfu