▁G ong ▁is ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁advoc ating ▁greater ▁construct ive ▁eng agement ▁between ▁the ▁Q ing ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁great ▁powers ▁of ▁that ▁era , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁his ▁attempts ▁to ▁modern ise ▁China ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁His ▁former ▁residence , ▁" Pr ince ▁G ong ' s ▁M ansion ", ▁is ▁now ▁one ▁of ▁Be ij ing ' s ▁few ▁A AAAA - r ated ▁tour ist ▁attra ctions . ▁ ▁Names ▁ ▁Y ix in ▁is ▁the ▁p iny in ▁roman isation ▁of ▁the ▁Mand arin ▁pron unci ation ▁of ▁his ▁Man ch u ▁name ▁I - hin . ▁He ▁shared ▁his ▁surname ▁A is in ▁G ior o ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Q ing ▁imperial ▁family . ▁His ▁cour tes y ▁or ▁art ▁name ▁was ▁" Master ▁of ▁the ▁Y ued ao ▁Hall " ▁or ▁" H all ▁of ▁the ▁Way ▁of ▁Music ". ▁ ▁K ung ▁is ▁the ▁W ade - G iles ▁roman isation ▁of ▁Mand arin ▁pron unci ation ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁Chinese ▁character ▁, ▁now ▁sp elt ▁G ō ng ▁in ▁p iny in . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁really ▁a ▁name ▁but ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁descript ive ▁title ▁— ▁" The ▁Res pect ful ▁Prince ▁of ▁the ▁Blood " ▁— ▁previously ▁bor ne ▁by ▁Ch ang ning , ▁the ▁fifth ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Sh un z hi ▁Emperor . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁title ▁ ▁transl ates ▁literally ▁as ▁" king " ▁but ▁is ▁usually ▁understood ▁as