The Summer Palace, Beijing, China
December 17th, 2009
The Summer Palace, a site classified as World Heritage by UNESCO, is located on the western outskirts of Haidian District, Beijing, China, consisting mainly of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake. The Summer Palace is the largest royal park in China, and is an archetypal Chinese garden. It is well known for its delicate architecture and design, and landscape.
Covers an area of over 290 hectares, with a history of 245 years. The first building of the garden began during the Jin Dynasty, according to the documentation of history. However, it was greatly expanded during the Qing dynasty. The Summer Palace was completed in 1764, and then called Qingyi Garden. During the invasion of the Anglo-French Allied Forces, the garden was severely damaged. Later it was rebuilt by the Qing government in 1888, dedicated to Empress Dowager Cixi. Then it was renamed the Summer Palace – the name I use to call the gardens of today. In 1900, the Summer Palace was sacked once during the invasion of eight countries, Allied Force. After 1911, the fall of the Qing Dynasty, which was opened to the public. It ‘was rebuilt and repaired after the founding of the PRC.
The Royal Park is now one of the famous attractions in China. Every year millions of tourists and visitors from around the world to admire the garden. He has three hills and five gardens, including the Longevity Hill, Jade Spring Mountain Fragrant Hill, the Garden of Clear Ripples, Garden of Eternal Spring “, the Garden of Perfection and Brightness, Garden of Peace and light, and the Garden of quietness and pleasure. The construction of the garden focuses on the Tower of Buddhist in sense – Foxiangge in Chinese, with over three thousand of these structures, such as pavilions, bridges, halls, towers, etc.. The garden was designed by the following way in the geographic , with a magnificent view of design and natural beauty.
The best example of its beauty is in the Grand Gallery. You will be amazed by its design and construction delicate, not to mention the paintings in this gallery. Another example to illustrate the charm of the Summer Palace and the West Bank and six bridges along the shore. The artists call the “big six bridges and willow, one of the fascinating places of this vast garden.
To experience the Summer Palace again, you may need a map. Following the path, you can enjoy the garden better. On the map, which is usually divided into four areas of review: Front Hill, Back, Hill and the lake later, the Court, and the Lake District. You can admire the most beautiful buildings and characteristic of the hill, a unique landscape with dense green trees and winding roads, the buildings of the main building overlooking the lake and boating activities.
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