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The Summer Palace in Beijing - first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 - is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value.
Criterion i: The Summer Palace in Beijing is an outstanding expression of the creative art of Chinese landscape garden design, incorporating the works of humankind and nature in a harmonious whole. Criterion ii: The Summer Palace epitomizes the philosophy and practice of Chinese garden design, which played a key role in the development of this cultural form throughout the East. Criterion iii: The imperial Chinese garden, illustrated by the Summer Palace, is a potent symbol of one of the major world civilizations.
Offering comprehensive information on the Forbidden City where twenty-four emperors reigned over the country for over 500 years.
The Forbidden City, also named Palace Museum, is the most magnificent and splendid palace complex in China and one of the five world-famous palaces with the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in England, the White House in the U.S. and the Kremlin in Russia.
Introduction
Virtual Guide
Meridian Gate
Gate of Supreme Harmony
Hall of Supreme Harmony
Hall of Central Harmony
Hall of Preserving Harmony
Huge Stone Carving
Gate of Heavenly Purity
Hall of Heavenly Purity
Hall of Union and Peace
Hall of Earthly Tranquility
Hall of Mental Cultivation
Six Western Palaces
Hall for Ancestral Worship
Six Eastern Palaces
Nine Dragon Wall
Palace of Tranquil Longevity
Hall of Joyful Longevity
Imperial Garden |
