Summer Palace

Summer Palace
Summer Palace is the largest royal park and well received in China, such as the Royal Park museum is known . It was originally built as a place of recreation and entertainment for the royal family, and was another important center for the emperor dealing with political issues and foreign policy , next to the Forbidden City in the last years of the Qing dynasty . In December 1998, the Summer Palace was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, with its most urgent notes and best in China and worldwide.
Previously, he was the Qing Yi yuan , the construction from 1750 and ends in 1764. Qing Yi Yuan in 1860 was destroyed by a fire in the Anglo- French Allied Force , but rebuilt on the basis of the main site of Emperor Guang Xu of the Qing Dynasty in the same order . Two years later , after changed the name to the Summer Palace .
This is a piece of the greater integration of nature and the wonderful power of the outstanding architecture of human wisdom , built into the hillside longevity and Kunming Lake and through the delicate artificial landscapes , such as pavilions, a long corridor full of palaces, temples and bridges. In the garden you can see not only different lush trees and flowers around blossomy , but also cultural monuments, which are all 40,000 items used daily emperors, queens and princesses.

Attractions Kay:

Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
When Emperor Qianlong and Cixi handled state affairs and met with foreign ambassadors , with several art bronze Shows how Bronze Chinese dragon, phoenix and bronze bronze tripod , etc. finely carved.

Hall of Joyful Longevity
This is the main building of the local park . Lake Kunming before Longevity Hill back in the benevolence and longevity hall , and a long corridor between East and West, is the best place to live and entertain the royal family. The bedroom closet estkrasnogo sandalwood already used on the Emperor Qianlong , one of the most famous emperor of ancient China. You can also see the famous magnolia flower, which was transplanted in southern China during the reign of Emperor Qianlong.

Hall of Jade Ripples
In 1898 , Cixi launched a coup and has a term of imprisonment of her son, the Emperor Guangxu in this room, the imperial palace of the rest.

Grand Opera Tower
It is specially designed for Cixi 60th anniversary celebration of his operas. The tower has a special design, a bright scenes. Perhaps there is a "terrace" roof "and" without water and well below the floor of the stage , so that the increase Fairies "heaven," the ghost of "hell" in the box kind of supernatural opera and water , which can be done on stage could.

Kunming Lake
Kunming Lake

Kunming Lake
A large lake in the garden, takes three-quarters of the total area of the park, about 220 acres. This Cu bank into the lake, which imitated Su edge of West Lake in Suzhou . Lines and Fishing
Pastures are in the bank. You can also see Seventeen - arch bridge, 150 meters long bridge is the largest among the classical gardens in China.

Longevity Hill
109 meters high , in the center of the park, the hill is a concentrated reflection of the multi- functions and features of the palace , religion , entertainment garden. 9 typical architectural structures standing on the hill, surovnya increasing height in 9 layers of the pier in the center of Kunming Lake to see.

Tower of Buddhist Incense
Tour royal families used to pray in Figure ambassador Buddha incense. It is located in a large square stone base and the internal structure is so complex that it is a rare boutique in architecture.

long corridor
This is the longest tunnel in the classical gardens in China with 728 meters long and was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest corridor in the world. Each beam , there are different colored drawings of landscapes, flowers - Birds - Fishes - Insects registered , and the number in reality or literary allusions , more than 14,000 in total.

Marble Boat
On the west shore of Lake Kunming, is a marble boat and is the only Western-style architecture . 36 feet in length, two layers of locks, boat delicately carved in marble stone . Bottom of the boat has been installed parquet function , the windows and the roof section as security .

Oriole - listening room
Emperor Qianlong built for his mother to his lyrical entertainment. Now the room is a restaurant with royal courts. The leaders of various countries were its customers.

Wenchang Musem
The museum in the park is the best cultural artifacts exhibition quality in classical gardens of China with the largest scale hall . There are six sub-themes in rooms with displays related categories bronze ware, jade, porcelain , gold and silver , bamboo carvings , horns and teeth sculpture, lacquer , furniture, paintings and calligraphy , ancient books , different, etc. that best represents Handwerksebenezu this time .

Commerce Street in Suzhou
It was built specifically for the entertainment of the royal family at the time of Emperor Qianlong . There are several shops , each jade articles, antiques , silk , dessert, tea, gold and silver. The special part is that all the staff in the stores made ??eunuchs and servants and open stores that they attended the imperial family.

admission :
April 1 to October 31 : 30RMB
1 November to 31 March : 20RMB
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