Posts Tagged ‘Beijing Gardens’
Jingshan Park
Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:45 No CommentsJingshan Park, a beautiful royal landscape garden, is situated in the center of Beijing City. Covering an area of 230,000 square meters (about 57 acres), the park stands on the central point of the south-north axis of Beijing City and faces the north gate of the Forbidden City. The mid summit of Jingshan is the [...]
History of Beihai Park
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 2:25 No CommentsBeihai Park located in central Beijing, is one of the oldest and most authentically preserved imperial gardens in China. It has a history of 1000 years. Beihai has existed throughout the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Most of the buildings now standing were constructed during Emperor Qianlong’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 [...]
History of Summer Palace
Thursday, September 9, 2010 2:23 No CommentsThere are many gardens in Beijing, and the Summer Palace is one of the most famous gardens in China, it is also called as Yiheyuan. The Summer Palace was added to the world cultural heritage list in 1998. The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (60 meters high) and the Kunming Lake. It [...]
