Introduction to the Summer Palace
The Summer Palace, located in the western suburbs of Beijing, was an imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty, adjacent to the Yuanming Yuan. It is a large landscape garden built on the basis of Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, with Hangzhou's West Lake as a blueprint, drawing on the design techniques of Jiangnan gardens, and is also the most intact surviving royal garden palace, known as the "Imperial Garden Museum."
Attractions of the Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is mainly composed of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, with famous attractions within the garden such as the Fragrant Hill Pagoda, the Long Corridor, the Marble Boat, Suzhou Street, the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, the Garden of Harmonious Interests, and the Grand Theater Stage. The Fragrant Hill Pagoda is the iconic building of the Summer Palace, 41 meters high, majestic; the Long Corridor is 728 meters long, the longest in Chinese gardens, adorned with a large number of exquisite colorful paintings.
Scenery of the Summer Palace
