Travel to The Summer Palace 10

The Summer time Structure, also known as Yiheyuan literally "Gardens of Developed Harmony" which is located in the northwestern borders of China, is the largest and most famous imperial lawn in Chinese suppliers. As a significant spot to journey, the Summer time Structure was listed on the World Culture List by UNESCO in Dec 1998 declaring it "a masterpiece of Chinese suppliers scenery lawn style. The natural scenery of hills and open h2o is combined with artificial functions such as pavilions, halls, castles, wats or temples and connects to form a harmonious ensemble of excellent aesthetic value." The Summer time Structure was first constructed in 1750 as a summer resort for the emperors in the Qing Empire. It China travel was designed for Emperor Qianlong's mother's 60th birthday, and survived from several significant loss twice in late Qing.

The Summer time Structure is an icon of classical Chinese suppliers structure in terms of both lawn construction and designs. It best demonstrates the guiding principle of traditional Chinese suppliers lawn design:"The performs of men should match the performs of Heaven". It also shows China's excellent diversity of scenery and architectures.A tour there would easily take one hours to stoll in the stunning imperial lawn. Taking up an place of 290 hectares with h2o making three quarters of it, the Summer time Structure consists of three functional areas: Court Area, Beijing tour packages Durability Mountain Area and Kunming Pond Area. Many architectural functions in the Summer time Structure, such as Kunming Pond and the Long Area, were created to imitate sites of excellent beauty from all over Chinese suppliers.

Similarly, the wats or temples in the Summer time Structure were designed into Tibetan Buddhism style in the same way as the wats or temples in the Chengde Mountains had been designed around the same time because the imperial families of Qing Empire were excellent believers of Tibetan Buddhism. The Summer time Structure is dominated by Durability Mountain and the Kunming Pond. The Kunming Pond is an imitation of the West Pond in Hangzhou, and the soil excavated from the river was piled to make the Durability Mountain higher, which makes the parrot's view of the Summer time luxury China tours Structure layouts a bat flying over a peach. Nowadays, the Summer time Structure is not only a popular tourist attraction for tourists home and overseas to journey but also a recreational park for the locals. Here are some guide information of the Summer time Structure.

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