China Attractions - Kunming Lake in Beijing

Kunming lake was initially called Wengshan Lake. In 1749, Emperor Qianlong requested the construction of Qingyi Garden, the forerunner of the Summer time Structure. Including nearly 10,000 workers, the river was extended and turned into a peach-shaped tank,China tour packages　 the first of its kind for China.
The environments of Kunming Lake Place mainly includes three picturesque areas: Eastern Causeway, Western Causeway and Three Isles. Each of the three places has its own improvements. The Eastern Causeway, with its wide windows vista, is a fantastic site have fun with the overall landscapes of the Summer time Structure. The main picturesque spots in this region are Heralding Spring Pavilion (Zhichun Ting), Wenchang Structure (Wenchang Ge), The southern part of Lake Isle (Nanhu Dao), Seventeen-Arch Link (Shiqikong Qiao) and Brown Ox (Tongniu). The Western Causeway gets the design of the Su Causeway in Hangzhou, with six joins allocated on its south and north. Between the Soft silk Link (Lian Qiao) and the Willow Link (Liu Qiao) is the Pavilion of Shiny Scenery (Jingming Lou) based upon the design of the Yueyang Structure in Hunan. You can either appreciate the pavilion at a distance or appreciate the view from within it. China tour tags : Lijiang tour packages

Kunming Lake is situated inside the Summer time Structure in China. It includes about 75 percent of the Summer time Structure, with a space of 3000 mu(about 2 square kilometers). The Summer time Structure is the current scale and most spectacular of China traditional landscapes. Together with the Durability Hill, Kunming Lake forms the key scenery functions of the Summer time Structure landscapes. Travel to Beijing It is situated by the southern side of Durability Hill, which is a part of Xishan Hill and has a comparative size of 60 metres. This lake is a man-made lake, so it is a little bit superficial, with an average detail of only 1.7 metres.
There are a total of 6 joins around the river. They all have different forms. And the biggest bridge here is the 17-arch Link, which joins the southern coast with The southern part of Lake Isle and is 150 metres long. Near to the bridge, there is a bronze　Top China travel Destinations　 ox statue on the southern coast of this lake. Kunming Lake was designed to signify the traditional China farming practice of "one lake, three hills", which contains rich China geomantic concept.