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Brief Introduction The Summer Palace landscape, dominated mainly by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, covers an area of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is under water. Its 70,000 square meters of building space features a variety of palaces, gardens and other ancient-style architectural structures. Well known for its large and priceless collection of cultural relics, it was among the first group of historical and cultural heritage sites in China to be placed under special state protection. The Summer Palace, originally named Qingyi Yuan or the Garden of Clear Ripples, was first constructed in 1750. It was razed to the ground by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860. The Government of the Qing Dynasty started to rebuild it in 1886 with funds that it had misappropriated from the Imperial Navy and other sources. Renamed two years later as Yihe Yuan or the Garden of Health and Harmony, it was supposed to serve as a summer resort for the Empress Dowager Cixi. Known also as the Summer Palace, it was ravaged by the Allied Forces of the Eight Powers that invaded China in 1900. >>Detail

Palace and Life Archway of Modesty: Built in 1750,the Archway of Modesty, is a structure with four pillars .Each side of its stone lintel ...... Long Corridor (Chang Lang) The Long Corridor was originally built in the 15th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1750) and then rebuilt in the 12th year of Emperor Guangxu's...... WanShouShan Qianshan Jingqu Longevity Hill, 58.59 meters high, is an offshoot of the Yan Mountain range. Legend has it that an old man found a stone jar while chiseling at the hill rocks ..... WanShouShan Houshan Jingqu The Garden of Harmonious Pleasures was first built in the 16th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1751). Modeled on the famous Jichang Garden in ...... WanShouShan Houhu Jingqu Also known as the "Building for Watching the Temple Fair", the hall was built during Emperor Guangxu's reign (1875-1908)...... WanShouShan Xibu Jingqu Initially called the Marble Boat, it was built in the 20th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign (1755). The 36-meter boat was carved out of huge rocks ...... WanShouShan Dianjing Qu A Buddhist temple named the Night-blooming Cereus Building stood here when the Summer Palace was called the Garden of Clear Ripples...... Kunming Lake Built in the 15th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1750), this 150-meter bridge links the east bank and the South Lake Island. It is the longest bridge in any Chinese imperial garden and was named for......

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