| It was first built in Liao Period, and extended in
Qing Period. The buildings inside it are very magnificient. It contains a lot of cultural
relic. The most of actaul gardens are constructed in Qing dynasty. |
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It was the biggest gardens of the emperor, Yuanmingyuan was constructed in long time. During the best period in the Qing Dynasty, The emperor has projected it as a palace in the surrounding city. The biggest lake in the gardens is called "Fu Hai"(Sea of happiness). As you can see on the pictures, it's very beautiful. |
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| Orignally, there are 40 scenic spots here. But few people knows that in ancient time, the Summer Palace is just a scenic spot of the Yuanmingyuan. Now you will be able to imagine how big the Yuanmingyuan was accoriding this. | |
But now, we can only see a few buildings of it. That's because the allied invade army of English and France had a fire on the gardens in 1860AD. Then the goverment of Qing has repaired a part of it. But in 1900AD, the allied invade army from eight countries has damanaged the gardens again. So now, we can only see a few buildings and ruins. |