The information of Yuanmingyuan and the information or photos of the burning of Yuanmingyuan.

"Yuanmingyuan" was named by Emperor Kangxi. The three-character tablet of Emperor Kangxi's Imperial Book hangs above the lintel of the Yuanmingyuan Hall. Yes, this one.

Old Summer Palace

Yong Zhengdi, the name of the garden, explained that the word "Yuanming" means: "The circle is fascinated, and the gentleman is also in it; Bright and shining, the wisdom of talents is also. " It means "round", that is, a person's moral character is perfect, beyond ordinary people; "Ming" means bright, perfect and wise political achievements. This can be said to be the ideal standard for the ruling class to flaunt the wisdom of the monarch in feudal times.

In addition, "Yuanming" is the Buddhist name that Yong Zhengdi has been using since the time of the Prince. Yong Zhengdi believes in Buddhism and has a deep study of Buddhism. He is the author of Quotations of Imperial Selection (19) and Distinguishing between Demons and Different Records. In the pattern of Buddhist sects in the early Qing Dynasty, Yong Zhengdi, a very important figure in the history of Buddhist development, claimed to be a "master of the world", exerted influence on Buddhism and strongly advocated the unity of the three religions and Zen. When Emperor Kangxi gave this garden to Yin Zhen (later Yong Zhengdi), the name of the pro-theme garden "Yuanmingyuan" was taken from the name "Yuanming" of Yongzheng.

Ethnicity

Yuanmingyuan is one of the famous royal gardens in Qing Dynasty. Yuanming Three Gardens covers an area of more than 5,200 mu, with more than 50 scenic spots/kloc-0. Yuanmingyuan was originally a garden given by Emperor Kangxi to his fourth son, Yin Zhen (later Yong Zhengdi). In the forty-sixth year of Kangxi, namely 1707, gardens had begun to take shape. In the same year 1 1 month, Emperor Kangxi visited the Yuanmingyuan. After Yong Zhengdi ascended the throne in 1723, the original garden was expanded, and Zheng Da Guangming Hall, Qin Zhengtang and the value rooms of the Cabinet, Sixth Department and Military Department were built in the south of the garden to "avoid noise and listen to politics". Emperor Qianlong reigned for 60 years, and arranged Yuanmingyuan every year.

Original appearance of Yuanmingyuan

Repairing China day after day, digging water and moving stones, costs tens of millions. In addition to the partial addition and reconstruction of Yuanmingyuan, he also built Changchun Garden in the immediate east and merged it into Qichun Garden in the southeast. By the thirty-fifth year of Qianlong, that is, 1770, the pattern of Yuanming three gardens had basically taken shape. Jiaqing Dynasty mainly renovated and expanded Qichun Garden, making it one of the main garden places. During the Daoguang period, state affairs declined and financial resources were insufficient. However, I would rather withdraw the furnishings of Wanshou, Xiangshan and Yuquan, stop the summer vacation in Jehol and Mulan hunting, and still do not give up the reconstruction and decoration of Yuanming Three Gardens.

Encounter disaster

Historical background

The Qing army entered Beijing as the capital.

By the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the science and technology of the whole country had fallen far behind the West, and class contradictions were becoming increasingly acute. 1840 (20 years of Daoguang), western colonialists provoked the war of aggression against China-the first opium war; Then came the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which opposed the rule of the Qing Dynasty.

1856 10, Britain and France jointly launched the second opium war. First, he provoked the Guangzhou War twice, but failed to achieve the expected desire. In order to exert direct pressure on the Qing government, the capital of Chen Bing was decided. The invading army approached Tianjin1May 858, and the Qing government was forced to sign the Tianjin Treaty with Britain, France, Russia and the United States respectively.

1860 (the tenth year of Xianfeng) In July, the fleet of British and French aggressor troops rushed out of Dagukou again, and under the guise of exchanging contracts between British and French ministers in Beijing, they forcibly pushed forward and lured them to "make peace". The purpose is to force the Qing court to submit to the capital of Chen Bing. The corrupt and incompetent Qing government did not decide the attack and defense strategy. The invading army went straight to Tongzhou. On September 2 1 day, the Qing army was defeated in the decisive battle at Baliqiao, Tongzhou. The next morning, Emperor Xianfeng fled from Yuanmingyuan to chengde mountain resort in a hurry, resulting in a crisis situation in which the capital was ownerless, officials dispersed, soldiers dispersed and people feared.

Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by British and French allied forces in the tenth year of Xianfeng, that is,1June, 860, which became a humiliating history in China's modern history.

In 20 10, Britain and France were selected as the two biggest cultural relics robbers in world record association, China, and the burning of Yuanmingyuan by Britain and France was also selected as the biggest cultural relics destruction crime in world record association, China. Britain and France have created two shameless worlds.

Yuanmingyuan was stolen.

1860, 10 On June 6, the British and French allied forces bypassed the northeast suburb of Beijing and went straight to Yuanmingyuan. At that time, the remnants of Monk Qin and Rui Lin resisted in the north of the city for a while and then fled. The French army went ahead and passed Haidian in the afternoon. On the evening of 654381October 6, the invading army broke into the gate of Yuanmingyuan Grand Palace. At this time, at the entrance and exit of Xianliangmen, more than 20 skilled eunuchs in Yuanmingyuan waged a life-and-death struggle with the enemy, "from ruin", but in the end, because they were outnumbered, Ren Liang, the "eight-product leader" of Yuanmingyuan, and others died heroically. At 7 pm, the French invaders captured the Yuanmingyuan. Wenfeng, Minister of Landscape Management, died in Fuhai.

65438 10/7, the leader of British and French aggression against China broke into Yuanmingyuan, and immediately "sent three members of the British and French Committee to discuss the distribution of treasures in the garden." On the same day, French Army Commander Montaubon wrote to the French Foreign Minister: "I ordered French members to pay attention to the most valuable objects in art and archaeology first. This trip will be dedicated by you to His Majesty the Emperor (Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte), which is extremely rare in France and will be hidden in the French Museum. " British commander Grant immediately "sent officers to collect things that should belong to the British." The day after the British and French invaders entered the park, they could no longer resist the temptation of things. The officers and men rushed forward in droves to snatch the treasures of gold and silver and cultural and artistic treasures in the park.

There are too many things to rob in Yuanmingyuan. According to a British witness, the whole French camp was filled with many colorful clocks and watches, and around the soldiers' tents, silks and satins and embroidery were everywhere. A British private named Hollis was nicknamed "China Zhan Mu" because he plundered and got rich and enjoyed life in Yuanmingyuan.

Old Summer Palace

We will never know how much treasure the British and French invaders took from Yuanmingyuan, because all the furnishings and accounts in the garden were robbed and destroyed. The following information may give you a glimpse of the leopard. According to the historical records of the Qing Dynasty, only 4,465,438 European clocks and watches were exhibited and stored in Yuanmingyuan at that time, and only one big clock was spared. Afterwards, some lost objects robbed by bandits and abandoned by the invading army reached 1 197, which was at best one thousandth of the objects in the park. According to a newsletter of The Times at that time, "it is estimated that the total value of looted and destroyed property is over 6 million pounds". In fact, a large part of the goods robbed and destroyed by the British and French invaders are priceless. This heinous crime of destroying human culture is really outrageous!

According to the descriptions of British and French officers, priests and journalists who witnessed the looting, officers and men, British and French people flocked to Yuanmingyuan from all directions in order to seize the treasure, and they were eager to take whatever they wanted. They beat each other and even fought for the treasure. Because there are so many treasures in the garden, they don't know what to take at the moment. Some moved cloisonne porcelain bottles, some coveted embroidered robes, some chose high-grade leather clothes, and some got wall clocks inlaid with pearls and jade. Some carry big bags, which are full of all kinds of treasures. Some people put gold bars and leaves in the big pockets of their coats; Some are wrapped in brocade; Some hats are filled with rubies, sapphires, pearls and crystals; Some people wear jade collars around their necks. There is a mountain of high-grade silks and satins in one wing, which is said to be enough for half of Beijing residents, and all of them are carried away by soldiers in carts. A British officer plundered a golden Buddha from a temple with 500 Buddha statues, with a value of 1 200. A French officer robbed property worth 600,000 francs. The treasure plundered by the son of Montaubon, commander-in-chief of the French army, was worth 300 thousand francs and filled several carriages. A British private named Hollis once stole two golden Buddha pagodas (all three stories, one 7 feet high and the other 6.4 feet high) and a lot of other treasures from the garden, and found seven strong men to carry them back to the barracks for him. . In addition to wanton plunder, the invaders destroyed countless things. Several rooms were full of silks and satins, and clothes were dragged out of the box and thrown all over the floor. People can almost cover their knees when they walk into the room. The engineer with a big axe smashed all the furniture and took the jewels from it. Some people break big mirrors, others shoot candlesticks for fun. Most French soldiers waved sticks and smashed everything they couldn't take with them. 654381October 9 When the French army temporarily evacuated Yuanmingyuan, this beautiful garden was destroyed.

Burning Yuanmingyuan

Just as the Qing government bowed to the invaders and promised to accept all the conditions of "negotiation and peace", on the other day, when signing the contract, Elgin and Grant, the leaders of the British invasion of China, made the Qing government "shocked" in order to impress them with their invasion of China, and even brazenly ordered the burning of Yuanmingyuan under the pretext that the Qing government arrested ministers and abused prisoners of war. Erkin wanted to send a message by burning Yuanmingyuan: It is the Emperor China and his minions who should be responsible for the atrocities such as arresting officials and abusing prisoners, not the people of China. A few days before the retaliation, Erkin ordered the following announcements to be posted all over Beijing, declaring the purpose of the British and French allied forces to burn the Yuanmingyuan: "No one, no matter how high his position, can escape responsibility and punishment after committing fraud and atrocities; Yuanmingyuan will be burned on (1860 10) 18 as a punishment for the treachery of Emperor China; Only the Qing imperial government should be responsible for this, and people who have nothing to do with atrocities do not have to worry about being hurt. " (translated from English)

10June 18 and June 19, 3,000 to 4,000 British troops set fire to all parts of the park. The fire didn't go out for three days and nights, and the smoke cloud enveloped Beijing for a long time. This unique garden masterpiece was burned together. Afterwards, according to the official investigation of the Qing Dynasty, there were only 20 or 30 temples, pavilions, temples, official doors, value rooms and other buildings in the huge Yuanming Three Gardens, but many doors and windows were uneven, and the indoor furnishings and several cases were looted. Since then, some buildings of Qingyi Garden in Wanshou Mountain, Jingyi Garden in Xiangshan Mountain and Jingming Garden in Yuquan Mountain have also been burned down.

According to relevant records, when the British invaders burned Anyou Palace on June 6th, 10, the eunuch in charge of Anyou Palace locked the gate, and 300 people in Anyou Palace, including eunuchs, maids and craftsmen, were burned alive.

When Yuanmingyuan fell into a sea of fire, Erjin proudly declared: "This move will shake China and Europe, and its effect far exceeds the imagination of people thousands of miles away." . The main emissary of the fire regarded this behavior as a great achievement, and upright people all over the world were angered by this barbaric crime. Hugo wrote in 186 1: "One day, two robbers broke into Yuanmingyuan, one robbed and the other set fire. It seems that after winning, you can start stealing ... two winners, one full of pockets, and the other full of boxes and baskets. They returned to Europe arm in arm with a smile.

"The two robbers who will be punished by history are France and England." This passage represents the voice of millions of upright people.

Prince Gong, who was ordered to stay in Beijing while Yuanmingyuan was still burning? All agreed to all the conditions of the invaders. Soon, the Tianjin Treaty text was exchanged with Britain, France and Russia, and the Beijing Treaty was signed.

Decline process

When the British and French allied forces looted Yuanmingyuan crazily, countless bandits took part in the robbery. Take everything that can be taken away, and pull the car or animals that can't be taken away. Destroy it if you can't take it away! Those inhuman British and French allied forces chose the most precious things to rob, bandits plundered the remaining essence, Wang picked up the scraps abandoned by the Committee, and even the eunuchs guarding the garden took advantage of the fire to rob. Precious things that were readily available were quickly cleaned up, and some people pinned their hopes on exquisite treasures scattered and buried in the dust. They picked up brooms and dustpans and flew sand and dust in the middle of the garden. Eunuchs and soldiers guarding the garden call them "soil-sifting thieves", and sometimes there is a saying: "soil-sifting, soil-sifting, never suffering."

/kloc-in 0/900, Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, and the gardens in the western suburbs were looted again. This time, the Qing government has completely lost control of Yuanmingyuan, and people who take advantage of the fire are no longer satisfied with robbery.

Old Summer Palace

Foreigners robbed the rest of the wealth. They sawed off the scattered buildings, columns and wooden bridges left over from the fire in the garden and pulled them down with big ropes, and all the trees in the garden were hacked. At that time, the timber in Qinghe town was piled up like a mountain, and the trade was busy. There were many charcoal factories in the park, and all the branches and roots were burned into charcoal.

In the early years of the Republic of China, warlords who changed like lanterns regarded Yuanmingyuan as an inexhaustible building material field. There are many helpless records in the archives of Puyi period: "Soldiers use 10 cars to pull Taihu Stone in the garden every day." In fact, the situation of dismantling and selling is far more serious than that recorded in the file. Xu Shichang demolished the timber of Ming and Jing Spring Gardens in Yuanmingyuan, and Wang Huaiqing demolished the wall of Anyou Palace and the stone of the west building in the garden. Since then, everything that can be used as building materials in Yuanmingyuan ruins, from square bricks, roof tiles, wall bricks and stone strips on the ground to underground wooden nails, stakes and copper pipes, has been collected and pulled intermittently for more than 20 years!

At this point, the buildings, trees and masonry of Yuanmingyuan have all disappeared. At the end of Xuan Tong, local banners built houses on the ruins of the palace in the park, facing the former royal garden. During the Japanese occupation period after 1940, Beijing was short of food, so it was rewarded for land reclamation. Since then, farmers have successively entered the park to fill the lake in Pingshan and open up wasteland to grow rice. Yuanmingyuan, a painstaking effort in the early Qing Dynasty 150 years of victory over lakes and mountains, is beyond recognition.

Site protection and restoration

1949 after the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's government attached great importance to the protection of Yuanmingyuan site, and successively listed it as park land and key cultural relics protection units, requisitioned the dry land in the park and carried out large-scale tree planting and greening. During the ten years of turmoil, although the site was damaged to some extent, it was preserved after all: the water system of the whole garden and the garden pattern of ten thousand gardens still exist, and nearly half of the land has become a green belt. Hundreds of thousands of trees have grown into forests, most of the building bases can still be found, dozens of rockeries and accumulated stones can still be seen, and the stone carving remains of Xiyanglou site are quite eye-catching.

1976 after the official establishment of Yuanmingyuan management office, remarkable progress has been made in site protection and landscaping, and the surrounding areas of Xiyang building have been partially cleaned and sorted out. The garden road and cup facilities in the east of the whole site have grown from scratch, and the number of people entering the park has increased greatly. Yuanmingyuan Historical Exhibition Hall from 1 1. 1983, the Master Plan of Beijing Urban Construction approved by the State Council clearly designated Yuanmingyuan as a ruins park. In the same year, the Beijing Municipal Government allocated special funds to repair the 2,300-meter-long tiger skin stone fence on the northeast and south sides of Changchun Garden. With the care and support of Beijing and Haidian District government, Yuanmingyuan Society and other social circles,1September, 984, Yuanmingyuan Management Office and Haidian Township Park farmers joined forces to jointly develop and construct the ruins park in the form of private assistance and relying on the power of social equipment. It has made a decisive step in the protection and repair of the site. The first phase of the project is the reconstruction of Fuhai, which broke ground in 1 984 65438+February1and lasted for 7 months to store water and release the ship. 1985, Meng Dong subsequently renovated the mountain water system of Qichun Garden, which was completed in the early summer of the following year. The second phase of the project is mainly to dig lakes to make up mountains, build garden roads, bridges and culverts and garden service facilities, clean up the foundation sites of ancient buildings and make them green and beautify. In two years, 400,000 cubic meters of earth were moved, which basically restored the original appearance of the mountain water system within 10 hectares, including 55 hectares of water surface. The pavilion of "Yinghai Fairy Mountain" in Yaotai East Island, the courtyard of West Island, Pengdao, Fuhai Center, the new palace gate of Qichun Garden, and the European maze (Wanhua Array) of Xiyang Building have all been restored in the original site. After two years of renovation and improvement, the Ruins Park began to take shape and was officially opened to the public on June 29th. 1988. Over the past six years, the number of visitors to the park has exceeded 1 10 million.

The renovation and construction of Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park mainly includes six aspects. First, continue to improve the greening and beautification, garden roads, bridges and culverts and service facilities of Fuhai and Qichun Gardens. Second, the level of garden site cleaning and arrangement has been significantly improved. There are more than ten scenic spots in these two scenic spots, such as Pengdao Yaotai, Han Xu Langchao, Guanlan Hall, Bieyou Dongtianyao, Qiu Hanting, Tianxin Shuimian and Fenglinzhou. , which is used for removing sundries, cleaning stone foundations, arranging waterfront foundations, delineating the scope of sites, and erecting stones to engrave the scroll of prosperity for tourists to mourn. Third, several scenic spots have been restored, such as xianrentai in Qichun Garden. Bizi and Haoran Pavilion, as well as the square pavilion with unique caves in Fuhai. Fourth, the natural stone revetment of rivers and lakes in the eastern half of Qichun Garden has been completed, with a total length of 4,960 meters. Fifth, the western half of Xiyanglou site was completely cleaned up, and the ballast soil16,000 cubic meters was removed. The foundations and fountains of ancient buildings such as Curiosity, Water Storage Building, Breeding of Birds and Animals, Fang Mao, Wuzhu Pavilion and Haiyan Hall were cleaned up, and a large number of stone pieces such as abutment columns and walls were returned. 6.1992-65438+February, the mountain water system of Changchun Garden was completely renovated, and it was basically completed in April. * * * More than 200,000 cubic meters of ground was broken, 28 hectares of rivers and lakes were dug, 9,500 linear meters of masonry revetment were completed, and 42 mountain-shaped water systems in the park were basically restored to their original appearance. And sorted out Serene Jinkai, Siyongzhai, Liuxiangzhu, Dequan Pavilion, Jianyuan, Lion Forest, Waterfront Terrace and other garden sites; Excavate and reset 3 1 Yuanmingyuan (1 1) Qianlong Imperial Inscriptions; More than 35,400 trees and shrubs were planted, and 65,438+00 hectares of lotus roots were planted. At this point, the entire eastern half (200 hectares) of Yuanming Three Gardens has been initially built into a ruins park. Today's Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park has beautiful scenery, lush trees, fragrant flowers and charming scenery. It is not only rich in the characteristics of the site, but also has the function of a park. This is a good place for patriotism education and mass entertainment.

After several years of transition, the conditions for fully opening the ruins park have gradually matured in the form of joint construction of the park by the state and farmers in the park. According to the requirements of the master plan of capital construction, in order to speed up the construction of the site park, 1990 and 1993 formally went through the requisition procedures for all the land of the site park in two batches, turning farmers who used to make a living from the land in the park into non-agricultural population and arranging their labor force to engage in garden construction. This has created brand-new conditions for the comprehensive construction of the ruins park and the protection of cultural relics and historic sites within the scope of Yuanming Three Parks. Try to get back to the original state.

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history

Kangxi period

In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi (1709), Emperor Kangxi (that is, Emperor Michelle Ye of the Qing Dynasty) gave a garden one mile north of Changchun Garden in the northwest suburb of Beijing to his fourth son, Yin Zhen, and personally wrote the garden as "Yuanmingyuan".

Yongzheng period

In the third year of Yongzheng (1725), Yong Zhengdi (namely Emperor Sejong of the Qing Dynasty, Yin Zhen) built a palace office in the south of Yuanmingyuan, covering an area of more than 3,000 mu from the original 600 mu. From then on, Yuanmingyuan was not only a place for the Qing emperors to rest and visit, but also a place for them to meet foreign envoys and handle their daily affairs.

Qianlong period

After Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, he adjusted the garden landscape in Yuanmingyuan, increased the number of architectural groups, and built Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden (Tongzhi renamed Wanchun Garden) in the east and southeast of Yuanmingyuan. These three gardens are managed by the management minister of Yuanmingyuan, and are called Yuanming Three Gardens.

Xianfeng period

In August of the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), the British and French allied forces invaded Beijing. On October 6th, 65438/kloc-0, Yuanmingyuan was occupied. From the next day, the officers and men began to rob and destroy crazily. In order to force the Qing government to accept peace conditions as soon as possible, British Minister Erkin and British Commander Grant ordered Lieutenant General Mitchell to lead more than 3,500 invading troops to Yuanmingyuan in June+65,4381October+August, 5438, and set them on fire. The fire lasted for three days and nights.

After tongzhi

During the Tongzhi period (1750- 1949), the Tongzhi emperor prepared to restore the Yuanmingyuan for the Empress Dowager Cixi to live in. Later, due to financial difficulties, it was forced to stop work and rebuild other buildings. 1900, Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, and the Yuanmingyuan was destroyed again. After the demise of the Qing Dynasty, some warlords, politicians and bureaucrats stole the building materials of Yuanmingyuan, and the site of Yuanmingyuan was further destroyed.

People's Republic of China (PRC) period

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the state attached great importance to the protection of Yuanmingyuan site. 1979, Yuanmingyuan site was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit in Beijing. After that, the repair work of Yuanmingyuan site gradually began. Later, it became the Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park.

Restoration map of Yuanmingyuan

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Gardening

architectural feature

Located in the northwest suburb of Beijing, Yuanmingyuan was built in the Ming Dynasty. 1709, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty gave it to his fourth son Yin Zhen (later Yong Zhengdi) and named it Yuanmingyuan. After more than 50 years' operation by the five emperors Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng/KLOC-0, we have concentrated a lot of material resources, entertained countless skilled craftsmen, poured the blood and sweat of millions of working people, and built a large-scale and beautiful detached palace.

Every summer, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty came here to spend the summer, listen to politics and deal with military and political affairs, so it is also called the Summer Palace. Yuanmingyuan Fiona Fang10km is composed of Yuanmingyuan, Wanchun Garden and Changchun Garden. Yuanmingyuan is the largest, so it is called Yuanmingyuan (also known as Yuanming Three Gardens). In addition, there are many affiliated gardens in the east, west and south of Yuanmingyuan, including Jingyi Garden in Xiangshan, Jingming Garden in Yuquan Mountain and Qingyi Garden (the later Summer Palace was built on this basis). , with a total area of more than 5000 mu.

Yuanmingyuan not only brought together several famous scenic spots in the south of the Yangtze River, but also creatively transplanted western garden buildings, which was a masterpiece of gardening art at that time. There are magnificent palaces, light and exquisite pavilions in the garden; There are "buying and selling streets" symbolizing lively markets and "mountain villas" symbolizing rural scenery; Some are modeled after the autumn moon in Pinghu, the sunset photos of Leifeng in Hangzhou West Lake, and some are modeled after the lion forest scenic spots in Suzhou. There are also poems and paintings modeled after ancient poets and painters, such as Penglai Yaotai and Wuling Chunjing. It can be said that Yuanmingyuan is the crystallization of the wisdom and sweat of the working people in our country, and it is also a model of the architectural art and culture of our people. In addition, Yuanmingyuan also contains countless priceless treasures with different styles, extremely precious historical classics and rich and precious historical relics, such as calligraphy and painting, gold and silver jewelry, Song and Yuan porcelain and so on. It can be called one of the treasures of human culture and the largest museum in the world.

Yuanmingyuan is a large-scale artificial garden with beautiful scenery. The flat land is stacked with mountains to control water, exquisite garden buildings and wide planting of flowers and trees. Rolling hills, winding water, pavilions, winding promenades, islands and bridges divide the vast space into 100 scenic spots with different tastes surrounded by mountains and rivers. The water surface in the park accounts for about four-tenths of the total area of the three parks. Large, medium and small water surfaces are artificially dug on the flat ground, and the rivers flowing around the circle are connected in series to form a complete river and lake system. There are 250 earth mountains in the park, large and small, which are combined with the water system. The water turns with the mountains and the mountains live because of the water, forming a well-defined garden space. Let the whole garden be as foggy as a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Although it is made by people, it is impossible.

Water theme characteristics of architecture

The landscape of Yuanmingyuan is mostly based on water, which makes it interesting, and many of them directly absorb the interest of famous waterscapes in the south of the Yangtze River. Surrounded by nine small islands, the Houhu Scenic Area of Yuanmingyuan is a symbol of Gong Yu and Jiuzhou. Built on different islands

Old Summer Palace

Small gardens or scenic spots have their own characteristics and learn from each other. There is a good chance of climbing Yueyang Tower to see Dongting Lake. "The rainbow is near the lake, spanning hundreds of feet, trimming fences and cutting wings, and it is a wide pavilion. The reflection of the tattoo, between the lintels and overlooking the sky, is a blue sky. " The west coast looks like watching fish in Yuquan, Hangzhou. Commonly known as goldfish pond. "Chiseling pool is a country where fish are happy, and there are more than a thousand scales beside the pool." Wanfang in the west of Yuanmingyuan is peaceful. The house is built by the lake, shaped like a Chinese character, warm in winter and cool in summer, with exotic flowers and grasses embroidered on the other side in the distance. Yong Zhengdi likes living here. Shui Mu residents in the north of Yuanmingyuan used Taixi (Xize) water method to introduce water into the room, and turned the fan. "The forest is rustling, the water is flowing, the stream is rustling and the birds are singing." Emperor Qianlong likes to spend the summer here. Serene of the West Lake in Changchun Garden has a three-story temple on the circular platform in Bai Yushi, which looks like a mirage from a distance.

Penglai Yaotai in Fuhai is based on the mythical Penglai Fairy Island, formerly known as Penglai Island. According to legend, Qin Shihuang sent a man named Xu Fu to lead more than 1000 boys and girls across the ocean to find fairyland and fairy medicine for him, so that the enterprise could live forever. This can only be "a sailing tourist will talk about Japan, and the water and fog are hidden outside the method." Yong Zhengdi asked craftsmen to build three islands with rugged boulders in the East Lake of Yuanmingyuan, symbolizing the legendary "Three Immortals Mountain" of Penglai, Yingzhou and the abbot. There are halls and pavilions on the island, just like five golden halls. Twelve Jade Buildings ",and press" Xu "

Old Summer Palace

The meaning of "searching in the rich sea" named East Lake "Fuhai". There are also more than ten beautiful gardens on the four banks of Fuhai. Fuhai, five or six hundred meters wide from east to west, north to south, and the surrounding small waters, is about 35 hectares, which is equivalent to the water surface of Beihai Park. Here, the water is open and the scenery is beautiful. Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, a large-scale dragon boat race is held here. On the night of July 15, the Qing emperor watched the river lantern here. After freezing in winter, the emperor took an ice bed to play in Fuhai. Fuhai is actually the water entertainment center of Yuanmingyuan.

18601October 6, the British and French allied forces looted the Yuanmingyuan, and all the cultural relics were looted. 18-0916 October, more than 3,000 intruders broke into the courtyard and burned the buildings in the garden. The once miraculous and mythical Yuanmingyuan has become a ruin, leaving only broken walls for tourists to mourn.