Beijing Yuanmingyuan Travel Guide

Attractions: Yuanmingyuan is a royal garden built by the five emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Known by the world as a garden of thousands of gardens, a model of world gardens, and the Palace of Versailles in the East. The park is located in Haidian District, the western suburb of Beijing, adjacent to the Summer Palace. It consists of Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden and Wanchun Garden. The original landscape 100. It was once famous for its grand geographical scale, outstanding architectural skills, exquisite architectural landscape, rich cultural collection and profoundness. The garden was destroyed by the British and French allied forces in 1860, and there is an existing garden site, covering an area of about 5300 mu. It was basically completed in the Kangxi period of18th century (1709 to 1772). It was a garden that Kangxi gave to Yongzheng, who had not acceded to the throne, to pass the time. 1722 After Yongzheng ascended the throne, the Yuanmingyuan was expanded, with Changchun Garden in the south and Wanchun Garden in the southeast, basically forming a pattern of three gardens in Yuanmingyuan. Yuanmingyuan was burnt down by the British and French allied forces in 1860. Roughly speaking, the number of looted cultural relics is about150,000, ranging from bronze ritual vessels in the pre-Qin period to famous paintings and calligraphy in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and various rare treasures. Eight-Nation Alliance 1900 invaded Beijing, and the royal gardens in the western suburbs were robbed again. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, it was destroyed to varying degrees. Distribution of scenic spots: Yuanmingyuan consists of Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden and Wanchun Garden, which are adjacent to each other. Commonly known as Yuanmingyuan. * * * covers an area of more than 5,200 mu (about 350 hectares, nearly larger than the entire Summer Palace 1000 mu). It was a large royal palace built and operated by the feudal emperors of the Qing Dynasty in 150 years. Yuanmingyuan was built in the 46th year of Kangxi (1709). It was originally given by Emperor Kangxi to the fourth son Yin _ (later, it was the garden of Yong Zhengdi. In the forty-six years of Kangxi, namely 1707, it 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 the noise and listen to political affairs. Emperor Qianlong reigned for 60 years, spending tens of millions of dollars to build Yuanmingyuan, renovating China every day, dredging water sources and removing stones. 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 Mountain, stop the Jehol summer vacation and Mulan hunting, and still do not give up the reconstruction and decoration of Yuanming Three Gardens. As emperors Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng all lived in Yuanmingyuan for many years, enjoying themselves and managing foreign affairs here, Yuanmingyuan and the Forbidden City were both political centers of the country at that time, and were specially called imperial gardens by the Qing emperor. Scenic spot qualification: National 5A-level scenic spot features: nostalgia, sightseeing, hiking, gardens, architecture, relics and travel notes of travelers;

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