Scenic spots in the royal garden

Located in the north, it is the main building in the garden. It divides the garden into two parts, east and west, and there are nearly 20 halls with different styles in symmetrical positions on the east and west sides. Only beautiful pavilions are distributed in the garden, so Qin 'an Hall can't be seen at the same time, although there are buildings with east-west symmetry, thus visually expanding the small garden.

The foundation of Qin 'an Temple is a sumeru base made of white marble, and the dragon and phoenix patterns on the watchtower and baffle are exquisitely carved, which was in the Ming Dynasty. The roof of the temple is flat and there are four ridges around it. This hall is dedicated to the Taoist Zhenwu Emperor. Zhenwu Emperor is a water god, so every year in beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn, beginning of winter and other festivals, the emperor will come here to burn incense and salute, praying for the water god to bless the palace and put out the fire.

Qin 'an Hall, located in the central courtyard of the Imperial Garden, was built in the Ming Dynasty. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1535), the wall was added to form its own pattern, and during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Baoxia was added in front of the hall.

Qin 'an Hall is dedicated to the mysterious god, that is, the northern god in Taoism. The top of the temple is a double-eaved roof, and the white marble railings around the temple base are exquisite stone carvings of the Forbidden City. Lianlibai, which forms an arch above Yong Road in front of the temple, is also one of the Gong Zhongqi trees.

Qin 'an Hall is the only Taoist temple located on the meridian of Beijing's central axis. Every New Year's Day in the Qing Dynasty, there were altars and Dojo, and the emperor came here to burn incense and salute. Lizaotang is located in Duixiu Shandong, northeast of the Royal Garden. "Late creation" means showing literary talent.

Since the forty-fourth year of Qing Qianlong (1779), bookshelves were placed indoors to store the essence of Four Treasures of the Study, and the essence of Four Treasures of the Study was selected for the emperor to rest here. Yan Hui Pavilion is located in the northwest of the Imperial Garden, next to the palace wall in the north. When it was first built in the Ming Dynasty, it was called Qingwangge. In the Qing dynasty, it was renamed Qingwangge, meaning to stay in the glory of the sunset.

In the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court chose a scholar from the Eight Banners to enter the palace. The appearance of the pavilion is upper and lower floors, and there is a dark layer between the two internal floors. Surrounded by cloisters on the pavilion, it is exquisite and light. Yan Hui Pavilion is located within the palace wall, and forms a balanced pattern with the Xiushan in the east of the garden. It is said that on sunny days in winter, you can also see the snow in the western hills. In the Qing Dynasty, emperors Qianlong, Daoguang and Xianfeng all left poems chanting this pavilion. Located in the northeast of Qin 'an Hall, a rockery of various shapes made of Taihu stone rises from the wall, with a height of 14m. This rockery is artificially piled up, and the mountain builders call it a pile show, so it is called a pile show. There are stone faucets on a pair of lion stone seats in front of the mountain, and the spray column at the mouth is as high as 10 meter. The scene is very spectacular. The path under the mountain twists and turns to the top of the mountain. There is a door in the middle of the mountain, and there is a hole in the door. You can also reach the top of the mountain through the stone steps in the spiral ascending cave. At the top of the mountain, there is a square pavilion with a pyramid roof, which is called the Royal Pavilion. On the ninth day of September every year, on the Double Ninth Festival, the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty climbed Xiushan and went to the Royal Pavilion for Range Rover.

Dui Xiushan is located in the north and east of the Imperial Garden. In the 11th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1583), a rockery with a height of about10m was built on the site of the demolished Huaguan Temple. The cave entrance halfway up the mountain is called "Duixiu", and there is a royal pavilion on the top of the mountain. In the Qing dynasty, a fountain stone beast was set up in the mountains, which was the only existing water law facility in the palace.

The royal pavilion stands high on the Tuixiu Mountain in the north of the royal garden, which is an excellent place to overlook the scenery in the palace. There is a ceiling algae well in the pavilion, the throne faces south, and a stone table outside the pavilion. This pavilion is where the Queen of the Double Ninth Festival climbs. Yixuexuan is located in the southeast corner of the imperial garden, and Yangxingzhai is located in the southwest corner of the imperial garden, with its back against the palace wall and east-west direction. Its building plane is convex.

The two houses are far apart, with different shapes, symmetry and not rigidity. The doors and windows of Yixuexuan are all carved with nanmu, and the patterns of eternal life are carved on the window lattice. Emperor Qianlong often went to Jiang Xuexuan to compose poems. At that time, there were five begonia trees in front of Jiang Xuexuan. Whenever the petals fall, they fall like red snowflakes one after another, so they are named Yixuexuan. Emperor Qianlong once had a hundred-year-old porch and five poems about the forbidden garden. There is a cluster of extremely rare Taiping flowers in the glass flower bed in front of the porch, which was moved from Henan by order of the Western Empress Dowager in the late Qing Dynasty and planted here. Yangxingzhai is a pavilion-style library. After the last emperor Boyi abdicated, he hired a teacher to teach him English and mathematics.

The doors and windows of this porch are all natural colors of nanmu and are not decorated with oil. Columns, frames, beams and squares are decorated with mottled bamboo colored paintings, which are simple and elegant. The glass flower bed system in front of the porch is quite exquisite. There are mountains of stones in the altar, and precious flowers and trees such as peony are planted. There were five begonia trees in front of the porch. Whenever the petals fall, they fall like falling snowflakes, hence the name Jiang Xuexuan. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Cixi ordered the Taiping flower to be moved from Henan to replace the ancient begonia. In front of the flower bed stands an ancient wooden stone pillar engraved with a poem by Emperor Qianlong, which is also very rare.

Yang Xingzhai, located in the southwest of the Imperial Garden, was founded in the Ming Dynasty, formerly known as Lezhizhai, and renamed in the Qing Dynasty.

Zhai is a two-story pavilion, with two floors, east and west, surrounded by stacked stones in front. In the 19th year of Qing Qianlong (1754), three rooms were taken forward at each end of the building and converted into a turret. The building plane was concave, corresponding to the convex and concave shape of the Garden East River Snow Pavilion. Qing Jiaqing and Daoguang emperors often came here to fast. The Qing emperor Puyi arranged for his English teacher, Johnston, to live here. There are famous pavilions in the park, such as Wanchun Pavilion, Fu Bi Pavilion, Qianqiu Pavilion and Cheng Ruiting, which symbolize the four seasons respectively. Wanchun Pavilion and Qianqiu Pavilion are square pavilions with double eaves, with an umbrella-shaped dome at the top and twelve corners on all sides. These two pavilions, Fu Bi Pavilion and Cheng Rui Pavilion, are square, and there is a Baoxia in the south. It was built on a single-hole stone bridge with a strange shape. Under the stone bridge is a pool of clear water with elegant water lilies and swimming goldfish.

Wanchun Pavilion was built on the east side of the Imperial Garden in the 15th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1536). The pavilion has double eaves, with a round top and a round bottom, which conforms to the theory that the east corresponds to spring, hence the name Wanchun, which means Changchun in heaven and earth.

Wanchun Pavilion echoes the Qianqiu Pavilion in the west of the park, with the same shape and becoming a pair. Both pavilions are exquisite and gorgeous, which can be called one of the most beautiful pavilions in the palace. There are more than 160 ancient trees in the park, most of which are over 300 years old. Pine and cypress stand out from the crowd.

In front of Qin 'an Temple, a cypress tree occupies a prominent position. The two branches of the tree are located on both sides of the central axis of the Forbidden City, and they are combined at a height of more than l meters, just above the central axis, forming a tree. According to legend, the two trees go hand in hand automatically, with the same thoughts and unyielding determination, thus touching God and making them integrate. People call it the Lotus Tree, which symbolizes pure love, thus attracting many infatuated men and women in the world to embrace it.

On the east side of Xiushan, there is an ancient cypress named "Yin Hou". It is the most famous in the garden. This tree is 7.8 meters high and 0.9 meters in circumference. Although it is not outstanding in appearance and position, how can it win this honor?

According to legend, one year, when Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, the weather was very hot and his entourage was sweating, but Qianlong was refreshed and comfortable. After Emperor Qianlong returned to Korea, he came to this tree while playing in the garden. An eunuch was flattered: this tree withered when the emperor went down to the south of the Yangtze River. As soon as the emperor came back, the tree flourished again. It seems that this tree went to Jiangnan with the emperor. When Qianlong thought about it, others were sweating on the way to Jiangnan, but he was very cool. After listening to the eunuch's words, I thought this tree was shading me in the dark, and I couldn't help but be overjoyed, so I named this Cooper "Sunshade Hou". Later, the "trip to the cypress tree" was engraved on the monument, just on the west wall of the algae hall next to the tree.

There are many rare ancient trees in the park, such as Wolong pine and Sophora japonica. Although these ancient trees are old, they are still flourishing and welcome domestic and foreign tourists every day.