Beijing Summer Palace Pictures

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The Summer Palace in Beijing is the largest imperial garden in the world. It is a veritable museum of classical Chinese garden architecture. The initial construction of the Summer Palace began in 1750, commissioned by Emperor Qinglong as a gift for his mother's birthday. The construction took 15 years to complete. The plundering of foreign troops in 1860 destroyed most of the buildings, but they were renovated in 1888 by Empress Dowager Cixi.

Attraction Intro

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Dressed in the traditional court suits	Dressed in Qing style clothes	A boatman dressed in the Qing style
Suzhou Street in the Back Lake area	Lotus pond	Beautiful gallery
Long Gallery	A cruise on Kunming Lake	Marble boat in sunlight
A marble bridge	Seventeen-arch Bridge	An ancient-style cruise yacht

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Last updated: May 6, 2008

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