Information on Yuanmingyuan

Yuanmingyuan is located in the western suburbs of Beijing, east of Haidian District. Originally a large royal garden in the Qing Dynasty, it covers an area of about 5,2 mu, with an inverted zigzag layout. Yuanmingyuan consists of Yuanming Garden, Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden, with a total area of 35 hectares. Its land building area is as big as the Forbidden City, and its water area is equal to a Summer Palace.

Yuanmingyuan combines the characteristics of scenic spots of several famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River at that time, integrates the essence of ancient gardening art in China, and melts poetry and painting into the ever-changing scene with the artistic technique of the garden in the garden. The southern part of Yuanmingyuan is the imperial court area, where the emperor handles official business. There are 4 scenic spots in other areas, among which more than 5 scenic spots directly imitate the famous gardens in other places, such as the Ten Scenes of West Lake in Hangzhou, which not only imitate the architecture, but also copy the names. More interestingly, there is also a western-style garden scenic spot in Yuanmingyuan. The most famous "water watching method" is a western fountain, a labyrinth of flowers and a western building, all of which have the style of Italian Renaissance. There is also a model of Venice in the lake, and the emperor can enjoy the "water city scenery" thousands of miles away by sitting on the mountain on the shore.

Yuanmingyuan is a treasure house, which contains rare cultural relics such as calligraphy and painting of famous people, books and records of secret government, Zhong Ding treasures, gold and silver jewelry and so on, and concentrates the essence of ancient culture. Yuanmingyuan is also a garden of exotic flowers, with millions of rare flowers and trees. Westerners who have witnessed Yuanmingyuan completely call it "the garden of ten thousand gardens". Indeed, if today is the same as it was 14 years ago, this super-giant garden is a well-deserved "king of world gardens". Regrettably, in 186, the British and French allied forces and in 19, Eight-Nation Alliance looted the Yuanmingyuan twice. The buildings in the garden were burned and the cultural relics were looted. The miraculous and mythical Yuanmingyuan was in ruins, leaving only ruins for people to mourn.

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Yuanmingyuan is a treasure of Chinese garden art.. It has the reputation of "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens", which means that there are all kinds of gardens here. Indeed, if today is the same as it was 14 years ago, this super-giant garden is a well-deserved "king of world gardens". She was originally an unparalleled royal garden in the Qing Dynasty. Construction began in 179 and was basically completed in 189, which lasted for a century. Since then, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng generations have been repaired and expanded repeatedly, which lasted for more than 15 years. What people used to call Yuanmingyuan is actually composed of Yuanming, Changchun and Qichun (later renamed "Wanchun"), with a total area of 347 hectares. Its land is 1, square meters more than the Forbidden City in floor-area ratio, and its periphery is about 1 kilometers. The water area is equal to a Summer Palace. The three gardens are separated by walls; In front of it is Wanchun Garden, and behind it are two parallel gardens, Yuanmingyuan on the left and Changchun Garden on the right. Yuanmingyuan is a waterscape garden, the water surface accounts for more than half of the whole garden area, and some landscapes are named directly with water as the theme. Surrounded by mountains and water, there are more than 14 scenic spots, which gather the characteristics of several famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River at that time, integrate the essence of ancient Chinese gardening art, and melt poetry and painting into ever-changing scenes with the artistic techniques of gardens in gardens. Among them, more than 5 scenic spots directly imitate the scenic spots of famous gardens in other places, such as "Autumn Moon in Pinghu", "Chunxiao in Su Causeway", "Moon in Three Tans" and "Wind Lotus in Quyuan", all of which come from the Ten Scenes of West Lake in Hangzhou, not only imitating the architecture, but also copying the names. There are also "Wuling Spring Scenery" imitating Peach Blossom Garden, "Xifeng Beauty" imitating Lushan Mountain, "Stone Labyrinth" imitating Lion Forest, "Ruyuan" imitating Zhanyuan Garden, and "Zhao He Deng" imitating the crane pavilion in Gushan Mountain, etc., which bring together the essence of countless world scenic spots and famous gardens. There is also a western-style garden scenic spot in Yuanmingyuan. The most famous "water watching method" is a western fountain, a labyrinth of flowers and a western building, all of which have the style of Italian Renaissance. There is also a model of the city of Venice in Fanghe River, where the emperor can enjoy the "Watertown Scenery" outside Wan Li. Yuanmingyuan not only has exquisite furnishings and decorations, but also collects and displays rare treasures, cultural relics, celebrity calligraphy and painting, secret house classics, Zhong Ding treasures, gold and silver jewelry and rare cultural relics in China, which concentrates the essence of ancient culture. In 186 and 19, Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by British and French allied forces and Eight-Nation Alliance.