Introduction to famous buildings in China

Summer Palace.

The Summer Palace, a royal garden during the Qing Dynasty in China, formerly known as Qingyi Garden, is located in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometers away from the city. The entire garden covers an area of ​​3.009 square kilometers and is adjacent to the Old Summer Palace. It is a large-scale landscape garden built on the basis of Kunming Lake and Wanshou Mountain, based on the West Lake in Hangzhou, and drawing on the design techniques of Jiangnan gardens. It is also the most complete preserved royal palace garden and is known as the "Royal Garden Museum" .

The Summer Palace, together with Chengde Summer Resort, Humble Administrator's Garden and Liuyuan Garden, are known as China's four famous gardens. In 1998, they were included in the World Heritage List.