What does the Summer Palace mean?
The Summer Palace is mainly composed of two scenic spots, Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake, with an area of 290 hectares, of which the water area accounts for about three quarters. This classical garden is famous for its magnificent scale and beautiful appearance.
In addition to 100, there are many classical buildings with national characteristics, such as pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, temples, towers, waterside pavilions, verandahs, long dikes, stone bridges and stone boats, as well as the vast Kunming Lake and the majestic Wanshou Mountain.
The Summer Palace was severely damaged twice in history. 1860 was burnt down by the British and French allied forces, then rebuilt and renamed the Summer Palace. 1900 was destroyed by Eight-Nation Alliance again, and 1902 was rebuilt to its present scale.
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Famous scenic spots in the Summer Palace
The first is the East Palace Gate.
The main entrance of the Summer Palace is a two-dark building in Sanming, named "Imperial Road". The main entrance in the middle is for emperors and queens to enter and exit, and the openings on both sides are for princes and nobles to enter and exit, while eunuchs and soldiers enter and exit from the side door on the north side of the south gate. The inscription "Summer Palace" is the imperial title of Emperor Guangxu. Yunlong stone relief has two dragon beads; The dragon is a symbol of royal dignity and a symbol of imperial edicts and decrees.
Second, Renshoutang
It is one of the main buildings in the palace area, formerly known as Qin Zhengting Hall, which was renamed today in Guangxu period, meaning that benevolent people live long. It is the main hall where Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu listened to politics in the late Qing Dynasty, and it is also one of the planning places of the Reform Movement in China's modern history.
1898, Emperor Guangxu summoned Kang Youwei, the leader of the reformists, appointed him as the prime minister and Zhang Jing, the government of various countries' affairs, and allowed him to specialize in music, thus opening the prelude to the reform and reform. However, the good times did not last long. Due to the opposition of feudal conservative forces, the "Reform Movement of 1898" finally failed.
Third, the promenade
It is 728 meters long and has 273 galleries, starting from the Yuemen Gate in the east and reaching the Zhangshi Pavilion in the west. It is the largest, longest and most prestigious gallery in China.
The theme of color painting in the promenade is very wide, including flowers and birds, trees and stones, landscapes and figures. /kloc-In the middle of the 8th century, Emperor Qianlong (reigned 1736- 1795) sent court painters to sketch the West Lake in Hangzhou, and obtained 546 scenes of the West Lake, all of which were transferred to the beams of Gallery 273.
In 1960s, the China government not only preserved the landscape paintings of the West Lake, but also drew more than 65,438+04,000 colorful paintings with national characteristics, making the promenade a veritable gallery.
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