Summer Palace

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The Summer Palace is a vast, historic imperial garden and palace complex in northwest Beijing, renowned for its lakes, temples, and classical Chinese landscape design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
imperial garden
palace complex
tourist attraction
area approximately 2.9 square kilometres
builtDuringReignOf Qianlong Emperor
ChineseName 颐和园
city Beijing
coordinates approximately 39.999°N 116.275°E
country China
designedAs classical Chinese garden
dynasty Qing dynasty
function imperial garden
residence of Empress Dowager Cixi
summer retreat for Qing court
hasPart East Palace Gate
Four Great Regions
Garden of Virtue and Harmony
Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
Hall of Dispelling Clouds
Hall of Dispelling Clouds Theatre
Hall of Jade Ripples
Hall of Joyful Longevity
Hall of Listening to Orioles
Hall of the Sea of Wisdom
Kunming Lake
Long Corridor
Longevity Hill
Marble Boat
Pavilion of Precious Clouds
Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha
Seventeen-Arch Bridge
South Lake Island
Suzhou Street
Tower of Buddhist Incense
Wenchang Tower
West Causeway
hasViewOf Western Hills of Beijing
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor classical Chinese landscape design
historic imperial architecture
lakes and hills scenery
landAreaShare about one-quarter of total area
locatedIn Beijing
Haidian District
northwest Beijing
majorReconstructionPeriod 1886–1895
management Chinese government
nearbyAttraction Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
openToPublicSince early 20th century
originalConstructionStart 1750
originalName Qingyi Garden
linked to: Imperial Garden
pinyinName Yíhéyuán
rebuiltBy Empress Dowager Cixi
significantEvent damaged during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900
looted and damaged by Anglo-French forces in 1860
significantWaterBody Kunming Lake
style Chinese imperial architecture
UNESCOCriteria (i)
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UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural
UNESCOSiteId 880
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1998
waterAreaShare about three-quarters of total area

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颐和园 外文名 Summer Palace
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Xianfeng Emperor residence Summer Palace
South Lake Island location Summer Palace
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western Beijing hasNotableSite Summer Palace