Love in the Summer Palace-Message to Qin Yuanchun (Author: Yan Yan)
A century of vicissitudes, rain or shine, has made a garden monument. Looking at Bitou, Kunming, reflecting the attic; Surrounded by water, the western hills are hidden. The bridge dances white silk, the gallery sings colorful satin, and the pavilion flies. The ducks are happy, the sunset is drunk, and the willows are shaking.
Who used nature skillfully? Dacheng gathers north and south. Think of all talents and work for all people; Don't say yes, Cixi Gan Long. Man and nature blend together, form and spirit are together, and rhyme and beauty are rich and magnificent. Look at now, who will show glory in building a harmonious country?
Qingyi Garden was burnt down in 1860, rebuilt in 1866 and renamed the Summer Palace, severely damaged by Eight-Nation Alliance in 1900, and rebuilt again in 1902. In 2005-2006, the scenic spot and promenade of Foxiang Pavilion were restored.
The Summer Palace is mainly composed of Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake, and the water surface accounts for three quarters of the whole garden. It condenses the essence of national garden art. The most ingenious and distinctive design is her 728-meter-long promenade, and the paintings in the promenade have high artistic value. In addition, she also played the role of organically linking all the scenic spots in the garden, which set off the overall beauty of the garden.
Another design feature is her west dike and the bridge over it. The west dike is not a wide dike and has no practical effect. However, the designer insisted on breaking the flat embankment artificially and building "Six Bridges on the West Dike" on the embankment to form a beautiful "Six Bridges on the Willow". The scenery is no less than that of Su Causeway in Hangzhou West Lake, and Yudai Bridge is the most beautiful of the six bridges.
To the south of Kunming Lake is an island specially preserved when the garden was built. People also call it Longwang Temple, and connect it with the east bank of the lake with a 17-hole bridge.
Seventeen-hole Bridge, Longwang Temple and Xidi decorate Kunming Lake, and skillfully use the borrowing scenery technique of China garden art to bring the distant Xishan and Yuquan Mountain into the sight of tourists. The lakes and mountains complement each other and are beautiful.
The third feature of the Summer Palace is its back lake scenic spot, which makes Wanshou Mountain surrounded by water on three sides. Houhu Lake has three functions: viewing, sightseeing and fire prevention, especially the ingenious combination of fire prevention function and garden design, which is similar to a moat around the city wall.
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Foxiang Pavilion is the architectural center of the whole garden, which is surrounded by mountains and waters. The design of the Summer Palace also focuses on the main scenic spots in China. For example, the Wang Chan Pavilion on Nanhu Island imitates the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang, the 17-hole bridge imitates the Lugou Bridge, and the Suzhou Street in the back hills imitates the business street in Suzhou.
Suggestions on the tourist route for foreign guests: After visiting Ninjuji at the East Palace Gate, turn 300 meters to the north (right hand), walk for 10 minutes, and cross the "Purple Gas from the East" to reach the humorous garden. Humorous Garden, modeled after Wuxi Chicken Farm Garden, best represents the characteristics of China gardens, with strong Jiangnan garden characteristics, which is different from the overall characteristics of the Royal Garden of the Summer Palace. After visiting the Humor Garden, go to Kunming Lake-Yulantang-Leshou Hall-Promenade-Paizhi Temple Scenic Area-Shifang-in order to save time, you can take Ruyimen in the north instead of Suzhou Street.
Above, after Emperor Qianlong returned to Beijing from his southern tour, he imitated the humorous garden built by Huishan Garden in Wuxi.
In the western section of Houhu Lake, a strange stone stands on both sides of the lake bank, which imitates the scenery of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Behind Wanshou Mountain, there is also a group of buildings that imitate the Potala Palace in Tibet (above).
If you only have one day to visit Beijing, I suggest you visit the Summer Palace, and don't leave the funny garden (because it is remote).
Tips for visitors entering the East Palace Gate: After entering the East Palace Gate (main entrance), bypass Renshou Hall, and there is a bathroom behind the rockery.