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Summer Palace
(Yiheyuan)

A vast landscaped park on the edge of the city, this
seasonal imperial retreat from the stifling confines
of the Forbidden City was the favored haunt of
Empress Cixi. She had it rebuilt twice: once after
its destruction by French and English troops
in 1860, and again in 1902, after it was
plundered during the Boxer Rebellion.

Hall of
Garden of
1 2 Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Happiness
Virtue and
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and Longevity Harmony 5
This impressive hall This pretty complex of 7
was the residence of roofed corridors, small 4 1
the Empress Cixi. It has pavilions, rock gardens,
supposedly been left and pools also includes 0 3
just as it was at the time Cixi’s private three- Kunming
of her death in 1908, story theater. The Lake 8
complete with its Qing buildings now contain West
dynasty-era furniture. Qing-era artifacts, from Lake
vehicles to costumes
and glassware. 9 Nanhu KU N M ING HU LU KUN MING HU DONG LU
Lake
Long Corridor
3
From the Hall of
Tower of the
Happiness and Longevity 4
the rather aptly named Fragrance of
Long Corridor (left) the Buddha
zigzags along the shore Toward the peak of
of the lake, interrupted Longevity Hill rises this
along its length by four octagonal tower. The stiff
pavilions. The corridor’s climb is rewarded with
ceilings and beams are views over the roofs of
decorated with over the halls and pavilions
14,000 scenic paintings. to the lake below.
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