Summer palace materials

The Summer Palace, the imperial garden of China in the Qing Dynasty, was originally named Qingyi Garden. It is located in the western suburb of Beijing, 0/5km away from the urban area/kloc-0, covering an area of about 290 hectares and adjacent to Yuanmingyuan. It is a large-scale landscape garden with Kunming Lake and Wanshou Mountain as the background and Hangzhou West Lake as the basis, drawing lessons from the design techniques of Jiangnan gardens. It is also the most well-preserved royal palace, known as the "Royal Garden Museum" and a national key tourist attraction.

In the 15th year of Qianlong (1750), Emperor Qianlong spent 4.48 million taels of silver to rebuild Qingyi Garden in memory of his mother, Filial Piety. In the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), Qingyi Garden was burned by the British and French allied forces. In the 14th year of Guangxu (1888), it was rebuilt and renamed the Summer Palace. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900), the Summer Palace was looted by Eight-Nation Alliance. During the period of warlord melee and Kuomintang rule, it was destroyed again.

On March 4th, 196 1, the Summer Palace was announced as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, and19981was included in the World Heritage List. In 2009, the Summer Palace was selected by world record association of China as the largest existing royal garden in China.

From 20 19 65438+ 10/day, the ticket income of the Summer Palace will be collected by the tax authorities.