The Summer Palace, China. Garden of the Heavenly Empress
Description
The Summer Palace in Beijing—first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886—is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value.
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12 min 40 sec
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Geography
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