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Beijing Summer Palace detail: ornate roof and white wall with arched red door.

Beijing Summer Palace

The Summer Palace in Beijing is a complex of gardens, palaces and lakes in Beijing. It was one of the imperial gardens and was used by the emperors of the Qing Dynasty as a retreat from city life.

The main components of the facility are Kumming Lake and Longevity Hill. Kumming Lake extends over 2.2 square kilometers and was man-made. The earth masses from the excavation form the basis of Longevity Hill.

In the course of history parts were destroyed again and again, but also rebuilt. In 1998 UNESCO put it on its World Heritage List as one of the masterpieces of Chinese landscape garden design.

Entrance to the Summer Palace in Beijing, China, with people walking up stairs towards traditional Chinese buildings.
Red lantern hanging from weathered eaves of building overlooking water at Beijing Summer Palace.
Beijing Summer Palace frozen lake with traditional Chinese building.
Beijing Summer Palace in winter, with people walking along a partially frozen canal and traditional buildings.
Beijing Summer Palace traditional houses and canal.
Tourists visiting the Summer Palace in Beijing.
Person photographing ornate stone staircase at Beijing Summer Palace.
Person standing in corner of weathered stone and painted walls at the Beijing Summer Palace.
Close-up of ornate yellow roof details at the Summer Palace in Beijing, with a distant pagoda in the background.
Beijing Summer Palace: Yellow roof, pagoda, and two people overlooking a hazy cityscape.
Beijing Summer Palace building with ornate roof and people walking up a long stone staircase.
Aerial view of a yellow-tiled roof at the Summer Palace in Beijing, with several people walking below.
Beijing Summer Palace temple with yellow roof, red walls, and people.
Ornate red and gold stupa at the Summer Palace in Beijing.
Panoramic view of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China, showing ornate red and gold buildings and a hazy landscape.
Beijing Summer Palace detail: ornate roof and white wall with arched red door.
Close-up of a wall at the Beijing Summer Palace featuring numerous small, gold-colored statues of Buddha in teal alcoves.
Close-up of a weathered yellow and green tiled alcove with a small seated Buddha statue in the Summer Palace, Beijing.
Beijing Summer Palace: Yellow tiled roof with a pagoda in the background.
Stone wall and trees beside a calm lake in hazy conditions.
Beijing Summer Palace buildings and a canal.
Boat dock with traditional Chinese pavilion at the Summer Palace in Beijing.
Two boats docked at a wooden pier on a calm lake.
Black and white photo of the Seventeen Arch Bridge at the Summer Palace in Beijing.
Man preparing large, colorful kite on bridge with onlookers.
Large pink, red, and green kite flying with a person holding the string.
Large red and pink kite being flown by a man in a red jacket near a stone wall.
Black and white photo of a large kite being launched by a group of people near a stone lion statue and body of water.
Man flying kite in Beijing with crowd watching.
Large red jellyfish kite flying in a pale blue sky.
Colorful kite soaring in the sky.
Couple hugging, watching a kite in the sky.
Large red and green kite in the sky.
Beijing
Beijing cityscape with pedestrians on a bridge and residential buildings.
Beijing – Part 1
Capital of China
Beijing shopping street decorated with red lanterns.
Beijing – Part 2
Strolling trough the Dashilan district and a quick stop at a food market.
Beijing neighborhood entrance with brick wall and wooden door.
Beijing – Part 3
Quite Life
Temple of Heaven gate with green roof and red walls, people walking on steps in front.
Beijing – Part 4
The Temple of Heaven complex and the surrounding park.
Beijing's red wall with bare and evergreen trees.
Beijing – Part 5
Red winter
Low-angle view of ornate, blue and green pavilion roof detail in Beijing, China, with bright sunlight creating lens flare.
Jingshan Park
A visit of the Jingshan Park, to get a look of the Forbidden City from above.
Duck-shaped boats docked at Beihai Park in Beijing, with a pagoda visible in the background.
Beihai Park
A former imperial garden in Beijing.
Tiananmen Square at night, illuminated by streetlights.
Tiananmen Square
The city square during the day
Beijing Summer Palace detail: ornate roof and white wall with arched red door.
Beijing Summer Palace
Taking a break at the Summer Palace
Forbidden City palace in Beijing, China.
Forbidden City – Part 1
Entering the former palace complex
Ornate Forbidden City rooftop detail with yellow and teal glazed tiles.
Forbidden City – Part 2
not to be seen

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