Beihai Park

Beihai Park

Located in the heart of Beijing, near the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square , Beihai Park is one of the oldest and best preserved garden Royal China. He witnessed all 5 Liao dynasties contain Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing and has a history of over 1000 years. This is a typical combination of grandeur Northern Chinese gardens and delicacy southern gardens . In addition , it also provides a perfect integration of magnificent imperial palaces and solemn religious architectures. This jewel of landscape art.
Construction Beihai Park can be attributed to an ancient legend . He also said that there were three magic mountains called the " Penglai ", " Inchzhou " and " Fang Zhang " is far Bohai . Livede gods in the mountains and had a particular drug, can cause people to gain immortality. Many Chinese emperors persecuted and seek eternal life in the mountains. However, they have not, but then they started to build a model in history, this is a swimming pool and three mountains imitate desire for immortality . most emperors built their imperial garden implanted sample . Beihai Park , of course, if this style . Beihai Lake in the north, Zhonghai Lake in the middle sea and Nanhai Taiye south pool ( divided into three parts Beihai Lake is the best among the three, and Beihai Park has been up three mountains or pool including Qionghua Islet on behalf Tuancheng Xishantai Iceland and Iceland.

There are many beautiful well-known sites and outstanding that you do not miss the park.

white Dagoba
It was built over the Islet Qionghua Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty to show their faith in Buddhism and his desire to unite the various Chinese people at that time. Dagoba evaluated in two parts sarira ( remains of saints) . In addition, as it is the highest point in the park, it is also the best gazebo beautiful scene throughout the park.

Haopujian Garden
Here you can feel the loneliness of the company because you are soaked extremely calm, relaxed and happy in. The building was an old story and dialogue between Zhuangzi Huizi , two famous philosophers of ancient China. Standing on the Hao River , Chuang Tzu says: "Blessed are the fish in the river ! "Question Huizi . " You're not a fish How do you know if fish are happy or not , " Chuang Tzu then said:" You are not me How can you know that I do not know the happiness of . fish then? " Emperor Qianlong was inspired by the story , built Haopujian happiness and relaxation garden , free like a fish in the river looking .

Jingxin ( Quiet Heart ) studio
This is the most famous independent garden Beihai Park . Pavilions, corridors, artificial hills and electricity well organized and integrated peace in your heart . During the Qing Dynasty, it was used as a royal holiday or study space .

New - Dragon Wall and five - dragon flags
They are a must for visitors. Nine Dragon Wall is the most sensitive of the three New screens - China Dragon (the other two , one in the Forbidden City and the city of Datong , Shanxi Province ) . In total there are 635 dragons so alive its exquisite craft embossing. Five Pavilions - dragon is where the emperor went fishing and enjoyed the moon. It is formed as evidenced by the five pavilions connected with the distance the dragon winding.

Tuancheng island
It is an exquisite garden and the sound of the outer wall of 276 meters. There are many old trees in the garden, where the majority of pine and cypress 700 years. Main Chengguang Hall building in the garden and two treasures are the most worthy of your sight. One of them is extremely precious white jade Buddha statue ; the other is a huge urn in front of the room, etched piece of dark jade dragon in the clouds and a seahorse on the trees are used as containers for wine storage Kublai (the famous emperor of the Yuan Dynasty ) .

admission :
April 1 to October 31 : 10RMB
November 1 to March 31 5RMB

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