Summer Palace

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The Summer Palace is a vast, historic imperial garden and palace complex in northwest Beijing, renowned for its lakes, temples, and classical Chinese landscape design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
imperial garden
palace complex
tourist attraction
area approximately 2.9 square kilometres
builtDuringReignOf Qianlong Emperor
ChineseName 颐和园
city Beijing
coordinates approximately 39.999°N 116.275°E
country China
designedAs classical Chinese garden
dynasty Qing dynasty
function imperial garden
residence of Empress Dowager Cixi
summer retreat for Qing court
hasPart East Palace Gate
Four Great Regions
Garden of Virtue and Harmony
Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
Hall of Dispelling Clouds
Hall of Dispelling Clouds
surface form: Hall of Dispelling Clouds Theatre

Hall of Jade Ripples
Hall of Joyful Longevity
Hall of Listening to Orioles
Hall of Dispelling Clouds
surface form: Hall of the Sea of Wisdom

Kunming Lake
Long Corridor
Longevity Hill
Marble Boat
Hall of Dispelling Clouds
surface form: Pavilion of Precious Clouds

Tower of Buddhist Incense
surface form: Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha

Seventeen-Arch Bridge
South Lake Island
Suzhou Street
Tower of Buddhist Incense
Wenchang Tower
West Causeway
hasViewOf Western Hills of Beijing
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor classical Chinese landscape design
historic imperial architecture
lakes and hills scenery
landAreaShare about one-quarter of total area
locatedIn Beijing
Haidian District
northwest Beijing
majorReconstructionPeriod 1886–1895
management State Council of China
surface form: Chinese government
nearbyAttraction Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
openToPublicSince early 20th century
originalConstructionStart 1750
originalName Imperial Garden
surface form: Qingyi Garden
pinyinName Yíhéyuán
rebuiltBy Empress Dowager Cixi
significantEvent damaged during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900
looted and damaged by Anglo-French forces in 1860
significantWaterBody Kunming Lake
style Chinese imperial architecture
UNESCOCriteria (i)
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UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural
UNESCOSiteId 880
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1998
waterAreaShare about three-quarters of total area

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Beijing contains Summer Palace
Beijing hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Summer Palace
Empress Dowager Cixi associatedWith Summer Palace
Kunming Lake locatedIn Summer Palace
Kunming Lake partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace imperial garden complex
Kunming Lake accessibleFrom Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace East Gate
Marble Boat locatedIn Summer Palace
Marble Boat partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Marble Boat governingBody Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace Administration
Garden of Virtue and Harmony partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Hall of Dispelling Clouds locatedIn Summer Palace
Hall of Dispelling Clouds partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Hall of Jade Ripples location Summer Palace
Hall of Jade Ripples partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Four Great Regions locatedIn Summer Palace
Hall of Listening to Orioles viewpointOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace gardens
Haidian District contains Summer Palace
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) locatedNear Summer Palace
subject surface form: Old Summer Palace
Suzhou Street locatedIn Summer Palace
Suzhou Street partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace scenic area
Suzhou Street managedBy Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace administration
Hall of Benevolence and Longevity partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Tower of Buddhist Incense locatedIn Summer Palace
Tower of Buddhist Incense partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace central axis
Wenchang Tower locatedIn Summer Palace
Wenchang Tower partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace ensemble of historic buildings
颐和园 外文名 Summer Palace
Yíhéyuán alsoKnownAs Summer Palace
Hall of Joyful Longevity locatedIn Summer Palace
Hall of Joyful Longevity partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
East Palace Gate partOf Summer Palace
East Palace Gate locatedIn Summer Palace
Western Hills of Beijing near Summer Palace
Longevity Hill locatedIn Summer Palace
Longevity Hill partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Longevity Hill hasViewOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
West Causeway locatedIn Summer Palace
Seventeen-Arch Bridge locatedIn Summer Palace
Seventeen-Arch Bridge partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Xianfeng Emperor residence Summer Palace
South Lake Island location Summer Palace
South Lake Island partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace scenic area
western Beijing hasNotableArea Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace area
western Beijing hasNotableSite Summer Palace