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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Noble Consort Yi residence Summer Palace
Yuquan Mountain springs locatedNear Summer Palace
Marble Boat of the Summer Palace partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Dehe Garden Theater location Summer Palace
Dehe Garden Theater partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Nanhu Island locatedIn Summer Palace
Nanhu Island partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace central axis
Beigongmen station serves Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace area
Wanshou Shan locatedIn Summer Palace
Wanshou Shan partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Wanshou Shan hasViewOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Hall of the Sea of Wisdom locatedIn Summer Palace
Hall of the Sea of Wisdom partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Hall of the Sea of Wisdom hasView Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace grounds
Cloud-Dispelling Tower locatedIn Summer Palace
Cloud-Dispelling Tower partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Foxiangge locatedIn Summer Palace
Foxiangge hasViewOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Long Corridor locatedIn Summer Palace
Yiheyuan alsoKnownAs Summer Palace
Dong Gong Men locatedIn Summer Palace
Dong Gong Men partOf Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace complex
Dong Gong Men isEntranceTo Summer Palace
this entity surface form: Summer Palace scenic area
SummerPalaceAdministration appliesTo Summer Palace
Fragrant Hills Park nearby Summer Palace