Yuquan Mountain springs

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Yuquan Mountain springs are natural freshwater sources in Beijing’s Western Hills that historically supplied the imperial gardens and lakes of the Summer Palace.

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Yuquan Mountain springs canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural freshwater source
spring
associatedWith Qing imperial bureaucracy
surface form: Qing dynasty imperial court

Summer Palace
country China
culturalSignificance important element of imperial garden design in Beijing
eraOfMajorUse Qing dynasty
late imperial China
geologicalSetting limestone and granite formations
historicalUse water source for Kunming Lake
water supply for imperial gardens
locatedIn Beijing
Haidian District NERFINISHED
Western Hills
locatedNear Kunming Lake
Summer Palace
locatedOn northern slope of Yuquan Mountain
nearbyAttraction Yuquan Temple
notableFor high-quality spring water
historical role in imperial waterworks
partOf Beijing Western Hills hydrological system
Yuquan Mountain
historic water system of the Summer Palace
region western Beijing
surface form: Western Beijing
supplied Summer Palace lakes
imperial gardens of the Qing dynasty
usedFor imperial palace water supply
landscape water features
waterFlowDirection towards Kunming Lake
waterType freshwater

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Kunming Lake fedBy Yuquan Mountain springs