UNESCO World Heritage Site Summer Palace

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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Summer Palace in Beijing is a vast imperial garden and former royal retreat renowned for its harmonious integration of palaces, temples, lakes, and landscaped grounds.

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UNESCO World Heritage Site Summer Palace canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
imperial garden
palace complex
royal retreat
area approximately 2.9 square kilometres
associatedDynasty Qing dynasty
ChineseName 颐和园
country China
designedAs imperial garden
governingBody State Administration of Cultural Heritage
surface form: State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China
hasComponent East Palace Gate
Foxiang Pavilion
Garden of Virtue and Harmony
Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
Hall of Joyful Longevity
Kunming Lake
Long Corridor
Longevity Hill
Marble Boat
Seventeen-Arch Bridge
South Lake Island NERFINISHED
Suzhou Street
Tower of Buddhist Incense
Wenchang Tower
West Causeway
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor classical Chinese garden design
harmonious integration of palaces, temples, lakes, and landscaped grounds
painted decorative art along the Long Corridor
landAreaShare about one-quarter of total area
literalMeaning Garden of Virtue and Harmony
surface form: Garden of Nurtured Harmony
locatedIn Beijing
Haidian District NERFINISHED
northwest Beijing
locatedNear Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
mainHill Longevity Hill
mainLake Kunming Lake
majorReconstructionCompleted late 19th century
officialName Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
openToPublic yes
partOf historic imperial sites of Beijing
pinyinName Yíhéyuán
primaryFunctionInQingDynasty summer retreat for the imperial family
rebuiltAfter damage during the Boxer Rebellion
destruction during the Second Opium War
rebuiltUnder Empress Dowager Cixi
UNESCOSiteId 880
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
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(iii)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1998
waterAreaShare about three-quarters of total area

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Garden of Virtue and Harmony partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Summer Palace
Hall of Dispelling Clouds heritageSiteWithin UNESCO World Heritage Site Summer Palace
Nanhu Island within UNESCO World Heritage Site Summer Palace