Kunming Lake

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artificial lake cultural heritage site tourist attraction

Kunming Lake is a large, scenic man-made lake in Beijing that forms the central water feature of the Summer Palace imperial garden complex.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial lake → cultural heritage site → tourist attraction →
accessibleFrom	Summer Palace East Gate →
area	about three-quarters of the Summer Palace area → approximately 2.2 square kilometres →
artificial	true →
ChineseName	昆明湖 →
constructionPeriod	Qing dynasty →
country	China →
crossedBy	Seventeen-Arch Bridge →
culturalSignificance	classic example of Chinese imperial garden water design →
designedToResemble	West Lake in Hangzhou →
fedBy	Jade Spring Hill water system → Yuquan Mountain springs →
hasBoatService	tourist pleasure boats →
hasIsland	Nanhu Island → South Lake Island →
hasRecreation	ice activities in winter →
hasSeasonalFeature	frozen surface in winter →
hasStructureOnShore	East Bank imperial buildings → Long Corridor of the Summer Palace → Marble Boat → West Causeway →
historicalUse	hydraulic reservoir for Beijing → imperial pleasure lake →
languageOfName	Chinese →
locatedIn	Beijing → Haidian District NERFINISHED → Summer Palace →
majorExpansionUnder	Emperor Qianlong →
near	Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) →
overlooks	traditional Chinese pavilions and halls →
partOf	Summer Palace imperial garden complex →
partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing →
primaryFunction	imperial garden landscape feature → scenic recreation area →
rebuiltAfter	destruction during the Boxer Rebellion → destruction during the Second Opium War →
scenicViewOf	Longevity Hill →
shape	irregular, elongated basin →
surfaceAreaShareOfSummerPalace	around 75 percent →
tourismSignificance	major scenic attraction in Beijing →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	contributing feature →
usedFor	boating → imperial leisure → sightseeing →
viewpointFor	imperial garden landscapes →
waterBodyType	lake →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Old Summer Palace ("Fuhai Lake") → Summer Palace → Yíhéyuán →	hasPart
Longevity Hill → West Causeway →	hasViewOf
Hall of Dispelling Clouds → Wenchang Tower →	locatedNear
Hall of Jade Ripples ("Kunming Lake shore") → Marble Boat →	locatedOn
Garden of Virtue and Harmony → Suzhou Street →	near
Longevity Hill → Tower of Buddhist Incense →	overlooks
West Causeway →	crosses
Yíhéyuán →	dominantWaterBody
Wenchang Tower →	hasView
Hall of Listening to Orioles →	locatedBy
Tower of Buddhist Incense →	offersViewOf
Longevity Hill →	opposite
West Causeway ("Kunming Lake shoreline") →	partOf
Summer Palace →	significantWaterBody
Marble Boat →	viewOverlooks
Hall of Listening to Orioles →	viewpointOf
颐和园 ("昆明湖") →	核心景观