Beijing: Forbidden City - Hill of Accumulated Elegance
This video was shot during my stay in Beijing for the First Sino-German Symposium on Knowledge Handling.
Imperial Palace Garden Yuhua Yuan Beijing
The garden is within the walls of the Forbidden City, north of the Hall of Earthly Tranquility. It was designed for use by the emperor and his harem. The garden has rockwork, a hill pavillions a walkways. The Hall of Imperial Peace is beside the Hill of Accumulated Elegance. The pavilion of Ten Thousand Spring Seasons is to the east of the garden.
The Summer Palace in Beijing
Situated in the Haidian District northwest of Beijing City, the Summer Palace is 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from central Beijing. Being the largest and most well-preserved royal park in China, it greatly influences Chinese horticulture and landscape with its famous natural views and cultural interests, which also has long since been recognized as 'The Museum of Royal Gardens'.
The Summer Palace is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing, China. The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometres (720 acres), three-quarters of which is water.
Longevity Hill is about 60 metres (200 feet) high and has many buildings positioned in sequence. The front hill is rich with splendid halls and pavilions, while the back hill, in sharp contrast, is quiet with natural beauty.
The central Kunming Lake covering 2.2 square kilometres (540 acres) was entirely man-made and the excavated soil was used to build Longevity Hill. In the Summer Palace, one finds a variety of palaces, gardens, and other classical-style architectural structures.
The construction started in 1750 as a luxurious royal garden for royal families to rest and entertain. It later became the main residence of royal members in the end of the Qing Dynasty. However, like most of the gardens of Beijing, it could not elude the rampages of the Anglo-French Allied Force and was destroyed by fire. According to historical documents, with original name as 'Qingyi Garden' (Garden of Clear Ripples), the Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) was renamed after its first reconstruction in 1888. It was also recorded that Empress Dowager Cixi embezzled navy funds to reconstruct it as a resort in which to spend the rest of her life. In 1900, the Summer Palace suffered another hit by the Eight-Power Allied Force and was repaired in the next two years. In 1924, it was open to the public. It ranked amongst the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1998, as well as one of the first national AAAAA tourist spots in China.
BEIJING: Jing Shan - Coal Hill Park [82 seconds]
Jing Shan - Coal Hill Park [82 seconds] Artist Brendan Jamison explores the artifical hill that overlooks Beijing's Imperial Palace from the Northern tip. Jing Shan was constructed in the 15th Century from earth excavated during the creation of a large moat around the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City and Summer Palace
The Forbidden City and Summer Palace in Beijing China. Home of the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
China,Great Wall to the Forbidden City
This is the 4th part of our China tour,taking in the Summer Palace,Ming Tombs,the Great Wall,Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
We take a look at Tiananmen Square and enter the Forbidden City in the centre of Beijing, China. Both places of huge historical significance in China, we get into the heart of the story.
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