Summer Palace-A Scenic Historical Place for Traveling

China is a very big country and highly rich with her cultural and historical heritage. She is world famous for her amazing tourist spots and foods. Recently I have visited summer palace and enjoyed her outstanding natural and historical scenery.

Summer Palace, a mind-blowing beautiful place to be found in the silent  scenic northwestern suburbs of Beijing, formerly known as the Qing Yi Park, was founded in 1750, a time when China’s last feudal Prime ” Kangxi and Qianlong “period; the second in 1860 second Opium War, the Qing Yi Park is the British and French troops burned down; 1886, the Qing government embezzlement of funds and other naval military rebuilt and renamed two years later, the Summer Palace, the Empress Dowager Cixi in his next years as a home for the land. Since then, the Summer Palace in the Forbidden City to become the supreme ruler of the late Qing outside of the most important political and diplomatic activity center, and this is the place which witness China’s many historical events.

In 1898, Emperor Guangxu met in the Summer Palace Ren Shoudian Reformers Kang, asking political reform issues; political reform failed, dynasty was a long confinement in the gardens, Yu Lan Tang; 1900, the Boxer Rebellion invaded Beijing, the Summer Palace suffered another ransacked, 1902 Qing government and to rebuild; the Qing Dynasty, the Summer Palace became the supreme ruler of the principal place of residence, the Empress, and towards the hearings Guangxu sitting here, issued the decree was given, met with foreign guests.

In 1924, the Summer Palace turned into Open Park. This place is a significant witness to modern history! This set the culmination of traditional garden art, landscape surrounding environment by the King, full of restored imperial garden in China Hong Fully momentum, but also full of natural interest, a high degree of the concept of “made by man, although, Naturalism,” the gardening guidelines. Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake constitute the basic framework, an area of 300.59 hectares, accounting for about three-quarters of the water, the garden landscape a little over a hundred building blocks, the size of more than 20 yards, more than 3,000 between the ancient buildings, an area of 70,000 square meters, old trees more than 1,600 strains. One of Buddhist Incense, promenade, stone boat, Suzhou Street, Seventeen Arch Bridge, Garden of Harmonious Interests, big stage and so on are well-known representation of buildings.

March 4, 1961, the Summer Palace was announced the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. December 2, 1998, the Summer Palace with its rich historical culture Clear sky 10:59:32 PM
Of accumulation, the beautiful natural environment, landscape, excellent protection and management was listed by UNESCO “World Heritage List”, as the world, one of several powerful symbol of civilization. In 2000 passed the ISO9000 and ISO 14000 environmental management quality system certification, the Summer Palace, the management, protection, research onto the norm, scientific, legal administration track.

In recent years, the Summer Palace has been awarded the first national demonstration civilized tourist area, the national advanced unit of spiritual civilization, the first-class national scenic spots and many other honorary titles.

However, this short description is not enough to understand the real beauty of summer palace. Before visiting the palace I just believed it’s a big palace just like other historical palace but when I went there I was really surprised its overwhelming scenic beauty. It’s really impossible to express my feelings about the scenic beauty of the palace.