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1、Thesummerpalace(颐和园)HIstory:Ithasahistoryofover800years,whichgoesbacktotheLiao&JinDynasty.FirstlyinJinDynasty,itwasbuilttobeatemporarypalace,namedGoldenHillandGoldenWaterPond;TheninYuanDynasty,theEmperorKublaiKhan(忽必烈可汗)intenttodevelopthewatertransportationsystem,toresponse,waterwasbroughtfromShensh
2、anMountaintotheJadeSpringHillandthentoJarHillPond;InMingDynasty,asthe10themperorwasquitefondoftheoutstandingscenerieshere,heorderedtobuildanimperialresidencebythelake.Fromthenon,thebeautifulplacewithnaturalhill,neatpondandcolorfulbotanybecameanidealplaceforemperor.Thenameof“Thesummerpalace”wasindeed
3、givenbyexpressCixi,wholovedhereverymuch.Sheembezzledthenavyfundstohavethepalacerebuiltundertheexcuseofsettingupanavyacademyinside.ThisledtobigbudgetdeficitineconomyandwhatwasworseresultedinChinesedefeatintheSinoJapaneseWarin1894.Toavoidwarin1902,CixiescapedtoXianwiththeemperorGuangxu.Thesummerpalace
4、,aswecanimage,wasbadlydestroyedandransackedatthatmoment.WhenCixireturnedafterthewar,shesparednoefforttorebuildthepalaceandcametolivehereeveryyearfromApriltoOctober.Thesummerpalacetodayismoreorlessthesamelookasitwasrebuiltin1903.Reputation:Overthepast50years,ChineseGovernmenthasspentlotsofmoneytoreno
5、vatingit.In1988,thesummerpalacewaslistedasaWorldCultureHeritageSitebyUNESCO.DifferencewithTheForbiddenCity:Theroofsherearecoveredwithplainbluishgraytilesinharmonywiththelandscape.Soitlooksmorelikeagardenthananimperialcourt.1:theEastPalaceGate(东宫门)Itisthemainentranceofthesummerpalace.Inancienttimes,o
6、nlyemperorandempresscangothroughthecentralgatebecauseofrigidhierarchy.Wecanseethereliefstylecarvingdepictstwodragonsplayingwithapearl.Itsymbolizestheemperorsdignity.2:TheHallofBenevolenceandLongevity(仁寿殿)Thehallwasapoliticalareaforemperortohandlestateaffairs.ThenameofthishallcamefromLunyussaying”tho
7、sewhoarebenevolentcanenjoyalonglife.”Lookatthismonster,itsnameisBronzeQilin(铜麒麟).Qilinisregardedasoneofthe9sonsofthedragon,whichembodiespowerandbravery.Qilinhastheheadofdragon,antlersofdear,hoovesofanox,tailofalionandthebodyofafishwithscalesalloverit.Thiscreatureisbelievedtodetectanydisloyalsubjects
8、.AnotherfamousspotistheLongLifeWell(延年井),itissaidonceExpressCixioncegotheatstrokewhenshewasintheSummerPalace,shequicklyrecoveredherselfafterdrinkingthewaterhereandgavethenameforthewishesoflonglife.3:LongCorridor(长廊)Thelongcorridorisabout728meterslongwith273sections.Itisthelongest,biggestandmostfamou
9、soneinChinaandevenintheworld.Therearetotally14,000paintingsandpicturespaintedonthebeamsandcrossbeams.Whatattractsmemostisthateachofthesepaintingsisalmostdifferentfromtheother!Soitisreallyartgallery!Thecolorfulpaintingsonthebeamsincludelandscapes,scenicspots,humanfigures,stories,flowers,birdsandsoon.
10、MostofThesefigureswerecopiedfrombeautifulsceneriesinHangzhou.ThatisbecauseduringtheinspectiontripstothesouthofChina,EmperorQianlongwasdeeplyattractedbythesplendidsceneriesthere,inordertokeeplongmemory,heorderthepainterstodrawthemontheceilingofthelongcorridorforregularvisit.Toadded,theLongCorridorwas
11、alsoabirthdaygiftthatEmperorQianlonggavetohismother.In1990,theLongCorridorwaslistedintheGuinnessWorldRecordsasthelongestpaintedcorridorintheworld.In1998,itwaslistedasaworldCultureHeritageSitebyUNESCO.4:TheHallofJadeRipples(玉澜堂)InthelateQingDynasty,itwasEmperorGuangxusprivatelivingquarters。Butafterth
12、efailureoftheReformMovementin1898,ithasbecomeaforbiddenarea,justlikeaprison,thatEmperorGuangxuwasunderthehousearrestfor10yearsheretillhediedintheageof38.5:TheHallofHappinessandLongevity(乐寿堂)ItwasEmpressCixisresidenceandshecametoliveherefromApriltoOctobereveryyearduringtherestofherlifetime.Thishallco
13、nsistsof4chambers,includingbreakfastandtearoom,dressingroom,bedroomandheroffice.Cixiwasrattercrazyaboutluxuriouslifesothatsherequestedfancyfood,porcelainplate(瓷器盘),embroideries(刺绣),chandeliers(水晶灯)etc.6:ThefrontHillArea(前山景区)ThefrontHillAreaincludestheGateofDispellingClouds(排云门),TheHallofDispellingC
14、louds(排云殿),TheTowerofBuddhistIncense(佛香阁)andtheTempleoftheSeaofWisdom(智慧海)。ExpressCixiusedtocomeandworshipGodsintheTowerofBuddhistIncenseonthe1stand15thdayofeachlunarmonthwhenshewaslivingintheSummerPalace.IntheTempleoftheSeaofWisdom,thestatueofGuanyinBodhisattvaisenshrinedinthecenter.Thistempleisthe
15、highestpointofLongevityHill.7:MarbleBoat(石舫)ItislocatedattheendoftheLongCorridor,neartheStonePavilion.EmperorQianlongbuiltthisMarbleBoatbasedonastorythathappenedinTangDynasty.WeiZheng,theprimeministerinEmperorLiShiminsperiod,oncesaidthat”Watercancarryaboat,anditcanalsocapsizeaboat”.Here,“Water”repre
16、sentedcommonpeopleand“Boat”indicatedtheTangDynastyCourt.EmperorQianlongbuiltthismarbleboatforthepurposeofkeepingthestabilityofQingDynastyforever.8:ThebackHillArea(后山景区)ThispartincludestheFourGreatRegions(四大部洲),SuzhouShoppingStreet(苏州街)andTheGardenofHarmoniousInterest(谐趣园).EmperorQianlongmadeseveralinspectiontourstoSouthChinaduringhislifetime,andhewastotallyimpressedbythebeautifulsceneries,commercialprosperityofshoppingstreetsandgardensthere.So