The Summer Palace, beijing ancient time is royal gardens, predecessor is clear ripples garden, be located in Beijing on the west outskirt, be apart from the city zone 15 kilometers, cover an area of about 290 hectare, with the circle bright garden borders. It is with Kunming lake, 10 thousand birthday hill is base location, it is chief source with Hangzhou west lake, gardens of a when devise technique and build of gardens of derive Changjiang Delta large landscape, also be to save center of drive of a the most complete royal make imperial palace for short stays away from the capital, be known as " royal gardens museum " , also be tourist attraction of national emphasis travel. Before succession of emperor of quiet day Qianlong, in Beijing outskirt is taken on the west, build had 4 large and royal park. Qianlong 15 years (1750) , qianlong emperor is give presents 4.48 million 200 silver are employed to rebuild here after its mother Xiao Shenghuang garden of the ripples that it is Qing Dynasty, formed from show Tsinghua garden to be as long as to sweet hill the royal gardens area of 20 kilometers. If the Summer Palace tourist of summer is knitted. Before succession of emperor of quiet day Qianlong, in Beijing outskirt is taken on the west, build had 4 large and royal park. Qianlong 15 years (1750) , qianlong emperor is give presents 4.48 million 200 silver are employed to rebuild here after its mother Xiao Shenghuang garden of the ripples that it is Qing Dynasty, formed from show Tsinghua garden to be as long as to sweet hill the royal gardens area of 20 kilometers. Xian Feng 10 years (1860) , clear ripples garden by burn down of flower law allied forces. Smooth mood 14 years (1888) rebuild, change weigh the Summer Palace, make land of You Le of pass the summer in a leisurely way. Smooth mood 26 years (1900) , the Summer Palace meets with again " the Eight Power Allied Force " destroy, jewellery by foray one sky. After quiet day is ruined, the Summer Palace dominates in warlord battle royal and Kuomintang period, destroy again. On March 4, 1961, the Summer Palace is announced to be cultural relic of key of the first batch of whole nations to protect an unit, with what announce at the same time bear heart be away for the summer holidays garden of mountain villa, clumsy politics, take garden and call 4 name garden of Chinese, was included in November 1998 " world bequest directory " . On May 8, 2007, tourism bureau approves country of Summer Palace classics formally to travel for national 5A class scene area. 2009, the Summer Palace is selected China of association of Chinese world record is existent the biggest royal park. The Summer Palace covers an area of an area to amount to 293 hectare, basically mix by hill of 10 thousand birthday two parts comprise Kunming lake. Multiform palace gardens builds more than 3000, can divide roughly for administration, life, tour 3 parts. It is central canton with Ren Shoudian, it is to mother in those days happiness mother of an emperor and smooth mood emperor sit court hold court, interview the place of foreign guest. 3 large siheyun are after Ren Shoudian: Hall of billows of Le Shoutang, jade and appropriate Yun house, the wife of a prince after be Ci Xi, Guang Xuhe respectively people living place. Appropriate Yun house east building of big play of the heart of side and garden is clear generation one of buildings of 3 big play. Look down at on hill of 10 thousand birthday Kunming lake. The Summer Palace is down from the wisdom sea of summit of 10 thousand birthday, lane of the You Foxiang cabinet, De Huidian, hall that discharge the cloud, door that discharge the cloud, Yun Huiyu eaves, formed distinct in axes. It is one grows below hill many meters 700 " a covered corridor or walk " , a covered corridor or walk has colour to draw many 8000 on Fang bridge, so-called " the first corridor of world " . Kunming lake is before a covered corridor or walk. Of Kunming lake the bank is to follow on the west the Su Di of the west lake builds. The wisdom sea of summit of 10 thousand birthday. The hill after hill of 10 thousand birthday, hind lake ancient Mu Chenglin, have cloister Tibetan type, market of Suzhou river ancient business. Hind lake east the humorous interesting garden that end has copy to be built without Xi Jichang garden, small and exquisite, be called " the garden in garden " . Whole gardens art conceives the Summer Palace clever, in gardens of China and foreign countries the place on art history is prominent, it is the gardens art classic with infrequent all over the world. On December 2, 1998, the Summer Palace is accumulated with its rich and generous history culture, beautiful environment landscape, outstanding protective management job is included by U.N. Educational " world bequest directory " , praise those who be one of a few old culture of world is strong and indicative. The Summer Palace was approved to be world culture bequest 1987. World bequest committee evaluates the Summer Palace to be as follows: | | | "Beijing Summer Palace, only then built 1750, marred badly in flames of war 1860, undertook afresh on former address 1886 reparative. Mutual harmony, artistic be in harmony is the artificial landscape such as its booth stage, a covered corridor or walk, hall, temple and natural chain of mountains and wide lake range an organic whole, can says Chinese scenery gardens designs medium classic. Note: Graph article part is taken from vocabulary entry of Summer Palace of 360 100 divisions.