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Beihai Park Photo Tour
Beihai Park Photo Tour
Beihai Park is a masterpiece of imperial garden design. Originally designed in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) on the ruins of a Yuan Dynasty Imperial Garden at Beijing, China. The current park has a history of over 800 years. It was built in what is known as a "one pool and three hills"design. The design comes from a Taoist legend that says that somewhere in the East Sea there are three islands which were home to the immortals. The emperors wanted to be immortal so they built gardens in this fashion in the hopes of becoming immortals. Beihai Park is the most intact ancient royal garden in China. Beihai Park seamlessly integrates architecture and nature. It is filled with temples, pavilions, and carvings and each are made of the highest quality. This was the private garden of the emperor and being such, money was no object. Beihai Park, once the sole property of the emperor now thousands of tourists to Beijing visit it every day. There are dozens of amazing sites in this beautiful park, make it an irresistible place for any one taking a tour to Beijing.
Beihai Park's famous Nine Dragon Screen
Beihai's White Dagoba watches over Beijing
One of the many spectacular statues in Beihai Park's temples
A colorful corridor winding along Beihai Lake
Looking across Beihai Lake at Qiong Hua Island
Falun Hall, part of Yong An Temple
Detail of the Nine Dragon Screen
Beihai Park's gardens' ponds are filled with beautiful koi fish
One of Beihai Park's gardens
Visitors can sometimes forget they are in the heart of Beijing
One of the Buddhas in Beihai Park
A Beautiful pavilion built atop a rockery
A stone lion guards one of Beihai's gates
One of the many beautiful lotus blooms in Beihai Park
Beihai Park's beautiful pavilions are great places to find some shade
An ancient bronze turtle incense burner
The steps to Beihai park's dagoba
One of the many stone bridges in Beihai Park
Two of the Five Dragon Pavilions
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