The Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing is a World Heritage site in China defined by the UNESCO in 1998 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 673 (538, 287, 877) in our monthly survey..
"The Summer Palace in Beijing – first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 – is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value."
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