Classic Gardens in China. Welcome to travel in China

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The classic garden shows the philosophy and culture of China and the way Ancient Chinese living. Generally there were two categories of Chinese classic gardens: Royal gardens served for the royal family and private gardens for the richer.

Show some typical classic gardens here. Welcome everyone in PDF to travel in China to see these gardens in person.

1. Summer Palace （颐和园）

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2. Yuan Ming Yuan (圆明园). It ever the most beautiful garden in the world. The perfect model for the combination of eastern and western culture. However, it was destroyed in 1860 by French and British. Now only some ruins remains. The pictures below are the original design or reconstruction CGs.

A documentary movie about Yuan Ming Yuan on Youtube.

 

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2. Yuan Ming Yuan (圆明园). Continue.

Some Western style buildings.

What remains today.

 

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3. Beihai Garden (北海公园）

4. Zhongnanhai (中南海）. Where is the Central government of China locates. The offices of President and Premier of China are inside Zhongnanhai.

 

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5. Summer Retreat (避暑山庄)

 

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6. Hangzhou West Lake (杭州西湖）. West Lake in an Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is a ~ 10 square km area. It was totally free open to public.

 

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7. Yuyuan (豫园）， near Downtown Shanghai.

8. Slender West Lake (瘦西湖）, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province

9. Geyuan (个园）, Yangzhou

 

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10. Jichangyuan （寄畅园）， Wuxi

11. Zhuozhengyuan (拙政园）

 

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12. Net Master Garden (网师园).

13. Shizilin (狮子林).

 

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14. Liuyuan (留园）

15. East Lake (东湖）, Shaoxin.

16. Orchid Pavilion (兰亭）

17. Black Dragon Pool (黑龙潭）, Yunnan

 

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18. Tang Dynasty Style Gardens built recently in Xi'an.

 

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Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, east China

The aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2016 shows sceneries of the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangu Province. (Xinhua/Meng Delong)

The aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2016 shows sceneries of the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangu Province. (Xinhua/Meng Delong)

The aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2016 shows sceneries of the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangu Province. (Xinhua/Meng Delong)

 

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These are the gardens I like(None of them is in Beijing):

兴庆宫(XingQing), in Xi'an

宝山寺(Baoshan), in Shanghai.

 

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普光明殿,华严寺(HuaYan), in Datong.

山堂水殿, in Datong.

 

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普光明殿,华严寺(HuaYan), in Datong.

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山堂水殿, in Datong.
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Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, east China

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The aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2016 shows sceneries of the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangu Province. (Xinhua/Meng Delong)

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The aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2016 shows sceneries of the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangu Province. (Xinhua/Meng Delong)


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The aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2016 shows sceneries of the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangu Province. (Xinhua/Meng Delong)

Slender West Lake park is tooooooooo big.....
I spent half a day, walking, walking, walking, walking....