Private gardens look at Suzhou, royal gardens look at Beijing-Beihai Park
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2024-07-24 16:29:08
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Beihai Park was built in the Liao Dynasty and has been through the Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic of China and People's Republic of China for more than a thousand years. It is the earliest royal royal garden in the world. Beihai Park is located in the central area of Beijing City, on the west side of Jingshan Mountain in the city, and on the northwest side of the Forbidden City. It is collectively known as the Three Seas, together with the Zhonghai and Nanhai. Belonging to ancient Chinese royal gardens. The park is centered on the North Sea, covering an area of about 71 hectares, with water surface accounting for 583 acres and land accounting for 480 acres.

Beihai Park is mainly composed of Beihai Lake and Qionghua Island. The Tibetan-style white pagoda built on Qionghua Island at the mouth of the lake is the symbol of the whole park.

Zhizhu Hall, Banyue City is located at the foot of Donglu Mountain on Qiongdao. It is located on the west side and east side opposite Zhishan Bridge. It was built in the 16th year of Qianlong (1751). Zhizhu Hall is built on the platform of Half Moon City. It has red walls and green tiles. It is majestic and spectacular. There are five archways facing each other on all sides. The central axis is symmetrical and the layout is unique. It is relatively rare among ancient buildings in our country. The temple was originally dedicated to Manjusri Bodhisattva.


Qiongdao Chunyin Monument "Qiongdao Chunyin" is one of the "Eight Scenery of Yanjing" in the Jin Dynasty. The Chunyin Monument on Qiongdao was erected in the 16th year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1751). The front of the stele carries the four characters "Qiongdao Spring Yin" engraved in the imperial book of Emperor Qianlong. The other three sides carry Qianlong poems inscribed on them.

Follow the path next to the "Qiongdao Spring Shading Monument" titled by Emperor Qianlong, and you will have direct access to the winding "Spring Pavilion" and "View Gallery."

Yongan Bridge was built in the 13th century and is the link connecting Tuancheng and Qiongdao. The bridge is made of white marble. There is an archway at each end of the bridge, with "Dui Yun" in the north and "Jiucui" in the south, so it is the excellent name of "Dui Yun Ji Cui Bridge".

Under the vast expanse of the North Sea, I felt the unique scenery among the green mountains and clear waters of the Royal Imperial Garden, allowing me to personally understand the rich history, culture and unique garden art style of the North Sea while playing.

In autumn, Beijing is full of golden wind, blue sky, clear sun, charming scenery everywhere, and intoxicating beauty.

The most eye-catching and famous landscape in the park is the white tower that stands high on Qiongdao in the park. It is a benchmark attraction in the park. No matter which angle you look from afar on the bank of the park, the white tower is like a vase of a huge white jade sculpture, or like a fairy wearing a white gauze, welcoming tourists from all directions among the green trees.

Mandarin ducks often come into pairs, loving each other on the water, leisurely and charming. In people's minds, mandarin ducks are a symbol of eternal love. They are an example of monogamy, mutual love, and growing old together. They even believe that once mandarin ducks become spouses, they will stay with them for life. Even if one party unfortunately dies, the other party will no longer look for a new spouse. Instead, they spend the rest of their lives alone and desolate.

Jingxin Zhai, formerly known as "Jingqing Zhai", covers an area of approximately 8,700 square meters. It is the most exquisite garden in Beihai. Jingxinzhai was originally an ordinary official house in the Ming Dynasty. Jingxinzhai (then called Jingqingzhai), also known as the "Qianlong Small Garden", was built during the expansion of the "Western Heaven Fanjing" in the 24th year of Qianlong (1757 AD). The main buildings in the park include Jingqingzhai, Baosu Bookstore, Yunqin Zhai, Bixian Pavilion, Baichawu, Yanhua Pavilion, Qinquan Corridor, Zhenluan Pavilion, Stone Bridge, etc. Jingxinzhai is pillowed on the mountain in the east, leaning against the temple in the west, and Cangbo in the south. In the park, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, stone bridges, ponds, rockery and towers. The architectural form of the halls not only retains the majestic spirit of the northern gardens, but also has the small and exquisite taste of Jiangnan gardens. It is a treasure of Chinese gardening art.

There is a small pool in the courtyard on the west side, surrounded by stones. There is a corridor across the north. On the north side of the corridor, there is a six-corner pavilion. Against the backdrop of the huge stacked Taihu Lake rocks, it looks very exquisite and beautiful. This is the "Pillow Pavilion", which Qianlong once called "Lotus Blossom Pearl Palace".

There is a winding climbing corridor at the northernmost end of the courtyard, which is integrated with the courtyard wall and takes the form of a half-wall corridor.


"Xitian Fanjing" was originally the Xitian Zen Lin Lama Temple in the Ming Dynasty. At the front (south) of the Xitian Fanjing building complex is a four-pillar and seven-story glazed archway with a front face with the inscription "Huazang Realm" and a back face with the inscription "Xumu Spring". They are all royal books of Emperor Qianlong.

Jiulong Wall is a shadow wall in front of the original Great Circle Mirror Wisdom Hall. It was built in the 21st year of Qianlong (1756). The wall is 5.96 meters high, 1.60 meters thick and 25.52 meters long. Both sides of the wall are inlaid with seven-color glazed tiles. There are nine large colorful coiled dragons on each side, flying and playing with pearls among the waves and clouds. There are 635 large and small coiled dragons on the wall. There are three ancient nine-dragon walls in China, but this one is a double-sided wall. It is the essence of Chinese glass architectural art.


The Jiulong Wall also shows that our ancestors made good use of three-dimensional effects and used a combination of dynamic and static to depict the scene of nine dragons competing with each other.

The Kuaixuetang Calligraphy Museum was built in the 44th year of Qianlong (1775). There are also two halls in the courtyard, Chengguan Hall and Yulan Xuan. The surrounding areas are connected by painted corridors. The corridors on the east and west sides of the Kuaixue Hall are embedded with eighty ink and stone carvings written by twenty calligraphers from the Jin Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty. Among them, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy during the rapid snow and the Kuaixue Hall made by Emperor Qianlong are the most famous.


Relic of the Yuan Dynasty, the wall is brownish and carved from neutral volcanic masses and conglomerate. Because its color and texture are like iron, it is called the iron shadow wall. The wall is 1.89 meters high and 3.56 meters long. The two sides are shallowly carved with cloud patterns and exotic beasts. The carving work is simple and vigorous. Tieyingbi was originally a shaded wall in front of an ancient temple outside Jiande Gate (now Desheng Gate). In the early Ming Dynasty, this wall was moved to the front of Desheng Temple in Deshengmen (now Tieyingbi Hutong). In 1947, the wall was moved to Beihai Park. In 1986, Beihai Park retrieved the pedestal from Tieyingbi Hutong, allowing this cultural relic to be restored. The original "Jinmendun" at Di 'anmen Gate in old Beijing, the "Silver Gate" at Dong' anmen Gate, the "Copper Well" at Tongjing Hutong, Xinjiekou North Street, the "Iron Shadow Wall" at Deshengmen and the "Tin Hall" on the north bank of Taiyechi are the five major monuments of "gold, silver, copper, iron and tin", but now only this "Iron Shadow Wall" remains.

The Wulong Pavilion was built in the 30th year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1602). The middle is Longze Pavilion, the left is Yongrui Pavilion and Fucui Pavilion; and the right is Chengxiang Pavilion and Zixiang Pavilion. It was originally a place for emperors and queens and close ministers to fish and admire the moon. In the 28th year of Qianlong (1763), the wooden arc-shaped bridge was changed into a stone bridge, and bluestone railings and pillars were installed. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900), the railings and pillars were destroyed by the Eight-Power Allied Forces and were restored as they were in 1974. The existing Wulong Pavilion has become a place for people to look at the White Pagoda and the lakes and mountains of the North Sea and rest.

Wulong Pavilion is said to be the place where emperors and close ministers used to fish and admire the moon. There are five pavilions. The five pavilions have clear primary and secondary areas, flying gold and colorful colors, and winding bridges are connected. They are floating and moving, like swimming dragons playing in the water. Therefore, they are called the Five Dragons Pavilion and are an important scenic spot on the shores of the Beihai Lake.

The colorful pavilion has red pillars and green tiles, yellow eaves ridges, and white bridge railings, showing the royal style.


Xiaoxitian was built in the 33rd year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1768) and in the 35th year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1770). It was built by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty to pray for her mother, Empress Dowager Xiaosheng, to celebrate her birthday. The main building is Elysium World, with a total area of 1200 square meters and a beam span of 13.5 meters. It is the largest square paving-style palace building in China. The hall has windows on all sides and fine patterns on south fans. A gold plaque hangs high in the hall, with the inscription "Elysium World" written by the Emperor Qianlong. Above it is a golden octagonal dome with a long caisson well, which is very solemn. The temple is surrounded by water on all sides and can be connected by bridges. There is a glazed archway in the east, west, north and south, and a small square pavilion in the four corners. There is a crescent river due to the south, and a carved stone bridge is built on top of it. The overall building is majestic and majestic.

Beihai Park not only retains the basic form of realizing the fantasy artistic conception of the immortal palace at its peak in history with superb gardening art, but also integrates the achievements of my country's temple gardens, Jiangnan literati gardens and religious attractions art into the entire palace. Its scale is grand, its history is long, and its artistic achievements are superb. It is indeed a masterpiece among Chinese royal gardens.


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