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The Persian Garden
The site includes nine gardens in different provinces. They reflect the diversity of Persian garden design, which has evolved and adapted to different climatic conditions while retaining principles dating back to the time of Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC. Persian gardens are always divided into four areas, with water playing an important role in both irrigation and decoration, and their design symbolizes the Garden of Eden and the four elements of Zoroastrianism: sky, earth, water and plants. The gardens date from different periods since the 6th century BC and feature buildings, pavilions and walls, as well as complex irrigation systems. They influenced the art of garden design as far away as India and Spain.
Jingshan Park
Jingshan was first built during the Liao and Jin Dynasties, and has a history of nearly a thousand years. Jingshan is one of the oldest and best-preserved imperial gardens in my country, and was once an important part of the imperial palace. In 1928, Jingshan was opened as a park, and in 1957 it was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit in Beijing. In 2001, it was approved as a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAA-level scenic spot. Jingshan is located in the center of Beijing. The park covers an area of 230,000 square meters. The relative height of Jingshan is 45.7 meters and the altitude is 94.2 meters. Jingshan has always preserved the mountains of the Liao Dynasty; the walls and palace gates of the Jin Dynasty; and the ancient architectural complexes of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties remain intact. In the 17th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1644), Li Zicheng led 400,000 peasant uprising troops to attack Beijing. In the early morning of March 19th of the lunar calendar, Emperor Chongzhen climbed Jingshan. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, he hanged himself in Jingshan. In 1930, the Palace Museum erected the "Ming Sizong Martyrdom Monument" at the eastern foot of Jingshan Mountain, and in 1944, the "Ming Sizong Martyrdom Monument for 300 Years", making it a famous cultural landscape in Beijing. There are five pavilions on Jingshan Mountain, with Wanchun Pavilion built in the middle peak; Guanmiao Pavilion and Zhoushang Pavilion built on the east side; Jifang Pavilion and Fulan Pavilion built on the west side. Climbing Jingshan Mountain, you can overlook Beijing and take in the ancient capital. The landscape of Jingshan Mountain is characterized by tens of thousands of peonies, peonies and other flowers. There are peony exhibitions in spring, lotus exhibitions in summer, and autumn chrysanthemum exhibitions in autumn. There are clusters of flowers in three seasons, and evergreen pines and cypresses in four seasons.
Lotus Pond Park
Lianhuachi Park is located in Fengtai District, on the east side of West Third Ring Road, northeast of Liuli Bridge. It is located at the intersection of Xuanwu, Fengtai and Haidian Districts, close to Jingmen-West Railway Station, and is a first-class ancient site park in Beijing. It is the birthplace of Beijing City. There is a saying that "there was a lotus pond before there was Beijing City". It has a history of more than 3,000 years. It began to be restored in 1998, and the first phase of the project was completed in December 2000, and began to receive tourists. The newly built Lianhuachi Park in the 1980s covers an area of 53.6 hectares and is a tourist destination that retains the original scenery and water fun. In addition, there are Hanzhong Lianhuachi Park, Yulin Lianhuachi Park, and Kunming Lianhuachi Park. There are four interconnected hills in the park. The East Hill is narrow and tall, with green cypresses and pines shading the winding stone path, leading to the Hefeng Pavilion on the top of the mountain; the West Hill is broad and gentle, with acacia and white ash trees lush and green. There are also artificially built South Mountain and North Mountain, which are also densely forested and shaded by green leaves. On the north bank of the lotus pond, a long arch-shaped levee divides the water area into a lake within a lake and water within water. The lotus planted in the lake reminds visitors of the name of the Lotus Pond Park. There is a bridge on the arch-shaped levee, and there is a small pavilion at the end of the bridge, which forms a picturesque landscape with the lake and lotus. The Lotus Pond was originally called the Big Lake or West Lake, which is 1 km wide from east to west and 1.5 km wide from north to south. During the Liao and Jin Dynasties, the capital was built in the southwest of the Lotus Pond, and the pond was an important water source for the city. In later dynasties, the city was built elsewhere, so this place gradually became deserted. It has become a large suburban park dominated by lotus. The water surface in the park accounts for about half, divided into four small lakes, with small islands in the lakes and small bridges on the lake levees. Lotuses are widely planted in the lakes. There are Chinese pine, cedar, lilac, crabapple, pomegranate, acacia, ginkgo, magnolia and white ash trees planted on both sides of the lake. The green pines and cypresses lead to winding paths. It was commonly known as Qingcao Lake in the Qing Dynasty and was connected to the Confucian Temple Pond in the north. In the 24th year of Qianlong's reign (1759), the prefect Zhao Quan led the Puhui Spring to flow in, and the lake and pond were always full. In the spring of the 7th year of the Republic of China (1918), Jing Yuexiu opened a lake and pond and introduced lotus seeds from Guanzhong for planting. He also built a thatched pavilion and a zigzag wooden bridge in the lake and pond, planted willow trees around it, placed stone tables, stone drum stools, and prepared small boats. In June and July every year, the lotus flowers bloomed in the pond, so people called it the Lotus Pond. Yu Youren inscribed the couplets "Songsheng Park" and "The wind returns to the faraway Tao Changliu, and the love is always left in Zhao Botang", which were engraved on the front and on both sides of the gate to praise Jing Yuexiu's contribution to the construction of the park. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was renamed Lotus Pond Park, and fountains and rockery were added. At the beginning of the "Cultural Revolution", it was regarded as a place for the bourgeoisie to play. The lotus in the pond was dug out and turned into a fish pond, and all the facilities in the park were destroyed. In 1977, lotus was planted again. A gate, gallery, greenhouse, octagonal pavilion were added, more than 70 kinds of flowers, plants and trees were introduced, a children's playground was added, and amusement equipment was installed. The park now covers an area of 93.3 hectares, and a lotus pond management office was established. From the autumn and winter of 1998 to the spring of 1999, there was a drought of 149 days, the water in the pond dried up, and the lotus died. After that, a water truck was used to draw water to the pond, and the relevant parties began to introduce lotus again to restore the lotus scenery. The lotus pond was originally called the Big Lake or the West Lake, which is 1 km wide from east to west and 1.5 km wide from north to south. During the Liao and Jin Dynasties, the capital was built in the southwest of the lotus pond, and the pond was an important water source for the city. In later dynasties, the city was built elsewhere, so this place gradually became deserted. It has become a large suburban park dominated by lotus. The water surface in the park accounts for about half, divided into four small lakes, with small islands in the lakes and small bridges on the lake embankments. Lotuses are widely planted in the lakes. There are Chinese pine, cedar, lilac, crabapple, pomegranate, acacia, ginkgo, magnolia and ash trees on both sides of the lake. There are green pines and cypresses, and winding paths lead to secluded places. Lianhuachi Park is located on the south side of Beijing West Railway Station. The park covers an area of 446,000 square meters, with a water surface area of 150,000 square meters and a green area of 245,000 square meters. Lianhuachi Park is named after the cultural relic Lotus Pond. It is the legendary birthplace of Beijing. It was originally a lake and swamp area outside Jinzhongdu and has been listed as a cultural protection unit in Beijing. Lianhuachi Park is surrounded by convenient transportation, with new residential areas, dense population and developed commerce. It is a comprehensive place for tourism, showing the ancient and modern style of the capital, integrating history, culture and life entertainment. There are four interconnected hills in the park. The East Hill is narrow and tall, with green cypresses and pines covering the winding stone path, leading directly to the Hefeng Pavilion on the top of the mountain; the West Hill is broad and gentle, with acacia and ash lush and green. There are also artificially built South Mountain and North Mountain, which are also densely forested and shaded by green leaves. On the north bank of the lotus pond, a long arch-shaped levee divides the water into a lake within a lake and water within water. The lotus planted in the lake reminds visitors of the name of Lotus Pond Park. There is a bridge on the arch-shaped levee, and there is a small pavilion at the end of the bridge, which forms a picturesque landscape with the lake and lotus. Lotus Pond Park is located in the center of the city, with a superior geographical location and convenient transportation. It is about 300 meters away from Tianhan Avenue, the main traffic artery of Hanzhong City, and the city bus goes directly to the scenic spot. Lotus Pond Park was built in 1982. Its predecessor was the ruins of the back garden of Zhu Changhao, the king of Rui in the Ming Dynasty. The scenic area of Lotus Pond Park covers an area of 120 mu, and 46 mu of scenic areas with Ming and Qing styles have been built and restored. It is a park with rest, culture and entertainment as its main functions, providing citizens with an elegant and comfortable environment for leisure and entertainment. The park is closely based on the water of more than 20 mu of ponds. Lotuses are planted and picked for boating in the pond. There is an island surrounded by water in the pond, which echoes the willows on the shore. The main scenic area of the park is created with a natural landscape effect of mountains and waters. In addition, the winding shore, rippling blue waves, and graceful lotuses constitute a unique scenery since midsummer. Visitors can feel the winding path along the winding bridge and go directly to the center of the pond to feel the refreshing fragrance of lotus. After years of construction, the lotus pond has become a scenic spot with Buyun Bridge to watch the water, Liubu Pavilion to appreciate lotus, and Jiuqu Bridge to lead to secluded places. At the same time, the park has 5 leisure tea houses for tea tasting and chatting, and more than ten large and medium-sized amusement projects for children's entertainment. Among them, the 23-meter-high Ferris wheel can overlook the beautiful scenery of Hanzhong city, and the infinite scenery can be seen at a glance. The lotus pond park has a pleasant landscape of lakes and mountains, green grass, and clusters of flowers. In the summer when lotus flowers are in full bloom, the 10,000-meter lotus pond allows you to appreciate the lotus posture of "coming out of the mud without being stained, washing in the clear water without being coquettish", and enjoy the interest of "willow shadows seeping into the sky under the water, and the fragrance of lotus breeze passing through the dark". You can row a boat on the vast lake and experience the joy of "green duckweed blocking the way for lotus boats". The exquisite white marble statues beside the lotus pond will tell you the "Legend of the Lotus Fairy and the Lotus Man". The "open-air dance floor" of more than 1,000 square meters is equipped with high-end professional audio equipment for couples to dance. The largest "Cultural Square" unique to the Lotus Pond Park allows you to choose different activities by yourself. If you like taking pictures, you can take a photo by the "Taoyuan Spring" pool with high mountain streams and waterfalls. The beautiful scenery will surely make you linger. Here you can satisfy your hobbies, enjoy your wonderful enjoyment, and your life will be improved to an ideal state. The Lotus Pond Park, newly built in the 1980s, covers an area of 53.6 hectares and is a tourist destination that retains the original scenery and water fun. There are four interconnected hills in the park. The East Hill is narrow and tall, with cypresses and pines shading the winding stone path leading to the Hefeng Pavilion on the top of the hill; the West Hill is broad and gentle, with acacia and ash trees lush and green. There are also artificially built South Hill and North Hill, which are also densely forested and shaded by green leaves.
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex
The magnificent complex of Caserta was built by Charles III of Bourbon in the mid-18th century to rival Versailles and the Royal Palace of Madrid. The complex is unique in that it combines a grand palace, parks and gardens with natural woodland, a hunting lodge and a silk factory. It is a vivid expression of the Enlightenment in material form, integrated into the natural environment rather than imposed on it.
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Potsdam's palace and park complex covers 500 hectares and comprises 150 buildings built between 1730 and 1916, forming an artistic whole whose eclectic character enhances its uniqueness. It extends into the Berlin-Zehlendorf district, with palaces and parks along the banks of the Havel River and Lake Glienicke. Voltaire stayed at Sanssouci Palace, which was built between 1745 and 1747 during the reign of Frederick II.
Old Summer Palace Ruins Park
Yuanmingyuan is located in Haidian District, the western suburbs of Beijing, and is close to the Summer Palace. It was built in the 46th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1709), and is also known as the "Three Yuanming Gardens". It is a collective name for Yuanmingyuan and its attached gardens, Changchun Garden and Wanchun Garden. It is a Qing Dynasty imperial garden, covering an area of 350 hectares (more than 5,200 mu), of which the water surface area is about 140 hectares (2,100 mu). There are more than 100 gardens and landscapes. It is a large royal palace created and operated by the emperors of the Qing Dynasty for more than 150 years. "Yuanmingyuan" was named by Emperor Kangxi. "Yuanming" is the Buddhist name that Emperor Yongzheng has been using since he was a prince. When Emperor Kangxi gave the garden to Yinzhen (later Emperor Yongzheng), he personally named the garden "Yuanmingyuan" for this reason. Emperor Yongzheng explained that the meaning of the two characters "Yuanming" is: "Round and divine, it is the time of a gentleman; bright and illuminating, it is the wisdom of a man of great talent." This means that "round" refers to the perfection of personal morality, surpassing ordinary people; "bright" refers to the political achievements that are bright and illuminating, perfect and wise. Yuanmingyuan inherited China's excellent gardening tradition of more than 3,000 years. It has both the elegance and magnificence of palace architecture and the euphemism and variety of Jiangnan water town gardens. At the same time, it has absorbed the European garden architecture form, integrating garden architecture of different styles into one, making people feel harmonious and perfect in the overall layout, reflecting the essence of ancient Chinese gardening art, and it was the most outstanding large-scale garden at that time. Emperor Qianlong said it was "a place of heavenly treasures and earthly spirits, a place where emperors can enjoy themselves, and there is no place better than this." Yuanmingyuan is not only famous for its gardens, but also a royal museum with a very rich collection. The halls in the garden are decorated with countless red sandalwood furniture and display many rare cultural relics from home and abroad. Wenyuan Pavilion in the garden is one of the four major royal libraries in the country. Precious books and cultural relics such as "Sikuquanshu", "Gujin Tushujicheng" and "Sikuquanshuhuiyao" are stored in various places in the garden. Yuanmingyuan was once famous for its grand regional scale, outstanding construction skills, exquisite architectural landscapes, rich cultural collections and profound national cultural connotations. It was praised as "the model of all garden art" and "the garden of all gardens". In October 1860, the tenth year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign, Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces. In 1979, the Yuanmingyuan site was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Beijing. In 1988, the Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park was built. Only the mountain-shaped water system, garden pattern and building foundations remain. The rockery and stone stacking and carving remains can still be seen. A garden history exhibition hall was built on the site of the "Western Building" for people to pay tribute to, which makes people reflect on the pain.
Taoranting Park
Taoranting Park is an urban garden planned, designed and built with Taoranting, a famous scenic spot in Yanjing, in the southern corner of Beijing as its center. The park was built in 1952. Because Taoranting is one of the four famous pavilions in China, the park is named after this pavilion. It covers an area of 59 hectares, of which 17 hectares are water surface. The Cibei Temple in the park was founded in the Yuan Dynasty, also known as Guanyin Temple. In the 34th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1695), Jiang Zao, the Minister of Industry who supervised the kiln factory, built a pavilion in Cibei Temple and named it "Taoran" based on the poem of the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi, "Wait until the chrysanthemums are yellow and the wine is ripe, and I will get drunk and be intoxicated with you." The natural scenery here is beautiful, and it has become a place for literati and poets to feast, travel and chant. The park not only preserves historical relics from many dynasties since the Warring States Period and many ancient temples and shrines; it is also a memorial site for revolutionary pioneers such as Li Dazhao, Mao Zedong, and Zhou Enlai who engaged in revolutionary activities.
Beijing Garden Expo Park
Beijing Garden Expo Park is located on the west bank of Yongding River in Fengtai District, north to Lianshi West Road, south to the west extension of Meishikou Road, west to Beigong Road, southwest to Garden Expo Avenue, the exhibition area covers 267 hectares, Garden Expo Lake covers 246 hectares, and the total area is 513 hectares. Beijing Garden Expo Park adheres to the concept of "cultural inheritance, ecological priority, serving the people's livelihood, and sustainable development", and uses green technology to carry out ecological restoration and construction on the construction waste landfill. It is a large-scale public welfare urban park integrating garden art, cultural landscape, ecological leisure, and popular science education. The planning layout of the park is "one axis, two points, and five gardens". The "one axis" is the Garden Expo axis, which is the landscape axis running through the main exhibition area. The "two points" are Yongding Tower and Jinxiu Valley. Yongding Tower is an antique tower in the Liao and Jin style, 69.7 meters high, and is the landmark building of the Garden Expo Park; Jinxiu Valley is a model of "turning decay into magic" in the Garden Expo Park, turning a 20-hectare construction waste landfill pit into a sunken flower valley with clusters of flowers. The "Five Gardens" are traditional exhibition gardens, modern exhibition gardens, creative exhibition gardens, international exhibition gardens and wetland exhibition gardens, with a total of 69 exhibition gardens. Relying on the rich ecological environment resources and historical and cultural heritage of the Yongding River, Beijing Garden Expo Park gives full play to the advantages of the capital, with high-standard planning, high-starting point design, and high-quality construction, "turning decay into magic", and building it into "building a world-class garden city and practicing three Beijing charm projects", which has a far-reaching impact on improving the regional ecological environment, accelerating the construction of municipal infrastructure, promoting regional comprehensive development, and building a new pattern of tourism in western Beijing, and has become a shining pearl on the green ecological development belt of the Yongding River.
Chinese Garden Museum
The China Garden Museum is the first national museum in China with gardens as its theme. It is located at the foot of Yingshan Mountain in Fengtai District, Beijing, and on the banks of the Yongding River. Construction began in 2010 and the museum opened in May 2013. It covers an area of 65,000 square meters and a construction area of 49,950 square meters. It consists of three parts: the main building, the indoor exhibition garden, and the outdoor exhibition area. 28,200 square meters in the main building can be used for exhibitions. As a public welfare permanent cultural institution, the Garden Expo Museum is an international garden culture center that collects garden historical relics, promotes Chinese traditional culture, displays the charm of garden art, and studies the value of gardens. The Garden Expo Museum mainly serves the general public, primary and secondary school students, and domestic and foreign tourists, and takes into account professional garden workers. It will fully display the long history, splendid culture, diverse functions and brilliant achievements of Chinese gardens. The China Garden Museum takes "Chinese Gardens - Our Ideal Home" as its construction concept, aiming to display and inherit the profound Chinese garden art, promote excellent national traditional culture, and witness the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Qingnian Lake Park, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Beijing Qingnian Lake Park is located on the west side of Andingmenwai Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing. It used to be a big puddle. It was excavated into a lake in 1958. In 1960, mountains were piled up to build roads, pavilions and bridges were built. It gradually formed a modern park covering an area of 169,800 square meters, a water area of 63,800 square meters, and 16,000 trees. The park has both the natural beauty of plant communities and the garden art of flower sculptures and plant shapes, showing the gardening style of Qingnian Lake. It is the first batch of parks in Beijing that meet the standards of "loess is not open to the sky". The park's tourist area includes Shuoyuan, Baochunyu, Hetang, Shenglanxuan, Yiyuan and other scenic spots with different characteristics. The recreational facilities are novel and diverse, including racing cars, bumper cars, pirate ships, air fighters, etc. There are also free children's playgrounds, gateball courts, and fitness equipment. The colorful water entertainment activities add infinite interest to the park in summer. Boating and fishing on the lake are leisurely and fun. The open-air dance floor surrounded by colorful lights and sound under the night sky eliminates fatigue and makes people happy and free after a busy day. Qingnian Lake Park welcomes tourists from all over the world with a brand new image with the characteristics of modern gardens.
Strange Buildings and Gardens
There was a strange building in Beidaihe, which is one of the 24 scenic spots in Beidaihe. The founder of the strange building, Simpson, was a Californian in the United States. He was born in 1898 and graduated from the famous Yale University in the United States with a doctorate in forestry specializing in horticulture. In 1928, he was sent by the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States to the Beidaihe Seaside and founded the Dongshan Horticultural Farm. He worked and lived in Beidaihe for 12 years. During this period, he introduced more than 20 kinds of excellent fruit trees such as apples, grapes, plums, and cherries, introduced excellent poultry and livestock such as Dutch dairy cows, Yorkshire pigs, and Leghorn chickens, and introduced and promoted the pioneer shrubs of greening in North China - Amorpha fruticosa. Simpson established a deep friendship with farmers and intellectuals in the Beidaihe area. He was an envoy of Sino-US friendship, a mentor of science and technology, and the founder of modern horticulture in Beidaihe. In 1936, Simpson designed a villa with a very strange appearance from the exterior to the internal structure, which was built by local architect Su Quanren. Simpson's villa is a European Gothic building. It has three floors, five roofs, seven corners and eight sides. Every corner of the roof is made of granite with pointed walls that reach up to the sky. It looks very beautiful. There are 44 doors and 46 windows in the whole building, but not a single square room. Inside the villa, there are rooms within rooms, large and small, connected to each other. If a stranger comes in, it will be difficult to find the door he just came in after turning three or two. Walking into the middle hall, there are large glass mirrors all around. Standing in the middle, there are shadows everywhere. Turning around, it is difficult to find the door to go out. There is a well in the middle of the basement. Around the wellhead, a spiral staircase is built, connecting the upper and lower parts. This well has become a natural regulator of temperature and humidity in the villa: it is used to lower the temperature in summer and increase the humidity in winter; this staircase is made of rattan and fruit tree branches. Walking up it, it flickers, is soft and trembling, which is really interesting. This bizarre villa was soon built and quickly earned the reputation of "Strange Building". In 1940, on the eve of the outbreak of the Pacific War, Dr. Simpson returned to the United States, and his "Strange Building" became even more famous. The "strange" reputation spread far and wide, becoming a magnificent and mysterious landscape in Beidaihe, attracting many tourists to come and appreciate and inspect. During the Cultural Revolution, the Strange Building was forcibly demolished. Today's Strange Building and Garden was redesigned and rebuilt in 1991 based on the architectural style of the original Strange Building. The name of the garden was written by Hua Junwu, a famous cartoonist in my country. It covers an area of 110.8 acres and the building area of the building is 999 square meters. It inherits the essence of history, draws on the strengths of the attractions inside and outside the garden, and combines new ideas of strangeness and weirdness, with a total of 99 strange and weird scenes. Inside the strange building, there are rock waterfalls, corridors and rope bridges, multiple doors and rooms, which make it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake; there are monsters with human bodies, visitors from outer space, huge stone lampshades, beauties playing in the water; the crystal palace is crystal clear; there is fate in the mirror..., it is really incredible; in the strange garden, there are green pines and cypresses, shady trees, blooming flowers, singing birds, cascading water and springs, secret passages... In this psychedelic and colorful world, the feeling of being both real and illusory is always with you, as if you are in a colorful fairy tale world.