颐和园英文介绍

佛香阁
佛香阁 Buddhist Fragrance Pavilion
Lake area昆明湖
长廊 Long Corridor
728-meter long longest corridor in Chinese classic gardens Emperor Qianlong’s present for his mother four elegant octagonal pavilions it is the colored paintings museum ,an exceptional art gallery
In 1860, this vast royal garden was burnt down along with t he Yuanming Yuan (Garden of Perfection and Brightness) b y AngolFrench allied forces. In 1888, Empress Dowager Cixi recon structed the garden on the same site and renamed it the Gar den of Nurtured Harmony (Summer Palace). Characterized by its vast scope and rich cultural embodiments, the Sum mer Palace has become one of the most famous tourist sites in the world.
The representative of royal gardens in the north
———The Summer Palace
Summer Pala
Contents
•Historical Background 历史背景 •General Situation of the Summer Palace 基本概况 • Landscape layout 景观布局 •The design skills of forming a garden 造园手法 • Landscaping 造景手法 •Cultural significance 文化意义 •
2、The residential quarters
德和园
The Hall of Jade Ripples
Emperor Qianlong (state affairs ) Emperor Guangxu (living quarters )
玉 澜 堂
The hall of Joyful Longevity 乐寿 堂
长廊 Long Corridor
西堤 West Causeway
which links the east shore to South Lake Island.
The causeway is lined with delightful willow and mulberry trees, and along the way you’ll come across the grey and white marble Jade Belt Bridge and then do a circuit of the lake by returning along the east shore.
Summer Palace
A wonderful, over-the-top mix of temples, gardens, pavilions, lakes, bridges, gate
General Situation of the Summer Palace
1
Location
2
Structure
Landscape layout 景观布局
The royal palaces The Summer Palace
The residential quarters
The garden
The royal 1、The palaces 政 治活动区
royal palace
中心建筑：仁寿殿
仁寿殿
The Hall of Benevolence and Longevity 仁寿殿
piled up mountains 叠山
waters 理水
building 建筑
flowering wood 花木
1.piled up mountains 叠 山
Gardeners use the image Hale Waihona Puke Baiduf Ridges峰、 Peaks峦、 Gully壑、Valley谷、Cliff悬崖、Steep峭 壁 to consist of the scenery of the garden.
4.flowering wood 花木
It is an important measure to set off the magnificent and splendid main building It can catch blowing sand
Landscaping
造景手法
borrowed scenery 借景
Besides
There are some awesome little spot we need to pay attention
such as……
Bronze Ox 铜牛
石舫“清晏舫” The Marble Boat
The design skills of forming a garden 造园手法
In this project,gardeners are strive for the skill"Although made by people, it seems like natural"
虽为人作，宛自天成
2.waters 理水
It channel water from Yuquan mountain
The Seventeen Arch Bridge
150 meters long The ninth arch based on the famed LuGou Bridge southwest of Beijing 498 carved stone lions
Back Hill Area
The Garden of Harmonious delight (谐趣园Xiequyuan)
The administrative area where Cixi held court and received foreign envoys （公使）
question: why it called Renshou dian
the ruler who reigns benevolently仁慈 will have a long life
scenery transplant 景物移植
Borrowed scenery 借景
The borrowed scenery of the Summer Palace is crowing achievement of chinese classical garden. 颐和园的借景是中国古典园林的巅峰之作
It put Xishan as the distant view,and make all elements on and around the Summer Palace integrade and blend naturally. 颐和园以西山为远景，使周围所有的元素都与自然 融为一体
Historical Background
The construction of the Summer Palace firs t started in 1750. At that time, the Qing Dy nasty was in its heyday and China was a po werful Asian country with vast territories. The monarch in power then was Emperor Qianlong. With supreme power and large s ums of money, he asked most skillful artisans from all over the coun try to carry out this construction work in ho nor of his mother `s birthday. After 15 year s and one seventh of the nation` s annual re venue spent, the Garden of Clear Ripples was completed and served as an evidence t o China` s scientific and technological achi evements.
Suzhou Street (the Emperor’s Shopping Street )
Emperor Qianlong’s tours of south Commercial prosperity Imitate the styles of shops along the waterways in Suzhou (“the Venice of the East”)
Structure
The two main eleme nts of the garden are Longevity Hill and Ku nming Lake. Kunming Lake, with an exquis ite building in the mid dle, takes up three qu arters of the garden's 290 hectares.
Dig the large artificial lake——Kunming lake Build a long beach and island in the lake
Cut artificial river
3.building 建筑
The summer palace regard the Porcelain Tower(报恩寺) as it's centre and Buddhist Fragrance Pavilion as a landmark， those constitute the subject and center of the whole garden.
The residential quarters生活居 The residential quarters 住区
The Garden of Virtue and Harmony (德和园)
Empress Dowager Cixi watched performances of the Peking opera
touring route
Location
Situated in western outskir ts of Beijing, the Summer Palace is 10 kilometers fro m the central city. It is Chin a's leading classical garde n which enjoys a worldwid e reputation. The Summer Palace was opened to the public in 1924 and include d in the UNESCO world he ritage list in 1998. A whole
Emperor Qianlong treat it as a gift for his mother's sixtieth birthday
慈禧卧室
3、The garden
Front Hill Area Lake Area Back Hill Area
Longevity Hill 万寿山
Front Hill Area