Summer Palace Gardens
The next position on the list of the most magnificent historic gardens around the world is the Summer Palace gardens, which is one of the four well-known Chinese imperial gardens and is currently the largest and best-preserved. The other three are Chengde Summer Palace, Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden, and Suzhou Lingering Garden. UNESCO added it to the World Heritage list in 1998.
The Summer Palace is 290 hectares in size and is located in the Haidian District, 15 kilometers from the center of Beijing. The lake makes up about 35% of the Summer Palace's total area. It is based on West Lake in Hangzhou and is built with Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill as its focal points. Southern Chinese gardens are used as inspiration for their architecture and artistic idea. The Chinese imperial garden museum is a sizable, beautifully planted, and protected garden.
The Summer Palace is surrounded by a beautiful natural setting and boasts a wonderful combination of imperial garden elements. The imperial garden tenet of "made by a man with resources from nature" is reflected in it. Seasonal Palace In addition to Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, there are over a hundred picturesque locations, over 20 courtyards, 3,000 antique buildings, and 1,600 trees that are over a century old.
Location: Haidian District, Beijing, China
