bronze dragon statue
The Summer Palace ("Gardens of Nurtured Harmony") is a palace in Beijing, China. The Summer Palace landscape, dominated mainly by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, covers an area of square kilometers, three quarters of which is under water. Its70,000 square meters of building space features a variety of palaces, gardens and other ancient-style architectural structures. Well known for its large and priceless collection of cultural relics, it was among the first group of historical and cultural heritage sites in China to be placed under special state protection. The Summer Palace, originally named Qingyi Yuan or the Garden of Clear Ripples, was first constructed in 1750. It was razed to the ground by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860. The Government of the Qing Dynasty started to rebuild it in 1886 with funds that it had misappropriated from the Imperial Navy and other sources. Renamed two years later as Yihe Yuan or the Garden of Health and Harmony, it was supposed to serve as a summer resort for the Empress Dowager Cixi. Known also as the Summer Palace, it was ravaged by the Allied Forces of the Eight Powers that invaded China in 1900.
Size: 4000px × 3000px
Location: beijing, china
Photo credit: © picturelibrary / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: bronze, dragon, statue
