Beijing Beihai Park

Beihai Park is located in downtown area, in the north-west of the Forbidden City, because with the sea, the South China Sea, said three sub-sea named. Here was originally Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties gradually built five imperial imperial court made is China's oldest, most complete, most comprehensive and representative of the royal garden. The whole park to the myth of "a pool of three Spirit Mountain" (too much liquid pool, Penglai, hermits, Ying Chow) the idea of the layout, form a unique, rich in color fantasy mood.
The construction of the North Sea from an ancient myth: It is said there are three volumes of the East China Sea Spirit Mountain, called Penglai, Ying Chow, abbot; the mountains inhabited by the gods died a natural death. Qin Shi Huang unified China, sent alchemist Xu Fu to the East China Sea to find the elixir of life may be nothing. To the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu also start with a long life dream of immortality could be looking for is still no results, so ordered the north of Chang'an dug a big pond, were "too liquid pool", pool, stacked three rockery, respectively, Penglai the point of continents, abbot 3 Senzan name. Since then, successive emperors like to follow, "a pool of three mountains" in the form of the construction of royal palaces. The North Sea to do exactly this form - a symbol of the North Sea "too liquid pool", "Qionghua Island" is the Penglai, the former in the water, "Mission City" and the "rhino hill station" is a symbol of Ying Chow and the abbot. Park in the "Lvgong hole", "fairy Um," "Sin Cheng Lu copper plate," and many other relics of Qiuxian.

The first North Sea is just a plain water, water with island name "Yao yu." Jin Dynasty began to dig pile mountain lake, expand Yao islands, was renamed the "Qionghua Island", on the island to build, "Yao Guang Dian", "Guang Han Palace", and from Bianliang (today's Kaifeng) moved to Gen Yue Hua rockery stone stack, the North Sea have begun to take shape. Yuan continued expansion Qionghua Island, was renamed the "Long Live the Mountain," "Longevity Hill", 'malfeasance Mountain, "and thus the construction of large capital as the center, so there" first, the North Sea after Beijing "argument. Ming Dynasty, the North Sea into the the back garden of the palace, saying Xiyuan before digging the South China Sea, bulldozers east coast, the Mission City and rhino hill station linking with the land and the construction of "Jin Ao Yu-dong bridge." Qing Dynasty, in the wide cold palace building a tower on the site Li Temple, called "White Pagoda Temple," later renamed "Eianji," said Qionghua island for Baita Mountain. Qianlong period of the North Sea has conducted a large-scale construction, continuous construction for 30 years. Guangxu era naval military diversion Empress rehabilitation of the North Sea, for their pleasure.
After the 1911 Revolution in August 1925, Beihai was turned into a park open to visitors, but poor management gradually deserted, to the eve of the founding of the PRC has become an overgrown with weeds, sludge deposited in the Huang Yuan. After the founding of The People's Republic of China, Beihai Park, listed as a national key cultural relics protection units, and the dredging of three sea, repair buildings, increase the facilities, so that the North Sea even many splendours, to become a resort tour break. In 1987, the North Sea was named one of Beijing's new King 16.

Beihai Park Beihai Park, the whole center area of seven square kilometers (one surface about 3.9 square kilometers). Hukou Qionghua built on the island for the whole park Baita Tibetan flag. Yi-Lan Tang Ying-wave optical phase; Ho Pu River twists and turns between the veranda. North Sea North Shore is a group of several religious buildings, there are Xiaoxi Tian, big Western Paradise, illustrates Temple, the Vatican throughout the Western Paradise, etc., as well as colored glass inlay puzzle's nine-dragon screen, two each Beaulieu 9, playing with a pearl on the occasion of the waves and clouds, modeling vivid, bright colors. The park is also the preservation of heritage iron screen wall, a 16-face polygonal tower stone buildings, 495 square successive well-known calligrapher artworks, long live the Mission Hill City and Cheng-guang Emerald Buddha Temple and so on. Beihai city of Emerald Buddha Group Zhuo 1.6 meters high, in order to block white jade carvings made of precious stone Buddha body, quintana Eijun, pearl eye-catching, extremely valuable. The left arm with a knife marks left for the invasion of Beijing in 1900, Boxer Rebellion evidence left behind. Mission City, Cheng-guang before the giant jade jar "ditch Grand Yuhai" weighs 3500 kilograms, the momentum is pressing.
Attractions Address: Wenjin Street, Xicheng District No. 1
Location: Located in downtown area, in the north-west of the Forbidden City
Area: 7 sq km (of which the water is about 3.9 square kilometers).

General picture: the North Sea is located in the center of this area of Beijing, Zhongnanhai, a bridge away with a total area of 1063 mu, of which more than half the water is China's oldest surviving and most complete imperial garden. It Fuli colorful heritage and unique style, garden art, beautiful lakes and mountains in the world-famous beauty.
Landscape:
Meditation, fasting, and Nine Dragon Wall, Glass Pavilion, good for Temple, malfeasance Alexander Yuhai, Xiao Xitian Goddess of Mercy Temple,
Yan floor corridor, Mission City, Wing Bridge, five Longting, Baita, copper cents Cheng Lu plate, Qionghua Island.
Transportation: by bus 5,101,103,109,124,812,814,846, Conn line to the North Sea front door, take the bus to the North Sea 13,42,107,111,118,810,701 back door.
Attractions Tel: 64,071,415
Opening hours :8:00-18: 00
Admission: 5 yuan