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TheSummerPalaceTheSummerPalacewasusedasaholidaygardeninthesummerfortheemperorsandtheirfamilies.Itis10kmonthenorthwesternofBJ.ThisresortwasfamousfromJinDynasty(1115-1234AD).HereyouwillseeapieceofthestyleofChineseclassicgardenwhichisbestknowninsouthofChina.Thewholegardenis290hectarsincludingalargelakeandmountains.SituatedinwesternoutskirtsofBeijing，theSummerPalaceis10kilometersfromthecentralcity.ItisChina'sleadingclassicalgardenwhichenjoysaworldwidereputation.TheSummerPalacewasopenedtothepublicin1924andincludedintheUNESCOworldheritagelistin1998.Awholedayisneededtoviewitindetail.TheSummerPalacewasfirstbuiltin1153andservedasanimperial[im'piəriəlpalaceforshortstaysawayfromthecapital.EmpressDowagerCiXirebuiltitin1888withalargesumofmoneywhichhadbeenappropriatedtobuildaChinesenavy.ThetwomainelementsofthegardenareLongevityHillandKunmingLake.KunmingLake，withanexquisite精细的buildinginthemiddle，takesupthreequartersofthegarden's290hectares.Thegardenconsistsofthreeparts：thepoliticalactivityarea，theempress'slivingquarterandthescenicareawhichseparatelycentersontheHallofBenevolence[bi'nevələnsandLongevity（1），theHallofJadeRipples（2）andtheHallofHappinessandLongevity（3），andLongevityHill（4）andKunmingLake.Thegroupsofbuildings，hillsandlakes，togetherwiththebackgroundofWestHills，giveaneverchangingscene.ThebuildingsonthesouthernslopeofLongevityHillarecharacteristicofthegarden.Cloud-DispellingHall，thePavilionoftheBuddhistIncense（5）andtheWisdomSea（6）ontheaxislineareflanked在左右两边bytheWheelHall，WufangPavilionandBaoyunPavilionandaremajorattractions.ThePavilionoftheBuddhistIncenseis41metershighandstandsona20-meter-highterrace平台.AtthefootofLongevityHillisthe728-meter-longpassagewaywhichlinksthethreeareastogether.Thepassagewayisfamousforitspaintingsandatitswesternendisa36-meter-longMarbleBoat（7）.Thebridgesofthewesterncauseway西堤ofKunmingLakearereplicas['replikə]复制品ofthebridgesoffamousSuandBaicausewaysonWestLakeinHangzhou.Themarble大理石的Seventeen-ArchBridgewhichspans跨度theEasternCausewaytoSouthLakeIslandhasbalusterstoppedby540carvedlionsindifferentposes.BackLakeatthenorthernfootofLongevityHillisnaturalandpeaceful.OnitsbankisSuzhouStreet，areplicaofacommercialstreetintheolddays.AtthenortheasterncornerofthegardenthereistheGardenofHarmoniousInterestwhichimitatesthefamousJichangGarden（8）inWuxi，JiangsuProvince.Diminutiveandelegant，itisknownasagardenwithinagarden..Notes：1.theHallofBenevolenceandLongevity仁寿殿2.theHallofJadeRipples玉澜堂3.theHallofHappinessandLongevity乐寿堂4.theLongevityHill万寿山5.thePavilionoftheBuddhistIncense佛香阁6.theWisdomSea智慧海7.theMarbleBoat石舫8.JichangGarden寄畅园SituatedinthewesternoutskirtsofHaidianDistrict,theSummerPalaceis15kilometers(9.3miles)fromcentralBeijing.Havingthelargestroyal['rɔiəl]parkandbeingwellpreserved保藏的,itwasdesignated['deziɡ,neitid]指定的,in1960bytheStateCouncil国务院,asaKeyCulturalRelicsProtectionSiteofChina.Containingexamplesoftheancientarts,italsohasgracefullandscapesandmagnificentconstructions.TheSummerPalaceisthearchetypal[,a:ki'taipl]原型的Chinesegarden,andisranked排名；归类于amongstthemostnoted著名的andclassicalgardensoftheworld.In1998,itwaslistedasoneoftheWorldHeritageSitesbyUNESCO.ConstructedintheJinDynasty'dainəsti](1115-1234),duringthesucceeding随后的，以后的reign[rein]统治offeudal['fju:dl]封建制度的emperors;itwasextendedcontinuously.BythetimeoftheQingDynasty(1644-1911),ithadbecomealuxurious[lʌk'zjuəriəs,-'ʒuə-]royalgardenprovidingroyalfamilieswithrestandentertainment.OriginallycalledQingyiGarden(GardenofClearRipples涟漪),itwasknowasoneofthefamousthreehillsandfivegardens(LongevityHill,Jade玉制的SpringMountain,andFragrant['freiɡrənt]Hill;GardenofClearRipples,GardenofEverlastingSpring畅春园？,GardenofPerfectionandBrightness圆明园,GardenofTranquility静明园andBrightness,andGardenofTranquilityandPleasure静宜园).LikemostofthegardensofBeijing,itcouldnotelude逃避therampages暴乱oftheAnglo-French英法的allied['ælaid联合的forceandwasdestroyedbyfire.In1888,EmpressDowager['dauədʒə]Cixiembezzled[im'bezl挪用navyfundstoreconstructitforherownbenefit,changingitsnametoSummerPalace(Yiheyuan).Shespentmostofherlateryearsthere,dealingwithstateaffairsandentertaining.In1900,itsufferedagain,beingransacked洗劫bytheEight-PowerAlliedForce.Afterthesuccessofthe1911Revolution,itwasopenedtothepublic.ComposedmainlyofLongevityHillandKunmingLake,TheSummerPalaceoccupiesanareaof294hectares(726.5acres['eikəs]英亩),threequartersofwhichiswater.Guidedbynature,artistsdesignedthegardensexquisitely[ek'skwizitli]精巧地sothatvisitorswouldseemarvelous['mɑ:viləs]非凡的viewsandbeamazedbyperfectexamplesofrefined精致的craftwork工艺usingthefinestmaterials.CenteredontheTowerofBuddhist['budist]佛教的Incense香(Foxiangge)theSummerPalaceconsistsofover3,000structuresincludingpavilions[pə'viljən]楼阁,towers,bridges,andcorridors['kɔridɔ:.TheSummerPalacecanbedividedintofourparts:thecourtarea,front-hillarea,front-lakearea,andrear后面-hillandback-lakearea.Front-HillArea:thisareaisthemostmagnificentareaintheSummerPalacewiththemostconstructions.Itslayout布局isquitedistinctivebecauseofthecentralaxisfromtheyardofKunmingLaketothehilltop,onwhichimportantbuildingsareposi