Now all that's left are the hundreds of lotus ponds and some piles of rocks in the trees. But it's pretty peaceful, with lots of old people just hanging out.
The remains of the imperial library.
Beijing water taxi.
Dried lotus flower pods.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Old Summer Palace
The Old Summer Palace is located in the northwest corner of Beijing a couple of miles from where we live. It was originally constructed in the 1700s as an imperial summer retreat, and at its peak apparently had over 200 temples, palace buildings, and other structures surrounding hundred of lotus ponds and gardens. In the 1860s, the entire complex was burned and destroyed by French and British troops as part of the Opium War(s).
Now all that's left are the hundreds of lotus ponds and some piles of rocks in the trees. But it's pretty peaceful, with lots of old people just hanging out.
The remains of the imperial library.
Beijing water taxi.
Dried lotus flower pods.
Now all that's left are the hundreds of lotus ponds and some piles of rocks in the trees. But it's pretty peaceful, with lots of old people just hanging out.
The remains of the imperial library.
Beijing water taxi.
Dried lotus flower pods.
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