The Summer Palace or Yihe Garden was a pavilion built by the Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi for quiet retreat. It consists of a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces located in Beijing. An imperial garden during the Qing dynasty, it includes Longevity Hill, Kunming Lake, and Seventeen-Arch Bridge. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi), three-quarters of which is water.
- Country
- People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Qing dynasty
- Website
- https://www.summerpalace-china.com, https://www.summerpalace-china.com/English/