颐和园英文介绍

1、The representative of royal gardens in the northThe Summer PalaceContents Historical Background 历史背景General Situation of the Summer Palace 基本概况The design skills of forming a garden 造园手法 Landscaping 造景手法Cultural significance 文化意义 Landscape layout 景观布局 The construction of the Summer Palace first start

2、ed in 1750. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was in its heyday and China was a powerful Asian country with vast territories. The monarch in power then was Emperor Qianlong. With supreme power and large sums of money, he asked most skillful artisans from all over the country to carry out this construct

3、ion work in honor of his mother s birthday. After 15 years and one seventh of the nation s annual revenue spent, the Garden of Clear Ripples was completed and served as an evidence to China s scientific and technological achievements. Historical BackgroundHistorical BackgroundIn 1860, this vast roya

4、l garden was burnt down along with the Yuanming Yuan (Garden of Perfection and Brightness) by Angol-French allied forces. In 1888, Empress Dowager Cixi reconstructed the garden on the same site and renamed it the Garden of Nurtured Harmony (Summer Palace). Characterized by its vast scope and rich cu

5、ltural embodiments, the Summer Palace has become one of the most famous tourist sites in the world. A wonderful, over-the-top mix of temples, gardens, pavilions, lakes, bridges, gate towers and corridors.General Situation of the Summer PalaceLocation1Structure2touring routeSituatedinwesternoutskirts

6、ofBeijing,theSummerPalaceis10kilometersfromthecentralcity.ItisChinasleadingclassicalgardenwhichenjoysaworldwidereputation.TheSummerPalacewasopenedtothepublicin1924andincludedintheUNESCOworldheritagelistin1998.Awholedayisneededtoviewitindetail.LocationStructureThetwomainelementsofthegardenareLongevit

7、yHillandKunmingLake.KunmingLake,withanexquisitebuildinginthemiddle,takesupthreequartersofthegardens290hectares.The Summer Palace The royal palacesThe residential quarters The garden Landscape layout 景观布局1、The royal palace The royal palaces政政治活动区治活动区中心建筑：仁寿殿中心建筑：仁寿殿仁寿殿仁寿殿 The Hall of Benevolence and

8、Longevity 仁寿殿仁寿殿The administrative area where Cixi held court and received foreign envoys（公使）question:whyitcalledRenshoudianthe ruler who reigns benevolently仁慈 will have a long lifeThe residential quartersThe residential quarters生活居生活居住区住区2、The residential quartersThe Garden of Virtue and Harmony (德

9、和园德和园) Empress Dowager Cixi watched performances of the Peking opera德和园德和园The Hall of Jade Ripples Emperor Qianlong (state affairs ) Emperor Guangxu (living quarters )玉澜堂The hall of Joyful Longevity 乐寿堂Emperor Qianlong treat it as a gift for his mothers sixtieth birthday慈禧卧室慈禧卧室 3、The garden Front H

10、ill AreaLake AreaBack Hill AreaLongevity Hill 万寿山万寿山Front Hill Area佛香阁佛香阁佛香阁 Buddhist Fragrance PavilionLake area昆明湖昆明湖v728-meter long vlongest corridor in Chinese classic gardens vEmperor Qianlongs present for his mothervfour elegant octagonal pavilions vit is the colored paintings museum ,an excep

11、tional art gallery长廊长廊 Long Corridor 长廊长廊 Long Corridor which links the east shore to South Lake Island.The causeway is lined with delightful willow and mulberry trees, and along the way youll come across the grey and white marble Jade Belt Bridge and then do a circuit of the lake by returning along

12、 the east shore. 西堤西堤 West CausewayThe Seventeen Arch Bridge150 meters long The ninth arch based on the famed LuGou Bridge southwest of Beijing498 carved stone lions Back Hill AreaThe Garden of Harmonious delight (谐趣园谐趣园Xiequyuan)Suzhou Street (the Emperors Shopping Street )Emperor Qianlongs tours o

13、f southCommercial prosperity Imitate the styles of shops along the waterways in Suzhou (“the Venice of the East”)BesidesThere are some awesome little spot we need to pay attentionsuch as石舫石舫“清晏舫清晏舫”The Marble BoatThe design skills of forming a garden 造园手法piled up mountains 叠山waters 理水building 建筑flow

14、ering wood 花木1.piled up mountains 叠山Gardeners use the image of Ridges峰、Peaks峦、Gully壑、Valley谷、Cliff悬崖、Steep峭壁 to consist ofthe scenery of the garden.In this project,gardeners are strive for the skillAlthough made by people, it seems like natural虽为人作，宛自天成2.waters 理水It channel water from Yuquan mountai

15、nDig the large artificial lakeKunming lakeBuild a long beach and island in the lakeCut artificial river3.building 建筑The summer palace regard the Porcelain Tower(报恩寺) as its centre and Buddhist Fragrance Pavilion as a landmark，those constitute the subject and center of the whole garden.4.flowering wo

16、od 花木It is an important measure to set off the magnificent and splendid main buildingIt can catch blowing sandLandscaping 造景手法 borrowed scenery 借景 scenery transplant 景物移植Borrowed scenery 借景The borrowed scenery of the Summer Palace is crowing achievement of chinese classical garden.颐和园的借景是中国古典园林的巅峰之作It put Xishan