Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
10 km northwest of Beijing
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Identifier |
880 |
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states |
cn |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(i)(ii)(iii) |
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Title |
summer palace, an imperial garden in beijing |
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latitude |
39.9105567932 |
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longitude |
116.1411132812 |
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location |
10 km northwest of beijing |
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Region |
asia and the pacific |
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year |
1998 |
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unique number |
1032 |
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description |
the summer palace in beijing – first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 – is a masterpiece of chinese landscape garden design. the natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value. |
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justification |
criterion i: the summer palace in beijing is an outstanding expression of the creative art of chinese landscape garden design, incorporating the works of humankind and nature in a harmonious whole. criterion ii: the summer palace epitomizes the philosophy and practice of chinese garden design, which played a key role in the development of this cultural form throughout the east. criterion iii: the imperial chinese garden, illustrated by the summer palace, is a potent symbol of one of the major world civilizations. |
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