Vacations in the Summer Palace photo copyrighted by: BeijingChinaWorld The Summer Palace in Beijing is the largest imperial garden in the world. It is
a veritable museum of classical Chinese garden architecture. The initial
construction of the Summer Palace began in 1750, commissioned by Emperor
Qinglong as a gift for his mother's birthday. The construction took 15 years to complete. The plundering of foreign troops in 1860 destroyed most of the buildings, but they were renovated in 1888 by Empress Dowager Cixi.
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