China Cultural Chronicles August 26, 2012
- Beijing: Beijing Old Summer Palace 4——Labyrinth in Yuanmingyuan 360° panorama by yunzen liu.
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The Old Summer Palace which is also known as the Ruins of the Yuanmingyuan (the Garden of Perfection and Light) is located northwest of Beijing and to the east of the (present-day) Summer Palace. The Garden was first constructed in the year of 1709 during the reign of the Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Over the next 150 years of the Qing Dynasty, this Garden was expanded to be a large-scale Chinese emperors' private pleasure garden, covering a total area of 350 hectares (over 864 acres). Generally speaking, the Old Summer Palace consists of three parts - Yuanmingyuan, Wanchunyuan (the Garden of Blossoming Spring) and Changchunyuan (the Garden of Eternal Spring). These three gardens are often referred to as one common name: Yuanmingyuan. Hundreds of scenic spots in the Garden are made up of exquisitely constructed halls, pavilions, chambers, kiosks, earth and rock hills, rivers and ponds, and exotic flowers and grasses from different parts of the country. Indeed, it embodies the essence of Chinese ancient landscape gardening. To be distinct from other traditional Chinese Gardens, the garden construction and horticulture of Yuanmingyuan is a harmonious blend of typical Chinese scenery and western architecture. The more famous scenic spots include, for example, the Grand Waterworks, the Throne for viewing the Waterworks and the Labyrinth. No wonder Yuanmingyuan was also called the 'garden of gardens' or the 'Versailles of the East' in Europe during that era. Furthermore, Yuanmingyuan was also an imperial museum that collected a large number of books, treasures and cultural artifacts. However, a large number of these collections were plundered by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860, at the same time as the Garden was burnt down. Now, most of these historical curiosities are displayed in the other countries' museums, including the British Museum; Bibliotheque Nationale de France; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA; Oslo Museum of Applied Art and so on.The vast majority of th! e remain ing scenic spots were destroyed in the 1980's, but under the due protection of the ruins of Yuanmingyuan, a park has been established on the ruin site. So visitors can imagine the former grandeur of the Old Summer Palace from the crumbling walls and ruins. What's more, there is also an opportunity for visitors to view the complete picture of Yuanmingyuan in its 'heyday' in the exhibition hall. The reconstruction of some of the original structures and scenic spots provides people with a lovely place to relax. Today, the destruction of the Gardens of Perfect Brightness is still regarded as a symbol of foreign aggression and humiliation in China.http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/yuanmingyuan.htm360-degree panorama photography by yunzeng liu - 6-8世紀 6-8th century Chinese ceramics , the appearance of Tang style
DGVAS has added a photo to the pool:
在南北朝與隋的基礎上 進入了唐朝
外國人喜歡陶塑造形色彩強烈的明器類唐三彩
至今學生聽到唐朝就說唐三彩 這是惰性不深究的思維 事實是需要平衡論點的
日用品類 其實已經為宋瓷打下基礎
淺藍色出現了
窯變釉出現了
花瓷出現了
青花出現了
白瓷也出現了 - China 2012. Photo souvenir facing Pudong.
Margnac has added a photo to the pool:
Back to Shanghai and the astonishing view to Pudong from The Bund …
Our gaze goes always on the Oriental Pearl Tower, an elegant 492 tall tower, surrounded by many very tall skyscrapers …
It is the favorite walk of the numerous chinese tourists visiting the megalopole … - Chinese Village, House
- Chinese Village, Window
- Chinese Village, Door
- Chinese Village, Front Door
- Chinese Village, Front Entrance
- Chinese Village, Inner Court
- Beijing 北京 - Summer Palace 颐和园
- Jingshan Park IV
etherflyer has added a photo to the pool:
It turned out to be a beautiful morning, so after an unfortunately late start I headed to the Forbidden City. Rather than wait for the gates to open, I walked to Jingshan Park to see the view — and rather wished I'd come here first!
Dodging the pensioners doing their morning exercises (frequently in the best viewpoints, while ignoring the views), I decided to be Chinese and just pushed in to get what I wanted; in this case, a view of the Forbidden City under blue skies. You can already see the clouds beginning to return, but for a while at least I had what I wanted!
This High Dynamic Range panorama was stitched from 33 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, and touched up in Aperture.
Original size: 40000 × 6756 (270.2 MP; 305.16 MB).
Location: Jingshan Park, Beijing, China - Dragon Tile
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