Published: August 11th 2011August 5th 2011
Summer Palace is a beautiful place. A must see. The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China. Its Chinese name, YiHeYuan, translates as 'Garden of Nurtured Harmony' or 'Garden for Maintaining Health and Harmony'.
As its name implies, the Summer Palace was used as a summer residence by China's imperial rulers - as a retreat from the main imperial palace now known as the Palace Museum (or 'Forbidden City')
The Summer Palace is located on the western edge of Beijing, between the fourth and fifth ring roads, close to the western Fragrant Hills, 12km from central Beijing.
The Summer Palace is virtually a museum of traditional Chinese garden arts that blends rocks, trees, pavilions, lakes, ponds, paths and other features to create a poetic effect between different scenes.
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I'm Dr. Angela Hicks, Director of Global Link. Global Link is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, established in 2010 by American and Chinese educators to help youth ages 8 to 18 achieve their desired level of mastery in Chinese language through cultural experiences both in United States and China.
Some of you may remember that my then 10 year old son and I lived in Beijing, pre-olympics, in 2006 while I taught English. From that experience, we gained so much that we want to share with you and your family about China.
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