Entering the Palace

As with other Chinese temples and monuments, you are not prepared for the bigness, the immense bigness, the overwhelming bigness of the Summer Palace. Everything in China is big.

The Summer Palace

October 1st 2007
"We're all goin' on a ... summer holiday". Now this is a place where I could happily spend my summer holiday. The Palace began construction in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) but it was extended continuously over the years. By the time of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it had become a luxurious royal garden providing royal families with rest and entertainment. In 1888, Empress Dowager Cixi embezzled n ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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