It is a lake!

The water in the picture is part of a huge man-made lake in the Summer Palace. It was fashioned in the shape of a peach, to symbolise longevity. The weather was too windy for tourists to paddle the boats on the lake surface.

Summer Palace

November 4th 2006
This was our first day of visiting after arriving in Beijing for a few days. It is by far the windiest day in Beijing we have encountered. Before coming to Beijing we were briefed that we would be visiting 6 out of 8 major tourist attractions: The Great Wall (长城) , Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Fragrance Hill, Bei Hai Gong Yuan and Gu Gong. I was really looking forward to the places. It wa ... 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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