Bridge

It is supposed to look like a jade belt. Signs around the park said that basically all the beautiful historical bridges and pavilions were destroyed by the Eight-Nation Alliance and then rebuilt in the 90's.

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Calligraphy（书法）, the Summer Palace (颐和园）

June 25th 2010
We have calligraphy and kong fu classes every week! Also we have Friday afternoons off to go explore the city... this week I went to the Summer Palace (aka Yi He Yuan aka 颐和园). ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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