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The bridge to the White Pagoda.

The Beihai Park (Chinese: 北海公园; Pinyin: Běihăi Gōngyuán) is an imperial garden northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Initially built in the 10th century, it is a typical Chinese garden. Before the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, this area was part of the Forbidden City; since 1925, it is open to the public. Image File history File linksMetadata Beihai_park_-_bridge_to_white_pagoda. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Beihai_park_-_bridge_to_white_pagoda. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... This article is about the Chinese imperial palace in Beijing. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun; Mongolian: Манж Чин), occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1644 to 1912. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the Chinese imperial palace in Beijing. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ...

The Park has an area of more than 700,000 m², with a water area that covers more than half of the entire Park. At the center of the Park is an island called Qionghua Island with a highest point of 32 m. In the north area of the park is a big pool called Taiye Pool connecting the two other pools, which are called Middle Sea and South Sea respectively. Therefore the Taiye Pool is also called Beihai (Northern Sea). A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ...

Beihai literally means "Northern Sea". There are also corresponding "Central" and "Southern Seas" (Zhongnanhai). The complex of buildings around Zhongnanhai houses China's paramount leaders. An aerial view of Zhongnanhai The Zhongnanhai (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhōngnánhăi) is a complex of buildings in Beijing, China which serves as the central headquarters for the Communist Party of China and the government of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Noticeable places

White Dagoba Temple (Bai Ta).

The Bai Ta (White Pagoda) is 40 m high and placed on the highest point on Qionghua Island. Its body is made of white stone. Sun, moon and flame engravings decorate the surface of the tower. Destroyed in 1679 by an earthquake, it was rebuilt the following year. Same in 1976, because of an earthquake which occurred at Tangshan City, near Beijing City. Hidden inside the tower are Scriptures, Buddhist monk's mantle and alms bowl, and bones of monks (left after they are burned). Image File history File links Baita256x340. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

On the north bank lies the Five-Dragon Pavilion, which was built in the Ming Dynasty. For other uses, see Ming. ...

The Nine-Dragon Wall lies north of the Five-Dragon Pavilion. It was built in 1756 and is one of three walls of its kind in China. It was made of seven-color glaze bricks. Nine complete dragons playing in the clouds are decorated on both sides of the wall. 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Also on the north bank is Jingxin Room (Quieting Heart Room). It is a garden in the garden, which covers an area of more than 4,000 m².

The Circular Wall (Tuancheng) with its main structure the Hall of Received Light (Chengguangdian), a spacious building with a double-eaved roof made of yellow glazed tiles bordered in green. Inside there is a 1.6 m tall Buddha, which was presented to Emperor Guangxu by a Cambodian king. It is carved from a single piece of pure white jade inlaid with precious stones. The Eight-Power Allied Forces damaged the statue’s left arm when they invaded Beijing in 1900. Media:Example. ... The Guangxu Emperor (August 14, 1871–November 14, 1908), born Zaitian(載湉), was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1875 to 1908. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...

More Images

One of the Five-Dragon Pavilions ImageMetadata File history File links Beihai_wlt1. ...

Dacizhenru Hall ImageMetadata File history File links Beihai_nanbudian. ...

The Nine-Dragon Wall Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2816x2112, 1604 KB) 北海九龙壁之二,二龙戏珠 Shizhao2006年1月 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Beihai Park Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner...

Miaoxiang Pavilion ImageMetadata File history File links Beihai_mxt. ...

See also

• Chinese dragon

The Chinese dragon (spelled Long, Loong or Lung in transliteration), is a mythical Chinese creature that also appears in other East Asian cultures, and is also sometimes called the Oriental (or Eastern) dragon. ...

External links

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• Beihai Park, Beijing, A Photographic Tour
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• A guide to Beihai Park