▲ Yuanmingyuan Park, a large imperial garden from China's Qing Dynasty and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, is located at No. 28 Qinghua West Road, Haidian District, Beijing. Covering over 350 hectares, with about 140 hectares of water surface, it consists of Yuanmingyuan, Qichunyuan, and Changchunyuan gardens, collectively known as Yuanmingyuan (or the Three Yuanming Gardens) due to the prominence of the main garden. Yuanmingyuan Park not only incorporates scenic spots from famous gardens in southern China but also integrates Western garden architecture, representing the pinnacle of gardening art from both ancient and modern times, as well as Eastern and Western styles. It is hailed as one of the treasures of human culture and was once the world's grandest museum.
▲ Yuanmingyuan Park is hailed as the garden of gardens and a model of world horticulture. It features distinctive seasonal cultural tourism activities: the Spring Outing Festival in spring, the Lotus Festival in summer, the Chrysanthemum Festival in fall, and the Winter Garden Party.
▲ Yuanmingyuan Park features numerous replicas of famous gardens and scenic spots from across China, particularly those in the Jiangnan region. Its main architectural types include halls, pavilions, towers, terraces, bridges, temples, Taoist shrines, villages, and market streets, with a total of 38 different layout designs. The park's landscape design primarily revolves around water themes, and some structures incorporate significant religious elements.
▲ Yuanmingyuan Park, once renowned for its vast scale, outstanding craftsmanship, exquisite architectural landscapes, rich cultural collections, and profound national cultural significance, was hailed as "the model of all garden art" and "the garden of gardens."