Yuanmingyuan was named by Emperor Kangxi. Located in the western suburb of Beijing Haidian District, close to the summer palace. It was first built in 1709 in the 46th year of Kangxi, and consists of Yuanmingyuan Garden, Changchun Garden and Qichun garden. However, during the second Opium War, Britain and France formed a coalition to launch the war of aggression against China. In August of the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), the British and French allied forces invaded Beijing. On October 6, Yuanmingyuan was occupied. From the next day, officers and soldiers were frantically robbing and destroying. The Old Summer Palace we see should be rebuilt. What are the scenic spots in the garden? Scenic spots in the park
Memorial Hall of martyrs
The national archaeological site of Yuanmingyuan is a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national patriotic education demonstration base and a national AAAA tourist attraction.
The tomb of the 18th martyr is located on the site of Qingyan in Jiuzhou, Yuanmingyuan. It is a key cultural relics protection unit in Beijing and a key martyr memorial building protection unit in Haidian District. It was built in 1929, covering an area of 750 square meters, with a 9-meter-high, hexahedral marble tombstone in the middle. On the south side of the tombstone are engraved several gold characters, namely, the monument to the martyrs of the 18th. The remains of 28 martyrs were buried in the cemetery. Every year during the Qingming Festival, on the "March 18th" anniversary, students from surrounding schools and many citizens will come here to offer flowers, pay tribute to the martyrs, and express their admiration and yearning for the revolutionary martyrs.
Like the Yuanmingyuan site, the tomb of the martyrs on March 18 witnessed the humiliation of the Chinese nation by the great powers, as well as the rise of the Chinese nation. As an important place of patriotism education and revolutionary history education, it has played a good social benefit.
Zhengda Guangming Hall
It is the main hall of Yuanmingyuan, where the emperor holds annual birthday celebrations, xinzhengqu banquets, small banquets for courtiers, Zhongyuan banquets, Guanqing dragon dance, dakaohanzhan, Sanguan rural examination and retest. There are 7 halls with a large platform in front of it. There are 5 halls in the East and 5 in the West.
Kyushu Qingyan
Jiuzhou Qingyan is located on the North Bank of Qianhu lake, facing the Guangming Hall of Zhengda across the lake. It is composed of three south facing halls. The first entrance is Yuanmingyuan hall, the middle is Fengsan selfless hall, and the northernmost is Jiuzhou Qingyan hall. The east of the central axis is Tiandi Yijia spring It is the birthplace of Daoguang; in the west, there is "le'anhe", the bedroom of Qianlong; in the west, there is Qinghui Pavilion, with a huge panoramic view of Yuanmingyuan, which is still in Paris museum; in the 10th year of Daoguang period, there were temples such as shendetang, which were all Emperor's dormitories; in the 16th year of Daoguang, there were Yuanmingyuan hall, Fengsan selfless hall and Jiuzhou Qingyan palace. At the same time, the Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Daoguang died in the palace of Qingyan in Kyushu.
Large water method
Dashuifa is the most spectacular fountain in the Western Tower. The building is shaped like a niche, which is similar to a door opening. There is a large lion head under the water spray, forming a seven layer water curtain. In the center of the pool, there is a copper sika deer that sprays water eight times from the antler; the two servants have ten copper dogs, which spray water from the deer's body directly, splashing layers of spray. It is commonly known as' hound chasing deer '. There is a huge spray tower in front of the left and right sides of the Dashuifa. The tower is square and has 13 floors. The top of the tower emits water column. There are 88 copper pipes around the tower, which also spray water together. At that time, the emperor was sitting on the opposite side of the river to watch this group of fountains. It is said that if all the fountains are open, it will be like a mountain torrent breaking out. If you talk nearby, you need to make gestures. You can imagine the magnificence of the fountain.