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The Summer Palace More

The Summer Palace of Beijing began construction in 1750. It was badly damaged during the war in 1860, but was repaired on its original site in 1886.

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Special Edition Series- THE SUMMER PALACE More

The summer Palace is produced with the help of the most advanced high-end digital technology. The crew produced a series of landscape shots during different seasons, with their footprints reaching to every corner of the garden. The documentary faithfully and completely pictured the changes of views and lighting effectss during the four seasons. Vivid details brings highly visual shock to the audience.

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The Garden of Clear Rippies

This world famous garden lies in the northwest of Beijing, about 15km from the Forbidden City. In the garden, there is a hill called Longivity Hill. The surrounding lake is called Kunming Lake...

Heaven and earth by Kunming Lake

It was the summer of 1764, the 29th year of Emperor Qianlong´s reign. Lotus swayed in the heavy rain, and the hills were shrouded in the mist... It sounds like a typical scene in south China, but rather with a rainy scene in the Gadern of Clear Ripples...

Part 3- Unique architecture skills

At 2pm, on Oct 18th, 1860, the Anglo-French Allied Forces set fire to the Gadern of Clear Ripples, and it was completely destroyed. After the fire, there were nothing but solid stone in the gadern...

Part 4- Tempest paradise

Shuimuziqin, the Natural Affinity of Water and Trees was the main entrance to the Empress Dowager CiXi´s residence chambers..

Part 5- Diplomacy in the imperial garden

Everyday, countless tourists come to the Summer Palace and take pictures to remember the historic scenes they see...

Part 6- The survival and renewal

In 1924, Puyi, the applicated emperor of the Qing Dynasty still live in the Fobbiden City. One day, Puyi made a sudden decision- he and the queen would go and visit the Summer Palace...

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