On the west side of the Forbidden City is a wide expanse of water called Tai Ye Chi. Tai Ye Chi is divided into three parts: Zhonghai Lake in the middle, Nanhai Lake in the south, and world-renown Beihai Lake in the north, which was turned into a royal garden. The designs of the three lakes can be traced back to an ancient legend, which says that there were three celestial mountains in the Beihai Sea inhabited by immortals. Rulers took to constructing these "celestial mountains" on the water space just outside the royal palace, turing legend into reality.
Inside the
Beihai Park Beihai Park is the world's earliest royal garden, for its history goes back more than 800 years. In the 10th century, an imperial residence was built here. When Beijing became the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, the first Yuan emperor, Kublai Khan, had the park splendidly designed. The large, picturesque stones on the park grounds were brought here from the Imperial Garden of the Northern Song Capital, Kaifeng.
Main attractions in the Beihai Park are the Round City, Jade Flower Island, White Pagoda, Wanfo Lou Tower, Nine-Dragon Wall , Iron Screen, Xiao Xitian Pavilion, and Chengguang Dian as well as other interesting sites.
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Other attractions in Beijing are: the
Great Wall of China, the White Pagoda Temple, the Eight Great Sights of the Western Hills (Chang'an Temple, Lingguang Temple, Sanshang Nunnery, Dabei Temple, Dragon King Hall, Xiangjie Temple, Pearl Cave, and Zhenguo Temple) , Fragrant Hills Park, the Temple of the Sleeping Buddha, Cherry Vale, Juma River, Longqing Gorge, Reed Gully Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge), and Stone Flower Cave.
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