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Summer Palace

颐和园

Beijing, China

The largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China — a UNESCO World Heritage Site of lakes, gardens, palaces, and pavilions covering 290 hectares. Built in 1750 for Emperor Qianlong and largely destroyed by Anglo-French forces in 1860 before being rebuilt, the Summer Palace centers on Kunming Lake.