Historically, Yuanmingyuan consists of Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden, covering an area of more than 5,200 mu (350 hectares) and having hundreds of famous scenic spots. Since the 46th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1707), it was originally a "gift garden" given by Emperor Kangxi to Yin Zhen (Yongzheng), the fourth son of Kangxi. 1722 After Yongzheng ascended the throne, it was built on a large scale according to the pattern of the Forbidden City. During the Qianlong period, the national strength of the Qing Dynasty was at its peak, which was the climax of the construction of Yuanmingyuan. With the strength of the country, the scale of Yuanmingyuan has expanded unprecedentedly, continuing the Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng years, and was completed in 15 1 year. It was built and operated by countless skilled craftsmen and hundreds of millions of dollars. Yuanmingyuan was once famous for its grand geographical scale, outstanding gardening art, exquisite architecture and rich cultural collection. Its reputation spread to Europe, known as "the garden of ten thousand gardens" and "the model of world gardens".

Dashuifa site

In its heyday, it covers an area of more than 5,200 mu, with a perimeter of 10 km. Unfortunately, however, this famous garden was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces in June 1860, leaving a painful page in the history of China.

After the founding of New China, Yuanmingyuan Site was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit. After years of renovation, the site office has begun to take shape, and most of the mountain-shaped water system has been restored, reappearing the scenery of Jiangnan, which is dependent on mountains and rivers and blurred by smoke and water. There are thousands of trees in the park. A few rebuilt garden buildings have regained their former glory, and some important sites have been protected and repaired, forming a grand site community represented by Xiyanglou.

Stone boat site-located in a cave with a unique cave.

There were more than 100 stylized garden bridges of stone, brick and wood structure in the original garden, and now only the single-hole stone arch bridge shown in the above picture is left.