Yuanmingyuan was built in 1709 (forty-eight years of Kangxi). It was originally a gift from Emperor Kangxi to Yin Zhen, the fourth son of Emperor Kangxi. After Yongzheng 1722 acceded to the throne, the original garden was expanded. In the south of the garden, Zheng Da Guangming Hall, Qin Zhengtang and many value rooms of the Cabinet, Sixth Department and Military Department were built, hoping to "avoid noise and listen to politics" here in summer.

During the Qianlong period, in addition to the local reconstruction of Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden was built in the east and merged into Wanchun Garden in the southeast. The pattern of three gardens in Yuanming has basically taken shape. Jiaqing Dynasty mainly rebuilt and expanded Qichun Garden (Wanchun Garden), making it one of the main gardens.

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Yuanmingyuan in its heyday was also called the Royal Botanical Garden and the Rare Zoo at that time. Many scenic spots in the park, such as Peony Pavilion, Bamboo Yard, Wu Tong Yard, Xinghua Village, Taohuawu, Honghe Township, Junzixuan, Moon Falling in Song Feng and Willow Trees around my hut, are all famous for their plant landscape features.

In addition, there are many kinds of native plants and trees such as pine, bamboo, willow, lotus, phoenix tree, arborvitae, Sophora japonica, maple, begonia, peach, apricot, magnolia, peony, rose, chrysanthemum, orchid and wisteria 100. Plum blossoms and plantains in the south of the Yangtze River, lotus flowers and houchar in Aohan in the north, trollius in Wutai Mountain and plants in Xinjiang have also been introduced and cultivated.

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