Beijing Marble Boat

In 1860 the garden was burned down by the anglo french forces and rebuilt in 1888 known as summer palace.

Beijing marble boat. In addition take a fun boat ride in beautiful longqing gorge where you will see clear waters wooded mountains curious stones and wonderful karst caves. It was first erected in 1755 during the reign of the qianlong emperor. The marble boat chinese. Beijing china jan 13 2020.

Unfortunately in 1860 the original boat was burned down by the anglo french forces and in 1893 it was rebuilt with a french style superstructure and two wheelers added to it. The marble boat was built in 1755 with a base made from huge stones. The base supported a wooden pavilion in traditional chinese style imitating the sailing boats of emperor qianlong 1711 1799. Marble boat at.

Marble boat aka boat of purity and ease is a lakeside pavilion of the beijing summer palace first erected in 1755 dur marble boat summer palace beijing china. China beijing marble boat at summer palace. The marble boat also known as the boat of purity and ease is a lakeside pavilion on the grounds of the summer pal. Marble boat also named qingyanfang boat is located in the northwest of kunming lake it was first built in 1750 with a chinese style wooden superstructure on it.

Just beyond the western end of the long corridor the marble boat has come to symbolise the extravagance and detachment of the imperial family in the closing chapter of chinese imperial rule first built in 1755 it was restored in 1893 on the orders of empress cixi using funds intended to go towards building real ships for the chinese navy. Marble boat on the kunming lake summer palace complex an imperial garden in beijing. The original pavilion was made from a base of large stone blocks which supported a wooden superstructure done in a traditional chinese design. Marble boat summer palace beijing china the summer palace or better yiheyuan which means garden of harmonious unity is a vast complex of gardens pavilions temples bridges and lakes that was used by the qing dynasty as a summer retreat to escape the heat of the forbidden city.

Summer palace and marble boat beijing postage stamp china 1956. The marble boat was first built in 1750 but in 1860 the allied anglo french force burnt down the chinese style wooden super structure on the top part of the boat together with many other buildings in the summer palace. The boat replaced a platform belonging to yuanjing temple during the ming dynasty 1368 1644. Summer palace beijing marble boat built in 1750 and named garden of clear ripple it was an imperial garden and temporay palace of the royal family in the qing dynasty.

The covered walkway leads to the marble boat a symbol of stability of the rule of the qing dynasty.