The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

THE SUMMER PALACE, BEIJING (China)

Beijing's Summer Palace was an imperial garden in the Qing dynasty, and today is an ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces a little over a square mile, most of it covered with water features. A 200-foot hill (made from soil acquired when excavating the central lake) has halls and pavilions on one side, and quiet natural beauty on the other.

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