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Prince Gong's Mansion
In the southwest corner of the scenic Shichahai in Beijing, there is a long, quiet street shaded by green willows. In this street, there is a prince's mansion, which is the most intact Prince Gong's Mansion among the existing prince's mansions. The predecessor of Prince Gong's Mansion was the residence of Heshen, a powerful official in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and the residence of Yonglin, the younger brother of Emperor Jiaqing. As the residence of a prince in the Qing Dynasty, Prince Gong's Mansion has a regular architectural layout, excellent craftsmanship, and staggered pavilions, which fully reflects the glorious and wealthy style of the royal family and the elegant and simple charm of the people. Prince Gong's Mansion consists of two parts: the mansion and the garden. It is about 330 meters long from north to south and more than 180 meters wide from east to west. It covers an area of about 61,120 square meters, of which the mansion covers 32,260 square meters and the garden covers 28,860 square meters. The mansion buildings are divided into three roads: east, middle and west. Each road from south to north is composed of multiple courtyards with a strict central axis running through it. The main buildings in the middle road are Yin'an Hall and Jiale Hall. The roof of the hall is made of green glazed tiles, which shows the majesty of the middle road and also reflects the prince's status. The main house in the front yard of the east road is called Duofuxuan. There is a wisteria that has grown for more than 200 years in front of the hall. It is still growing well today, which is extremely rare in Beijing. The main house in the back yard of the east road is called "Ledao Hall", which was the living place of Prince Gong Yixin. The quadrangle of the west road is relatively small and exquisite, and the main buildings are Baoguang Room and Xijinzhai. The masterpiece is the tall and imposing Xijinzhai. There are exquisitely carved nanmu partitions in the hall, which are the style of Heshen imitating the Ningshou Palace in the Forbidden City (this is one of the "twenty major crimes" for Heshen's extravagance and excessiveness). At the deepest part of the mansion, there is a two-story rear building, which is 156 meters long from east to west. There are 88 windows on the back wall and 108 rooms inside, commonly known as "99 and a half rooms", which means "full when full" in Taoism.
Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
Twelve villas and two gardens spread across Tuscany bear witness to the influence that the Medici family had on modern European culture through their patronage of the arts. Built between the 15th and 17th centuries, the villas represent an innovative system of architecture in harmony with nature, dedicated to leisure, art and knowledge. The villas embodied an innovative form and function, a new type of royal residence, distinct from the farms owned by wealthy Florentines and the military power of the baronial castles of the time. The Medici villas are the first example of the link between architecture, gardens and environment, becoming a lasting reference for royal residences in Italy and Europe. Their gardens and integration with the natural environment helped foster an appreciation for the landscape characteristics of the humanist and Renaissance periods.
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
Kroměříž is located on the site of an early ferry crossing on the Morava River, at the foot of the Hribí Mountains in central Moravia. The gardens and castle of Kroměříž are a well-preserved and complete example of a European Baroque royal residence and its gardens.
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Hiraizumi - Temples, gardens and archaeological sites representing the Buddhist Pure Land include five sites, including the sacred Mount Kinkei. Remnants of government offices from the 11th and 12th centuries remain here, when Hiraizumi was the administrative center of a northern kingdom in Japan, rivaling Kyoto. The kingdom was based on the cosmology of Pure Land Buddhism, which was introduced to Japan in the 8th century. It represents the Buddha's Pure Land, a place people yearn for after death, as well as spiritual peace in this life. Pure Land Buddhism combined with native Japanese nature worship and Shintoism to form a uniquely Japanese concept of planning and garden design.
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
In the early 15th century, Taizong ordered the construction of a new palace in an auspicious location. To build the complex, Taizong established a palace construction bureau, which consisted of several official residences and residential buildings set in a garden that cleverly adapted to the uneven topography of the 58-hectare site. The palace architecture and design is a model of Far Eastern palace architecture and design, blending in with the surrounding landscape.
Pampulha Modern Ensemble
The Pampulha modern complex is the centerpiece of a visionary garden city project built in 1940 in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais state. Built around an artificial lake, this cultural and leisure center includes a casino, a dance hall, a golf yacht club, and the São Francisco de Assis Church. The buildings were designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer in collaboration with innovative artists. The complex features bold forms that exploit the plastic potential of concrete while blending architecture, landscaping, sculpture, and painting into a harmonious whole. It reflects the influence of local traditions, the Brazilian climate, and the natural environment on the principles of modern architecture.
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Built in 1570, the mausoleum has special cultural significance as it was the first garden tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations that ultimately led to the construction of the Taj Mahal.
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
Set in an idyllic garden landscape, Augustusburg (the grand residence of the Archbishop of Cologne) and Falkenlust Hunting Lodge (a small country building) are the earliest examples of 18th-century German Rococo architecture.
Beijing Olympic Park
Beijing Olympic Park is located in Chaoyang District, Beijing, at the northern end of the central axis of Beijing. It extends to the south bank of Qinghe River in the north, Beitucheng Road in the south, Anli Road and Beichen East Road in the east, and Lincui Road and Beichen West Road in the west. The Olympic Park covers a total area of 11.59 square kilometers and is divided into three areas. The northern part is the forest park, covering an area of 6.8 square kilometers; the central part is the main venues and supporting facilities, covering an area of 3.15 square kilometers; the southern part is the built venue area and reserved land, covering an area of 1.64 square kilometers. The Olympic Park is an extension of the traditional central axis of the city, implying the continuation of China's thousand-year history and culture. It embodies the three major concepts of "technology, green, and humanities". It is a new urban area that integrates multiple functions such as office, business, hotel, culture, sports, conference, and residence. The area has a complete energy base and a well-connected transportation network. The Olympic Park presents a unique cultural landscape to audiences around the world, including a dragon-shaped water system running through the north and south, a dazzling array of sculptures, various carefully designed floral patterns, landscape lamp posts, etc. The sunken garden, located 9 meters underground, combines traditional Chinese elements such as courtyards and city gates with modern architecture to create a space-time artistic conception of the blending of ancient and modern times. The Olympic Park has the best of the best: Asia's largest urban artificial water system, Asia's largest urban green landscape, the world's most open pedestrian square, Asia's longest underground traffic corridor, and the park also has the largest celebration square. The Olympic Park focuses on the long-term development of the city and the needs of citizens' material and cultural life, making it a public activity center for citizens that relies on the Asian Games venues and various supporting facilities, integrates sports competitions, conferences and exhibitions, cultural entertainment and leisure shopping, and has open space, green space, beautiful environment, and can provide multi-functional services. The Olympic Park is the heart of Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games, accommodating 44% of the Olympic venues and most of the facilities serving the Olympic Games. These venues and facilities include: 10 competition venues, 15 events; the Olympic Village covering an area of 80 hectares, which can accommodate 16,000 athletes, coaches and their entourage. In this 12 square kilometer area, during the 2008 Olympic Games, there were 10 Olympic competition venues, including the Bird's Nest, the Water Cube, the National Stadium, the National Convention Center Fencing Hall, the Olympic Sports Center Stadium, the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, the Yingdong Swimming Pool, the Olympic Park Archery Range, the Olympic Park Tennis Court, and the Olympic Park Hockey Field. In addition, there are 7 non-competition venues, including the Olympic Main Press Center (MPC), the International Broadcasting Center (IBC), the Olympic Reception Center, and the Olympic Village (Paralympic Village). Tree arrays, waterfalls, and fountains form a beautiful Chinese painting. The open external space, hollow tile walls, reflecting pools, and standing tile paving inject new expressions into the traditional space. The drum wall, bell tower, panpipe, harp curtain, and green bamboo benches form a beautiful plot of oriental ritual music. The 7 courtyards with unique Chinese characteristics in the Olympic Park Sunken Garden perfectly interpret the "Open Forbidden City". The sunken garden is located 9 meters underground in the center of the Olympic Park. On both sides are the entrances and exits of large shopping malls and subways. The 700-meter-long space is connected by 7 courtyards. From south to north, they are the Imperial Palace Gate, the Ancient Wood Flower Hall, the Liyue Gate, the Crossing Yingzhou, the Harmonious Courtyard, and the Watermark Sky. The 7 courtyards are highlighted by Chinese elements, fully demonstrating the cultural heritage of Chinese history and modernity.
Cao Family Garden
Cao's Garden, located on Wuma Road in Hebei District, Tianjin, was originally Sun's Garden. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was built by Sun Zhongying, a comprador and arms merchant. Today, it is the location of the 254th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army. Sun Zhongying, a native of Nanjing, Jiangsu, initially worked in a bank in Shanghai. In the 16th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1890), he came to Tianjin to do business and worked as a comprador in a foreign company. He met Li Hongzhang and then engaged in arms business, making a lot of money. In the 29th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1903), it was the period of development of the Hebei New District. He bought land in Hebei, starting from Yuanwei Road in the west, Zhouwei Road in the east, Wuma Road in the south, and Xinkai River in the north, covering an area of more than 200 acres, built a house and a private garden. The garden is full of flowers and trees, pavilions and pavilions, and the stream flows around, which is also quite elegant, so it is called Sun's Garden. In the 32nd year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1906), in order to make friends with the new rich, he sold the garden privately to Cao Kun. Cao Kun, courtesy name Zhongshan, was from Tianjin and sold cloth in his early years. In the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1882), he joined the Xinjian Army as a soldier and was selected to study at the Tianjin Military Academy. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, he attached himself to Yuan Shikai and was promoted to the commander of the Third Army of the Xinjian Army in the 32nd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu. Cao Kun took a fancy to the Sun Family Garden and bought it from Sun Zhongying with a large sum of money. Since then, "Sun Family Garden" was renamed "Cao Family Garden". After that, Cao Kun relied on his power and used the wealth he had plundered to expand the garden site and built a large number of buildings in the garden. He demolished the old houses and rebuilt them into palace-style buildings, with corridors connecting each building. He also built Western-style double-column gates and curved eaves for his children. The Prince's Building and the Princess' Building were also built. Rockeries were piled up in the garden, an artificial lake was dug, a pavilion in the center of the lake was built, and a swimming pool was built. Stone men, stone horses, stone sheep, and stone lions were placed in front of the door of each building. The garden is lush with trees and flowers, elegant and pleasant, and was the best private garden at that time. During the expansion and renovation of Cao's Garden, many stones came from other garden sites such as Shuixizhuang.
Feihu Valley Sky Grassland Scenic Area
Feihu Valley Sky Grassland Scenic Area is a national AAA-level scenic area, located 13km south of Wei County. The scenic area consists of three scenic sections: Feihu Canyon, Matiliang, and Sky Grassland. Sky Grassland (formerly known as Xidianziliang) is a large alpine wetland meadow with an altitude of more than 2,158 meters. It is surrounded by steep terrain, but the top of the mountain is a vast grassland with an area of 36 square kilometers. It is covered with green grass and flowers. This is the "Sky Grassland" of Feihu Valley Sky Grassland Scenic Area in Wei County. There are large areas of wetlands and wetland plants on the grassland. The plants are diverse and colorful, and it is also known as the "Sky Garden". The beauty of the Sky Grassland Scenic Area can be represented by three unique features.