頤和園(the Summer Palace)位于北京西北郊,是中國(guó)規(guī)模最大、保存最完好的皇家園林(royal garden)。它始建于12世紀(jì),歷經(jīng)幾百年的翻新和擴(kuò)建,到19世紀(jì)末,頤和園具備了我們今天所見的規(guī)模。這座古老的園林由宮殿、廟宇、園林、亭臺(tái)樓閣(pavilion)、湖泊和走廊構(gòu)成,完美展現(xiàn)了自然美景和皇家園林的氣派(grandeur)。清朝末年,頤和園是皇室的避暑勝地。如今,頤和園已集熱門旅游景點(diǎn)和休閑公園于一身。
The Summer Palace, located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, is the largest and most well-preserved royal garden in China. It was first built in the 12th century. Renovation and extension in the following several hundred years till the end of the 19th century led it into the scale we see today. Palaces, temples, gardens, pavilions, lakes and corridors constitute this ancient garden which fully displays the natural beauty and the grandeur of imperial garden. It served as a summer resort for the royal family in the late years of the Qing Dynasty. Today the Summer Palace serves as not only a popular tourist destination, but also a recreational park.